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Wednesday, August 15, 2018CEOL stands for Claims Expenses Outside the Limits of Liability. CEOL is a separate liability sublimit for claims expenses (sometimes call defense costs). With CEOL claims expenses do not reduce the primary liability limit, unless the sublimit is exhausted. READ MORE >>
Tuesday, August 7, 2018No one likes completing malpractice insurance applications. It is one of the more boring and stressful things to do. But properly completing the malpractice insurance application is very important. Even though this process takes away from billable hours, if done incorrectly it c... READ MORE >>
Thursday, June 7, 2018You report a malpractice claim now the insurer sends a Reservation of Rights Letter (ROR). Don’t panic this does not mean that the insurer is about to deny your claim. An ROR is a standard procedure for most malpractice claims departments. READ MORE >>
Friday, June 1, 2018A frequently asked question is what is the purpose of an ‘Innocent Insured Clause’? The Innocent Insured Clause’s purpose is to provide coverage for individuals that are members of the firm for deliberate acts that normally would be excluded from coverage as long as those individuals had no knowledge and/or did not participate in the acts. READ MORE >>
Thursday, May 31, 2018You have seen the sales pitches that this offer is available for a limited time only. Most claims-made insurance policies give the right to an insured to purchase an Extended Reporting Period Endorsement (ERP or Tail) have very specific deadlines and requirements. READ MORE >>
Thursday, May 31, 2018We have discussed a number of issues with Extended Reporting Period Endorsements (ERP or Tail) recently. One that does not come up often is the remaining ERP policy limit. Remember that an ERP is attached to the last inforce policy. READ MORE >>
Thursday, May 17, 2018Firms get trapped by the sin of omission when completing the malpractice claims questions. This can happen with either the incumbent malpractice insurer’s renewal application or a new business application with a different insurer. “Prior Knowledge” of a claim is a leading cause for malpractice claims denials. READ MORE >>
Tuesday, May 15, 2018Many people have no idea what Insurance Carrier Loss Runs are. Plus who wants to discuss or disclose malpractice claims just to get an insurance quote. Why won’t an insurer just quote without this information? Insurance carrier loss runs are a report(s) that shows claims reported to a malpractice insurer during the time the firm was with the insurer. READ MORE >>
Monday, May 14, 2018Year after year you are required to complete a malpractice application. It is enough to make you want to scream. Accountant and attorney malpractice insurers generally want an updated application every year. But Business Owners, Workers Compensation and Commercial Auto insurers renew each year without an application. READ MORE >>
Monday, April 23, 2018A Risk Purchasing Group (RPG) allows like risks to be able to purchase liability insurance on a group basis. Formed by Congress in 1981, the Products Liability Risk Retention Act allowed the formation of groups to purchase liability insurance on a group basis. READ MORE >>
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