Latest Professional Liability Headlines
All the headlines from our Professional Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
CPA Advantage™ Professional Liability Program, Accountingmalpractice.com Form Alliance
Jan 9 2002 // The CPA Advantage ™ Professional Liability Insurance program (managed nationally by the Herbert H. Landy Insurance Agency of Needham, Mass. and underwritten by the Chicago Insurance Co., a subsidiary of Fireman’s...
Governor Calls For Malpractice Reforms in Penna.
Dec 27 2001 // Pennsylvania Governor Mark Schweiker called on the General Assembly to adopt strong reforms to curb the skyrocketing costs of medical-malpractice insurance and to address the diminishing availability of insurance. He also...
CHUBB SPECIALTY CREATES ‘CHUBBPRO’
Dec 3 2001 // Chubb Specialty Insurance (CSI), part of the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies, has consolidated three of its product groups into a new business unit called Chubb Professional, or “ChubbPro.” Sean M....
Carpenter Moore Insurance Services Forms
Nov 29 2001 // San Francisco-based Carpenter Moore Insurance Services Inc. formed a Cyber Liability / Errors and Omissions Group to be headquartered in San Francisco. The team will be led by Kevin Ishizu and Manny Cho and will focus on...
Is an ’80s Revival in Store for Public Entities
Nov 26 2001 // The insurance market for pubic entities—municipalities, counties, school districts, etc.—seems to be headed for an ’80s revival, but unfortunately nostalgia can’t be attributed as the driving force. This...
Is an 80s Revival in Store for Public Entities’
Nov 19 2001 // The insurance market for pubic entities—municipalities, counties, school districts, etc.—seems to be headed for an ’80s revival, but unfortunately nostalgia can’t be attributed as the driving force. This...
Chubb Specialty Consolidates Product Groups into ‘ChubbPro’
Nov 16 2001 // Chubb Specialty Insurance (CSI), part of the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies, has consolidated three of its product groups into a new business unit called Chubb Professional, or “ChubbPro.” Sean M....
Incoming President Duffett to Steer PLUS on a Steady Course
Nov 12 2001 // Michelle Duffett, co-owner of Insight Insurance Services Inc. of Geneva, Ill., will become the first female president of the Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS) at the organization’s 14th Annual PLUS...
Are Your Files Defensible’ A Look at E&O Risks for Agents and Brokers
Nov 12 2001 // A short time ago, the Wall Street Journal ran an article on litigation, the caption of which read: “When all else fails, the American way is to file a lawsuit.” The article correctly pointed out that it has...
Navigators Pro Formed to Specialize in D&O and Professional Liability
Nov 7 2001 // Navigators Management Company, a subsidiary of The Navigators Group Inc., has formed a new division, Navigators Pro, specializing in D&O and professional liability. The financial insurance products include directors...
Are Your Files Defensible’
Nov 5 2001 // A short time ago the Wall Street Journal ran an article on litigation, the caption of which read: “When all else fails, the American way is to file a lawsuit.” The article correctly pointed out that it has...
PLUS Tackles Challenges to Achieve Success
Nov 5 2001 // The Professional Liability Underwrit-ing Society (PLUS) will hold its 14th Annual PLUS International Conference in Chicago Nov. 14-16. Entitled The Challenge: Achieving Success, the 2001 Conference will focus on the...
Zurich North America Surety Announces New Notary Public Bond/E&O Package
Oct 4 2001 // Zurich North America Surety announced its new Notary Bond/Errors & Omissions Package to serve notaries public. The package, distributed through the company’s network of licensed independent agents, combines a...
Insight, KEMPES to Offer Professional Liability Programs for Accountants and Architects & Engineers
Oct 1 2001 // Insight Insurance Services and KEMPES, a Kemper company, agreed to a partnership under which Insight will underwrite accountants professional liability and architects & engineers professional liability on behalf of...
Unique Coverages: A Hard Market Look at How Programs Are Meeting Needs of Challenging Risks
Sep 24 2001 // Underwriting tough risks can be particularly troublesome in a hardening market. Where do you turn when rates skyrocket, exclusions multiply or worse, when carriers begin to shut their doors to classes that no longer...
Perils and Pitfalls of Claims-Made Policies
Sep 17 2001 // While general liability policies protect business owners from the common risks of premises and operations exposures, professional liability is typically not covered under a general liability policy. Instead, professional...
Unique Coverages, A Hard Market Look at How Programs Are Meeting Needs of Challenging Risks
Sep 17 2001 // Underwriting tough risks can be particularly troublesome in a hardening market. Where do you turn when rates skyrocket, exclusions multiply or worse, when carriers begin to shut their doors to classes that no longer...
Free Professional Liability Seminar for Healthcare Industry Schedule
Sep 11 2001 // No challenge is more intriguing to Colorado residents than the “Fourteeners”–a group of 55 mountains peaks all in Colorado and all higher than 14,000 feet above sea level. A team from Baetis Inc.,...
Free Professional Liability Seminar for Healthcare Industry Scheduled
Sep 10 2001 // Richard L. Polizzi, president of Western Security Surplus Insurance Brokers Inc., is sponsoring a free seminar for “Professional Liability for the Healthcare Industry.” Agents can earn three continuing...
PLUS Introduces Computer-Based Testing for RPLU Program
Sep 5 2001 // PLUS has changed its Registered Professional Liability Underwriter (RPLU) program to computer-based testing for ease of use and to diversify the program. PLUS has contracted with Prometric (affiliated with Sylvan Learning)...
