L Squared Insurance Agency Blog: attorney malpractice
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Thursday, April 4, 2019An attorney can be in between jobs and wants coverage until their next job comes along. That attorney wants legal malpractice protection. With frequency we get asked about short terms attorney malpractice policies, this is that recently asked question: From Attorney: READ MORE >>
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Tuesday, March 26, 2019 Protecting the ‘business side of the law’, the firm needs to carry business owners, workers compensation, and cyber insurance. But these commercial insurance policies exclude the ‘practice side of the law’. Claims-made attorney malpractice insurance policies protect the ‘practice side of the law’. READ MORE >>
Thursday, March 21, 2019Kind of like feeling that your are about to crash into a mountain, realizing that you have made a mistake can be scary but hiding the mistake will only make it worse. It’s wise to contact your malpractice insurer as soon as you realize a mistake has been made. Protect your policy rights with timely claim reporting. READ MORE >>
Thursday, March 21, 2019For years some professionals go without worrying about malpractice insurance coverage and the protection that comes with having their past acts covered. But then there is a changing of the guard and the attorney or accountant calls because they need past acts protection. READ MORE >>
Tuesday, March 19, 2019We are frequently asked why a Commercial Umbrella Insurance policy cannot be used to increase liability limits for their attorney malpractice exposure. The simple answer is that a Commercial or Personal Umbrella Insurance policy specifically excludes coverage for work done by an attorney. READ MORE >>
Wednesday, March 13, 2019Legal malpractice policies sold in the United States are claims-made policies. Conceptually the insurer that is on the risk is the insurer and policy form that will defend the insured and pay the claim should a claim be made during the policy period, providing that the reported act occurs after the prior acts date. READ MORE >>
Thursday, March 7, 2019Attorney Malpractice Insurance policies are generally written as a ‘Duty to Defend’ policy. With a Duty to Defend policy the insured has an expectation that if a claim is brought against the insured that the insurer will step up to the plate and provide a defense for the insured. READ MORE >>
Thursday, February 28, 2019Over the years we have run into this coverage problem that unknowingly creates a lack of coverage for an attorney. Just like a sleeping baby, no one screams until the baby is awakened. A multi-member law firm has a tenant attorney staying in their office space. READ MORE >>
Thursday, February 28, 2019With law firms trying to reduce their costs by avoiding hiring new associate attorneys many firms have turned to hiring contract or appearance attorneys either on a short- or long-term basis. This allows the law firm to take on more legal work without having to permanently increase its fixed costs. READ MORE >>
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