A majority of companies are leaving themselves exposed to lawsuits as they take on high-end professional services work and demands grow for expedited deadlines. In fact, a recent report by Forbes Insights and The Hanover found that 40% of small business owners believe they face professional risks, yet they have not purchased professional liability insurance…Read more
Commercial Insurance Rates Continue Climbing
Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, commercial insurance rates are continuing to move higher, pretty much across the board with the exception of workers’ compensation. A new report by online insurance exchange MarketScout found that in the third quarter of the year the highest rate increases were in liability lines, but hefty rises in property insurance…Read more
General Liability Insurance is Not Enough
At some point, most businesses are involved in some type of legal dispute, be it over an alleged physical or property damage to a third party or financial injury to a competitor, client or vendor. And you’d surely want an insurance backstop in case you are targeted, to help pay for legal costs and any…Read more
What Is E&O Insurance?
The world of insurance can be a complicated maze of initials and acronyms, which are often seemingly used to confuse the insurance buyer. Among the hodge-podge of acronyms, nicknames and “short-fors” are E & O and D & O which, when used together, have comfortably sunk into the industry lexicon as meaning anything and everything…Read more
Errors and Omissions Insurance
Professional liability insurance funds losses caused by errors or omissions in the rendering of services. What does this mean? Professionals are human and errors do occur. In medicine and science, the client benefits from the best course of action suggested by an experienced practitioner at the time the service is rendered. The best course of…Read more
Cyber Insurance and Why Your Business Needs It
If you’re reading this blog, you’re concerned about protecting your business from cyber attacks and you should be. Cyber liability is no longer nice to have. It is a must have for businesses. Many businesses do not understand just how important cyber insurance is or why they need it. One of the most common targets…Read more
General Liability vs. Professional Liability Insurance
A consultant recommends that a client purchase and implement software to automate certain manufacturing processes. An update to the software causes it to crash repeatedly, forcing the client to shut down its production lines for 10 days until a fix is available. The client sues the consultant for giving bad advice. A new commercial building…Read more
Insurance for Tattoo & Body Piercing Parlors
Richmond, Virginia loves ink! Richmond has the 3rd most tattooed residents in the U.S. next to only Las Vegas and Miami. The last thing on most people’s mind when selecting a tattoo is insurance but before applying permanent ink, make sure the tattoo parlor and artist have insurance. Insurance Coverage General Liability Professional Liability Property…Read more
Professional Liability Insurance
Professional liability insurance, or errors and omissions (E&O) insurance, is a type of coverage that protects certain individuals and corporations that provide professional services to their clients. For insurance purposes, “professionals” are defined as those who have special knowledge or skills in a certain area and who use those skills or knowledge to provide advice…Read more
Insurance for CrossFit Health Clubs and Yoga Studios
With the holidays approaching, it is a great time to think about personal fitness and health. According to WebMD, most Americans never lose the weight they gain during the winter holidays. Even if this is just a pound or so every year, those add up over time. Sure, joining a gym is easy enough, but…Read more
