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John Ries, Claims Attorney: Jan 12, 2023 10:50:17 AM
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 member. Not surprisingly, since I handle lawyers' professional liability claims for an insurance...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Dec 21, 2022 8:30:00 AM
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 7:45:00 AM
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 12:00:00 AM
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 12:00:00 AM
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 12:00:00 AM
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 12:00:00 AM
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 12:00:00 AM
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 12:00:00 AM
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 12:00:00 AM
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 12:00:00 AM
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 12:00:00 AM
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...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jan 9, 2020 12:00:00 AM
Prior Acts Coverage With the short history lesson of Part 1 behind us, we can now start to dig into the basics of malpractice insurance. In order to...
