Latest Professional Liability Headlines
All the headlines from our Professional Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Glamour & Risk: Insuring HollywoodProduction Companies
Nov 13 2000 // For many film lovers, the holiday season is synonymous with the release of Hollywood’s latest screen confections. As production companies scramble to satiate the consumer appetite for thrilling visual effects and...
Legal Malpractice Insurance
Nov 6 2000 // There are a huge number of lawyers in Texas. Many of them are not very good. For every lawyer there is probably at least one paralegal. Many of them are as proficient as the lawyers they assist, though usually less...
iwix.net Signs AIG Worldsource; Product Recall Products Added to Site
Oct 30 2000 // iwix.net, an Internet specialty insurance marketplace, has signed AIG Worldsource to provide new products on the iwix.net site. AIG Worldsource, located in New York, will provide product recall coverages, which will...
Independent currents:Scary E&O Stories (Just in Time for Halloween!)
Oct 30 2000 // I’ve sat in classes taught by Jim Harrison (insert two dozen professional designations here), one of the best insurance educators in the country. He has this little shtick that wakes up the class. He tells an ugly...
PLUS Continues Focus on Education as International Conference Approaches
Oct 30 2000 // The Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS) will hold its 13th Annual International Conference in San Antonio this year, with a renewed commitment to education, according to PLUS President Stephen Gerstman. As...
Independent currents Scary E&O Stories (Just in Time for Halloween!)
Oct 30 2000 // I’ve sat in classes taught by Jim Harrison (insert two dozen professional designations here), one of the best insurance educators in the country. He has this little shtick that wakes up the class. He tells an ugly...
Cyberliability: Identifying the Risks in Cyberspace Can Be Tricky
Oct 2 2000 // As Internet use increases, both individuals and businesses face a growing number of legal dilemmas. Is lost electronic data “property damage” within the meaning of a standard insurance policy? What’s the...
Great American Appoints Pierce Divisional President
Aug 10 2000 // Pierce is responsible for the underwriting, marketing, claims and administration of the division, which specializes in directors’ and officers’ liability, insurance company professional liability, professional...
iwix.net Signs Three New MGAs
Aug 10 2000 // Five Star Managers (representing Brockbank, a Lloyd’s syndicate and part of the XL Group), ProSurance (representing ACE USA Insurance Companies), and Sterling Risk Management, an MGA for aviation products, are now a...
Cracks in the Plaster: Construction Defect Litigation
Jul 19 2000 // “You put up these buildings. Even though no one has noticed anything wrong, no one has been injured, nothing has been damaged; by virtue of the fact that you put them up, there must be defects in them. Therefore we...
The Hartford, Reliance Sign Definitive Agreement
Jul 7 2000 // The Hartford Financial Services Group and Reliance Group Holdings have signed a definitive agreement to purchase Reliance’s financial products and the majority of its excess and surplus line. The Hartford announced...
Commercial Lines Deregulation Continuesto Gain Momentum at State Level
Jun 26 2000 // Chalk up 2000 as another year for making great strides in passing legislation relating to deregulation. Since 1997, 21 states have passed laws deregulating commercial lines to one degree or another. “In 2000, we had...
SAFECO, AAI Agree to Provide Malpractice Coverage for Attorneys
Jun 6 2000 // SAFECO entered into an agreement with Administration Associates Inc. (AAI), a wholly owned subsidiary of Association Group Insurance Administrators Inc. (AGIA), to provide malpractice insurance for attorneys in Maryland,...
ePolicy Professional Liability for Lawyers
Apr 10 2000 // ePolicy has announced the availability of professional liability insurance services designed for California attorneys, and should be available nationwide by the end of 2000. According to the company, EPolicy coverage is...
Yates Gets Temp Restraining Order Against R.E. Chaix
Apr 3 2000 // On March 20, Orange County Superior Court granted Yates & Associates Insurance Services a temporary restraining order (TRO) against R.E. Chaix & Associates. The order prohibits employees of Chaix from initiating...
