Founders Professional is proud to represent the New SwissRe Lawyers Professional Liability Insurance product in ARIZONA Never before available in the State of Arizona, SwissRe is excited to launch their industry leading Westport lawyers professional liability insurance program as of October 1, 2019. This program is written on an admitted policy form and is...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
Repairing Gaps in Claims-Made Policies 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...Read More
When is the right time for lawyers to purchase an ERP? Founders Professional is a national wholesale insurance brokerage focused exclusively on the placement of professional liability insurance. We have extensive expertise in Architects & Engineers, Cyber, Technology, Financial Institutions, Lawyers, Healthcare, Management Liability, and Miscellaneous Professional lines. One of our five Practice Groups is...Read More
Beginning with risks whose effective date is January 1st, 2019 and later, retail insurance agencies that work with Founders Professional will now have another non-admitted lawyers professional liability option for law firms 5-19 in size. This program with Sompo International is designed for well-run but considered harder-to-pace law firms. Founders Professional is very excited to...Read More
It was way back in 1996 when California became the first state to legalize medicinal cannabis with Proposition 215. Over the next 16 years, state after state followed, in one form or another, until Colorado and Washington legalized recreational marijuana in 2012, followed by Oregon, Nevada, Maine, Massachusetts and, of course, California. Today, it’s much...Read More
The StarStone Admitted Lawyers Professional Liability Insurance Program is Now Available in California via Founders Professional A competitive new option in lawyers professional liability insurance for law firms with 1-20 attorneys, including part-time attorneys, in the State of California. ** This program is not targeting law firms in the Counties of Los Angeles, Ventura, Orange...Read More
When thinking about the risks that law firms may encounter on a day to day basis, your mind may go straight to malpractice. But the truth is, the risks that attorneys face go far beyond negligence. Good risk management in law firms is one of the most important factors insurance companies look for when determining...Read More
For Immediate Release Effective immediately, Founders Professional, a wholesale insurance brokerage firm, is a National Coordinator for the Allied World Lawyers Professional Liability Insurance programs. ALLIED WORLD LPL ASSURESM Broad Appetite and Flexibility for Today’s Law Firms Product Features For Law Firms with 3-100 Attorneys Admitted Policy Form Rated “A (Excellent)” by A.M....Read More
