The Government is currently working with the Legal Services Board to arrange a suitable
professional indemnity insurance policy for corporate lawyers that will provide cover for their pro bono work.
The mandatory program
of professional indemnity insurance coverage from LawPRO applies to the delivery of professional services to clients regardless of how much those clients pay for the services.
Bryan Cave LLP
holds professional indemnity insurance arranged through Attorneys» Liability Assurance Society, Inc. which covers the professional services provided by Bryan Cave worldwide, including the Shanghai office.
If an internal investigation has been commenced by the employer, for example, as a result of concerns over its own conduct and liability, other insurance policies, such
as professional indemnity insurance, might be engaged.
Conveyancers are facing higher
professional indemnity insurance costs — and their clients higher fees as a result — due to yesterday's Court of Appeal ruling in Dreamvar, experts have predicted.
LawPRO's Underwriting & Customer Service (UCS) Department handles applications and renewals for the primary
professional indemnity insurance program, which provided coverage to over 26,000 lawyers in 2016.
In recognition of the need for consistent coverage for individuals practising together, paralegal licensees who practise in partnership with lawyers must now carry
LAwPRO professional indemnity insurance.
National firm Mills & Reeve has made up three new partners, with the firm's
professional indemnity insurance practice gaining two new partners across Birmingham and Leeds, with the promotions of David Gooding and Neil Howes respectively.
The firm is authorized to practice Hong Kong law and, in accordance with Hong Kong Law Society regulations, holds
professional indemnity insurance arranged through ESSAR Insurance Services Ltd., 28th Floor, Tower 1 Times Square, 1 Matheson Street, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong.
While professional indemnity insurance for lawyers is mandatory across the country, the Ontario program is distinctive in being offered by a licensed insurance company with such a long history of operational and governance independence.
In a statement, Bowman Gilfillan's chairman and senior partner Robert Legh said of the trio: «Each has a particular strength — from medical malpractice and
professional indemnity insurance law, to complex real estate matters to corporate transactions, particularly those involving state - owned - enterprises — which we believe will be of benefit to our clients.
In accordance with Regulations 8 (1)(n) and 8 (2) of the Services Regulations, each of White & Case LLP, White & Case (Europe) LLP and White & Case (International) LLP, as a «recognised body» regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, has in
place professional indemnity insurance (the «Mandatory Policy») which complies with the requirements of the Solicitors» Indemnity Insurance Rules 2009 (the «SII Rules»).
The competition within the
commercial professional indemnity insurance market grew increasingly fierce and many insurers did not charge premiums sufficient to cover the cost of claims, which in turn meant that further premium increases were required, especially for smaller firms.