10 Things to Know About Professional Liability November 3, 2014 There were 1.3 million active licensed lawyers in the United States in 2013. —American Bar Association In 2012, the probability...
Iowa Launches New Emergency Alert System November 3, 2014 Iowa has launched a new emergency alert system to warn residents of tornadoes, chemical spills or other dangers. The Legislature...
Restricting Malpractice Suits Against Physicians May Not Reduce Defensive Medicine November 3, 2014 Changing laws to make it more difficult to sue physicians for medical malpractice may not reduce the amount of “defensive...
MyPath Portal: Can It Lure Millennials to Insurance Careers? November 3, 2014 By Mark Hollmer With the insurance industry employee base rapidly aging and retiring, a number of companies and organizations in the field have...
Top States for Luxury Car Theft November 3, 2014 According to the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), there were 5,570 luxury vehicles for model years 2011-2013 reported stolen in...
How to Navigate Today’s Agency E&O Market November 3, 2014 By Andrea Wells While many agencies stick with their agency errors and omissions (E&O) carrier, those that do shop around tend to do...
Homeowners Sue Golf Course for Negligence in California Fire November 3, 2014 A group of homeowners has sued a golf course owner for negligence stemming from a wildfire that destroyed eight houses,...
Claims Trends November 3, 2014 In terms of agency E&O trends, carriers are closely eyeing an uptick in claims severity. According to Curtis Pearsall, president...
Tougher State Malpractice Laws May Not Reduce Defensive Medicine November 3, 2014 Changing laws to make it more difficult to sue physicians for medical malpractice may not reduce the amount of “defensive...
Some Insurers Exclude Ebola; Others Offer New Products November 3, 2014 By Avik Das, Carolyn Cohn and Richa Naidu As fear of Ebola infections spreads to developed economies, U.S. and British insurance companies have begun writing Ebola exclusions into...