Why are Premiums Going Up? March 2020 A private company, with no claims history and no cannabis or crypto currency exposure, gets their management liability renewal quote and the premium is up 20%.  The CFO says, “Our company is the same as it was a year ago, why did my premium increase?” The current premium...Read More

Why Buy Cyber Liability? 10 Reasons Healthcare Entities Need to Buy Now   1  | PRIVACY LAWS Federal laws including the Health Insurance Portability and Account- ability Act (“HIPAA”) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (“HITECH”) Act require prompt notification if protected health information (PHI) that is not encrypted is lost,...Read More

Dare we say it?! There are signs of a hardening market in healthcare. February 2020 For those of you that have been around as long as I have, you’ve most likely experienced a “hard market.”  For those of you that haven’t, you might be asking, just what is a hard market?  IRMI defines it as...Read More

Why Use a Wholesale Insurance Broker? Why Use FoundersPro? Why would an insurance agent need to use a wholesale insurance broker? Maybe the agent doesn’t have access to specific insurance markets, or knowledge on a specific industry or line of insurance. That’s when it’s time to turn to a wholesale insurance broker. Wholesale brokers can...Read More

Why Buy Cyber Liability? 10 REASONS ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS & CONTRACTORS NEED TO BUY CYBER LIABILITY INSURANCE NOW   1 | PRIVACY LAWS Forty-seven states, the District of Columbia and the federal government have privacy laws requiring prompt notification if personally identifiable information (“PII”) that is not encrypted is lost, stolen or disclosed. Cyber coverage will...Read More

Representations and warranties insurance, also known as ‘Reps and Warranties’, is the insurance that protects against breaches of contractual representations and warranties that a seller makes in transaction documents during a commercial merger or acquisition. These insurance policies are increasingly purchased for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions to help the buyer and the seller ensure...Read More

Do You Carry Enough Insurance to Work with Us? What do you do if a project comes along that you want to bid on, but you don’t have enough insurance in place to comply with the contract? It’s becoming more and more common for Architecture, Engineering, and other Design firms to bid on contracts that...Read More

5 Risk Management Procedures Your Law Firm Needed Yesterday Last year, I wrote an article on the importance of risk management in law firms, and why it is necessary to help firms run more smoothly, and, above all, avoid claims. But understanding that risk management is important is just a piece of the puzzle. Knowing...Read More

So, here’s the scene: Peter, a Real Estate attorney in southern California, is having drinks with a friend from law school, Blaine, also an attorney who specializes in Real Estate.  Both have been practicing law for several years and have small boutique law firms in the area.  They’re in a packed, trendy LA cocktail lounge...Read More

The Importance of Contract Review for Your A&E Firm While there are many ways an Architecture, Engineering or Design Firm can manage their risk in providing their services to a 3rd party, a thorough contract review is of utmost importance. With the complex services offered by A&E firms, coupled with the sometimes-challenging projects, an A&E...Read More