Fresh Eyes Upon the World of Insurance By Tanner Grail | Founders Professional Summer Intern July 2021 When starting my summer internship with Founders Professional, I attempted to enter with a flexible and adaptable posture. Aiming to drop any prior expectations, I prioritized creating a clean slate and cultivating an eagerness to learn and absorb...Read More
Prior Acts Coverage – Insurance Coverage for Your Past Activities April 2021 For the last 18 months or so, the Professional Liability insurance markets (along with many other insurance markets) have been “hardening,” industry jargon for premiums increasing and/or coverage decreasing. Basically, the deals for the consumer are getting less favorable. As a result, many...Read More
Insuring the Directors & Officers (D&O) of a SPAC for their IPO A Special Purpose Acquisition Company or SPAC is an entity that has no operations. It’s a vehicle to raise capital through an IPO, that will eventually be used to acquire an existing private company, and that private company will become a publicly traded...Read More
This year may look different for all of us, but we’re doing our best. By Jaimee Williams-Caldwell December 01, 2020 These past eight months have been anything but normal for many of us, especially parents, and more especially, mothers. As I sit here writing this, I’ve got a baby in one arm and a toddler...Read More
The Differences Between the Admitted and Non-Admitted Insurance Markets It probably happens once every couple of weeks. Being a wholesale Professional Liability broker, I present my retail-broker an option from a carrier that has better coverage, with a better rating, at a better price than the incumbent, but the insured stays put. Less coverage, weaker...Read More
New Insurance Exposures for Real Estate Agents, Property Managers, and Property Inspectors July 2020 The cost of professional liability insurance for real estate agents, brokers and property managers seems to be on the rise. Why now? Why this sector? Insurance carriers have been taking a step back, and have been re-evaluating the real estate sector...Read More
Class Action COVID Prior to COVID-19, the D&O insurance market was already undergoing a period of remedial correction in terms of both pricing and carrier appetite, following years of soft market trading conditions and heavy losses. However, the initial impact of the pandemic alongside some of the longer-term effects is already being realized, such as...Read More
In the world of claims-made insurance policies, the retroactive date, or prior acts date, is everything to your insured. This is the date that starts uninterrupted claims-made coverage, with the insurance company the insured is currently with, no matter the company the insured started the retro date with. A claim reported within the current policy...Read More
LAWYERS PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY COVERAGE UPDATE With most states under a stay-at-home order, lawyers and law firms are faced with a new challenge in terms of notarizing documents. While several states have passed laws permitting remote notarization before the COVID-19 pandemic, most lawyer’s professional liability insurance policies specifically exclude notarization done without a firsthand witness. Where...Read More
The following includes a roundup of resources to assist in monitoring the most up-to-date information available: World Health Organization: Information and guidance on coronavirus (COVID-19) CDC Guidance on Exposure & Reporting Business Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist Coronavirus Information for Travel Health Alert Network – CDC’s primary method of sharing cleared information about urgent public health incidents...Read More
