Because attorney malpractice insurance is written on a claims-made policy form, the prior acts date is important to determine if there is coverage for an act that may have occurred many years ago. To determine if the claims made policy covers the loss, the claims...
Wire Fraud Prevention TipScammers are increasingly targeting lawyers by sending forged emails to law firms, their clients and/or to financial institutions, instructing that funds be wired to accounts controlled by the scammers. The scam typically involves a...
As a business owner, you have a duty to create a secure working environment for all of your employees, and this means instituting a strong risk management program. One risk that you might not think about, but that could be present in your operation, is the risk of a...
Attorney Malpractice Insurance policies have exclusions for outside interests in other businesses that may or may not be a firm client. Attorneys need to be careful of this policy wording as every insurer’s malpractice policy can differ. Many times, the policy...
The Law Firm’s office gives our insurance agency name and e-mail so that the lender can contact us to add a certificate for a mortgagee to an attorney malpractice insurance policy. While we are more than happy to do this for a law firm’s business...
