Darwin Establishes New Risk Management Program for Managed Care E&O Policyholders.
FARMINGTON, Conn., Feb. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Darwin Professional Underwriters, Inc. (Darwin) today announces the addition of a comprehensive risk management and loss control program for its managed care errors and omissions (E&O) liability policyholders. This is the newest addition to the company's suite of risk management programs, which Darwin...

Questions about daily risk: first steps in developing a risk management process.
PROFESSIONAL-LIABILITY MALPRACTICE CLAIM AGAINST a dental hygienist who is not adequately insured can be a financially devastating experience. Even a frivolous allegation can result in crippling defense costs that no individual should have to bear. The sponsored insurance program of the Canadian Dental Hygienists Association (CDHA) was established precisely...

Will the liability market turn? The great subprime lending meltdown of 2007 will make life in 2008 a little more difficult for excess professional liability carriers. But will lawsuits be serious enough to turn the market?
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Summary * One expert says premiums of professional liability coverage may level off after several years of softening because of the subprime mortgage meltdown. * The legal costs related to the sorting out of who was at fault will be very...

Power brokers: technology/general.
The technology world moves very fast, Companies that want to remain competitive have to keep up or risk being left behind. Constantly changing corporate strategies and business models can mean that risk management strategies that worked last year won't get the job done this year. The best brokers in...

Power brokers: telecommunications: what with telecommunications industry scandals never far from the front pages, or so it seems, brokers in this segment have to be experts on D&O and E&O policies if they are going to provide the service they promise to their clients.
Alfred P. Tobin When commercial insurance buyers from behemoths like AT&T want a live voice at the other end of the line, they call A.P.T., or Alfred P. Tobin. Tobin likes to think of himself as devoted to his clients, and his telecommunications clients like to think...

2003 errors & omissions claims analysis.
THE NUMBER AND TYPE OF ERRORS AND OMISSIONS CLAIMS HAVE CHANGED SIGNIFICANTLY SINCE 1987. Today, unlike the 1980s, it is not unusual for the appraiser to be included in most real estate lawsuits along with the other professionals, e.g., real estate agents, termite inspectors, etc., involved. In...

E&O Coverage.
Quadrant Insurance Managers is offering a new minimum premium for its Professional Surplus Lines Insurance Program (ProSLIP) E&O coverage. Offered to E&S brokers, privately-held wholesalers, and MGAs, the minimum premium has been reduced from $15,000 to $8,500 to accommodate the shift in the market. Specific programs included...

Royal & SunAlliance USA Announces New Miscellaneous Errors and Omissions Policy.
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- ProFin(SM), the Professional & Financial Risks Practice of Royal & SunAlliance, announced today the introduction of a new Miscellaneous Errors and Omissions policy for service professionals. The E&O product, which complements ProFin's current Management Assurance(R) program, protects against lawsuits brought by...

XL Insurance Unveils New Tech E&O Policy.
NEW YORK, Nov. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- XL Insurance, XL Capital Ltd's global insurance operations, today unveiled a new product, XL Tech(SM), an Errors & Omissions (E&O) policy for technology products and service providers. According to David Molitano, XL Insurance's Technology E&O manager: "Today, companies rely on various...

INSURANCE ONLINE.
Madison, N.J.-based InsurePoint, a Web-based business insurance site, has launched two new insurance services for technology companies: workers' compensation and umbrella liability. For the past two years, InsurePoint has provided property, general liability, and errors and omissions coverages. InsurePoint is a joint venture between Atlantic Mutual Co. and Bolton...