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Lloyd’s Syndicate Firm Launches Professional Liability Insurer, Based in Charlotte

Beat Capital Partners, a London-based incubator of underwriting franchises and subsidiary of Ambac Financial Group, said it has launched a professional liability insurance company, based in Charlotte. ProRise Insurance Services will stand up Oct. 1, with Doug Karpp, a former …

Appeals Court Spikes Brett Favre’s Defamation Suit Against Shannon Sharpe

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court has refused Monday to revive a defamation lawsuit that former NFL quarterback Brett Favre filed against a fellow Pro Football Hall of Fame member — former tight end Shannon Sharpe. Favre filed …

A WV Teacher Was Caught on Video Abusing Students. Her District is Settling for $11M

A school district in West Virginia has reached settlements totaling over $11 million in lawsuits involving a teacher who abused special education students in her classroom, according to a media report. Seven lawsuits against Nancy Boggs and the Kanawha County …

Core Specialty, DUAL to Offer Primary, Excess Professional Liability Coverage

Core Specialty Insurance Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries has formed an underwriting arrangement with DUAL Commercial, LLC to provide primary and excess professional liability limits for qualified classes of business. DUAL is a specialty program manager specializing in the property, …

Examining liability gaps for allied healthcare businesses

This post is part of a series sponsored by The Hanover Insurance Group. General and professional liability coverage is a key component of insurance protection for allied healthcare businesses. However, healthcare organizations may be unaware of common liability coverage gaps …

Attune to Offer General, Professional Liability Products Through Hiscox

Attune Insurance Services, LLC has launched general liability and professional liability products with Hiscox serving as the carrier. The Attune and Hiscox partnership adds over 180 new classes and two admitted products to the Attune broker platform. All brokers with …

Berkshire Hathaway Guard Expands Professional Liability Products Into Multiple States

Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance Companies has further expanded its professional liability products including coverage for lawyers, architects and engineers, accountants, as well as nearly 100 other classes of business. The company has added professional liability coverage for lawyers in Alabama …

QBE, Jorgensen & Company to Offer E&O Coverage to RIAs

QBE North America has expanded its operating agreement with Jorgensen & Co., a specialist professional liability managing general underwriter, to offer errors and omissions insurance on an admitted basis to small, independent registered investment advisory firms, or RIAs, and registered …

Schinnerer Launches PL Coverage for Materials Transparency Consultants

Underwriting manager Victor O. Schinnerer & Company has launched a dedicated professional liability policy for materials transparency consultants. Born out of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system, materials transparency consultants work with architects and engineers to …

Allied World Launches Professional Liability Policy for Healthcare Consultants

Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings has launched a professional liability policy, offering coverage specifically designed to address the risks of health care consultants and companies that provide consulting services to healthcare facilities. This comprehensive protection includes contingent bodily injury coverage …