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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 got the one thing you can’t live without.” “We’re your one-stop shop for everything you need.” “We...
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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...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Aug 7, 2019 12:00:00 AM
I suspect having to deal with an allegation of malpractice isn’t something anyone would put on a list of “things I look forward to” for all kinds of...
