Tuesday, August 16, 2016Travelers Insurance wrote the general Liability insurance policy (CGL) and Chubb wrote the Cyber coverage for PF Chang. Chang had a data breach where 60,000 credit card numbers were stolen. It promptly filed claims with Travelers & Chubb for coverage. READ MORE >>
Monday, August 15, 20161. Are you responsible for the Building you are in? Own the Building Rent the Building ___ Condo ownership ___ Office in residence 2. Are you responsible for the Permanent Attachments to the building, Fixtures, and READ MORE >>
Friday, August 12, 2016POSTED AUG 11, 2016 03:12 PM CDT BY DEBRA CASSENS WEISS A South Carolina ethics opinion on fee-sharing highlights a potential obstacle for Avvo’s fixed-fee legal referral service, launched this year in 18 states. READ MORE >>
Thursday, August 11, 2016Approximately twenty-five percent of legal malpractice claims result from calendaring issues, such as failure to know a deadline, failure to timely file, failure to record in a calendar or failure to respond to a calendar reminder. A law firm should use calendaring for all projects, events and deadlines. READ MORE >>
Wednesday, August 10, 2016You would never think to let your law firm go without attorney malpractice insurance. Workers Compensation insurance is required by law for your employees. A Business Owners Policy is there to protect your property and general liability exposures. But for certain special events, there may be no coverage. READ MORE >>
Tuesday, August 9, 2016Attorneys love to publicize success stories. Posting about recent victories can valuable marketing tool to generate new clients. With an attorney a success story can often disclose details regarding clients, which could raise client confidentiality concerns. READ MORE >>
Monday, August 8, 2016Once you have made sure that all of the entities that should be covered are covered, you understand the insuring agreement, and the policy exclusions, there is one more important step. You now know some of the What or in the case of the policy exclusions, what not; Where; and When; but you still need the Who and the rest of the What. READ MORE >>
Friday, August 5, 2016An important and sometimes overlooked item is what are the entities that are actually insured under the Lawyer Professional Liability Insurance Policy? Generally Attorney Malpractice Insurance policies are written on behalf of the named insured firm and all of the attorneys that work for the firm are insured for the work that they do for the firm. READ MORE >>
Tuesday, August 2, 2016All Lawyers Professional Liability Insurance Insuring agreements are not created equally. The insuring agreement also may be given another heading such as “defense and settlement” or another similar name. This plus additional coverages section(s) will tell you the attorney malpractice policy coverage intent. READ MORE >>
Monday, August 1, 2016AttPro Risk Tip of the Month Suing your client for fees often results in a counterclaim for legal malpractice. Try to resolve the issue with good communication with the client. If you need help, some bar associations offer fee dispute resolution assistance. READ MORE >>
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