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Thursday, March 29, 2018In Wesco Insurance Co v Layton, Texas attorney Ledford E White took out an attorney malpractice insurance policy with Wesco for the policy term of March 14, 2014 to March 14, 2015. White had maintained malpractice insurance coverage since 1997 through various malpractice insurers. READ MORE >>
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Wednesday, March 28, 2018 Law firm has a client(s) with business in many states, but their insurance carrier is only licensed in one of those states. We have actually helped law firms having 3 different policies in 3 different states. This is a particular problem that many Attorney Malpractice Mutual Insurers have. READ MORE >>
Tuesday, March 27, 2018Question: I am told my Attorney Malpractice Insurance Policy has a ‘Hammer Clause’—What is a ‘Hammer Clause’? Response: There is no attorney malpractice policy that actually states or defines the term for ‘Hammer Clause’. READ MORE >>
Monday, March 26, 2018Along with attorneys not understanding claims-made insurance coverage and the need to protect past acts, more than one attorney has ‘top sheeted’ their policy determining they have 60 days past expiration to renew or get new coverage because of the 60 day ‘Automatic’ Extended Reporting Period (ERP). READ MORE >>
Friday, March 23, 2018There are many reasons that a person or entity might want to provide funding helping a plaintiff pursue a commercial lawsuit. It can be for personal reasons such as promoting a cause or settling a score. But most litigation funding is now coming from professional 3rd parties that make a business on betting which cases will be successful. READ MORE >>
Wednesday, March 21, 2018Claims-made insurance is often misunderstood. This misunderstanding can be costly. All Attorney Malpractice Insurance policies issued in the USA are written on a ‘claim-made’ policy form. With claim-made coverage, once policy lapses, so does your past acts coverage. READ MORE >>
Tuesday, March 20, 2018Many claims that we see come from FDCPA complaints. This statute has been around for 40 years and these claims can be costly which is why collections is regarded as one of the higher risk areas of practice for attorneys. The following question was sent to AskWilliam@Travelers. READ MORE >>
Monday, March 19, 2018Attorney Malpractice Insurance Policies are written on a ‘claims-made’ policy form. A claims-made policy form requires that the covered act must be reported (claim made) during the policy period or during the extension of the reporting period (ERP/Tail). READ MORE >>
Wednesday, March 14, 2018What professional liability limits should a law firm carry is a frequently asked question. It’s difficult for an insurance agent/broker to answer. The broker simply does not know your law practice well enough. There is no set answer for a law firm. READ MORE >>
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