professional liability

Attention Architects & Engineers--Green Professional Liability Insurance Has Arrived

Shari Shapiro
August 31, 2009 17:48

Argo Insurance Group of San Francisco has developed a green professional liability policy designed to protect architects and engineers involved in sustainable projects.  Information about the policy is available here.  What is unique about the policy, which is underwritten by Lloyd's of...

Is your project's design work insured? Here's an insurance policy to keep in mind

Stephen Kelly
August 04, 2009 22:40

With all the stuff to worry about during a construction project, one of the areas that’s commonly overlooked is insurance coverage. Owners and contractors often assume that the parties they’re contracting with have adequate insurance, or that the information on an insurance certificate...

Horsing Around With Coverage

Mike Aylward
April 29, 2009 23:14

There is a quaint notion in northern New England that insurance policies exist to pay claims.  This is abundantly true in the State of Maine, where courts have been remarkably liberal over the years in finding coverage for liability claims.  In the most recent case of this sort, the...

Professional Liability Claims Against Louisiana Certified Public Accountants

Steven Boutwell
April 08, 2009 14:25

By Charles S. McCowan, Jr. In 1997, the Louisiana Legislature adopted a claims review panel procedure involving “claims” against certified public accountants and firms.  “Claims” as contemplated by the Act are broadly defined as: (1) "Claim" means any cause...

Law Firm Not Entitled to Defense of Complaint Alleging "Wanton, Willful and Malicious" Conduct

Roy A. Mura
March 29, 2009 20:45

PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY – DUTY TO DEFEND – ALLEGATIONS OF "WANTON, WILLFUL AND MALICIOUS" CONDUCT Burkhart, Wexler & Hirschberg, LLP v. Liberty Ins. Underwriters, Inc. (2nd Dept., decided 3/24/2009) Sometimes plaintiffs deliberately plead into coverage; sometimes they do just the opposite, so th...