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Thursday, December 27, 2018Please see the answers to your questions below each question: I know that this can be frustrating, but all attorney malpractice insurers’ extended reporting period (ERP/Tail) provisions are provisions that an insurer will not modify. READ MORE >>
Friday, December 21, 2018Every year there are insurers that leave the Attorney Malpractice marketplace. In some cases it is because their relationship with their managing general agent (MGA) or agent ended. In others it is because the insurer decided to stop writing attorney malpractice insurance. READ MORE >>
Wednesday, December 12, 2018As the New Year approaches this seems to the time of year that attorneys getting close to retiring start thinking about hanging up their shingles. Generally their income starts to drop and they start looking for ways to save money. One of the quickest ways appears to be shopping the attorney malpractice insurance in hopes of getting a cheaper rate. READ MORE >>
Thursday, June 28, 2018Before your law firm’s malpractice insurance coverage sails into the sunset the wise professional considers purchasing an Extended Reporting Period Endorsement (ERP/Tail). Many people think that a separate policy is issued once an ERP is purchased for a legal malpractice policy. READ MORE >>
Tuesday, June 26, 2018Not all insurers offer “Career Coverage” for attorney malpractice insurance. But “Career Coverage” is a useful option for an attorney that is joining a new firm and had attorney malpractice that is being terminated with an old firm. 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 >>
Wednesday, May 30, 2018Attorney Malpractice Extended Reporting Period Endorsement (ERP) premiums are a multiple of the policy that is inforce at the time the coverage is terminated. So if the premium is $20,000 and the firm purchases an unlimited ERP that the insurer has a multiplier cost of 3.5 the cost of that ERP is $70,000 (20,000*3. READ MORE >>
Tuesday, May 29, 2018Attorney Malpractice policies are written on a claims-made policy form. With claims-made policy forms, when the policy terminates so does the coverage and there is no coverage for claims reported after the coverage termination date. READ MORE >>
Friday, May 25, 2018A number of years ago a law firm was being non-renewed by their current attorney malpractice insurer because of claims severity and frequency. This meant that it was prohibitively expensive to find a replacement attorney malpractice Insurance policy that covered their prior acts. READ MORE >>
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