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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Feb 8, 2023
Of course, a malpractice insurance underwriter will review everything a law firm submits in its application and obviously a great deal can be learned about a firm from the information provided. However, the way a firm treats the application process...
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John Ries, Claims Attorney: Jan 12, 2023
At some point in every lawyer’s career, a family member will ask for legal advice and the question arises of whether a lawyer can represent a family...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Dec 21, 2022
Every one of us has heard the pitches. “Bigger is better.” “We’ve been in business for over 100 years so we’re the one company you can trust.” “We’ve...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Nov 30, 2022
While certain business risks can be unpleasant to think about and others are all too easy to minimize; unexpected things can and do happen, even to...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Sep 7, 2022
Get ready for a typical lawyer response, because the answer is maybe. It all depends upon the specifics of the situation. Let’s take a look at three...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Apr 13, 2022
A question that occasionally comes up concerns insurance coverage for the loss of client funds. This is a particularly troublesome concern due to...
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John Ries, Claims Attorney: Mar 17, 2022
If you are still reading this blog post after reading the title, then you have either done work for or are interested in doing work for an insurance...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Mar 2, 2022
Look. I get it. Insurance policies aren’t the most interesting reads out there. No policy is ever going to hit the New York Times bestseller list....
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Aug 24, 2021
As a risk manager for a nationwide legal malpractice insurer, I am sure it comes as no surprise that I believe the purchase of legal malpractice...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Apr 21, 2021
I have been a risk manager here at ALPS for well over two decades now, which helps explain why I personally view the purchase of legal malpractice...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Sep 16, 2020
Just as with small businesses in every sector, small law firms have widely varying outcomes in terms of business longevity. Over the years, I’ve...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Aug 5, 2020
More than a few lawyers who exclusively practice in the mediation or criminal defense space believe that purchasing malpractice insurance is a waste...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jun 10, 2020
Two calls that I recently took almost back to back really surprised me. The first came from an attorney who was retiring in another month or so. He...
