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Chris Fagan, Claims Attorney: Mar 27, 2018 12:00:00 AM
Could there be a better time than spring to think about engagement letters?! The birds are singing, the flowers are out, the sun is shining, and it’s the perfect time to clean up those client files and make sure you’ve got all your ducks in a row....
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Chris Newbold, Chief Operating Officer: Mar 22, 2018 12:00:00 AM
ALPS Executive Vice President, Chris Newbold, recently sat down with Doug Ende, the Chief Disciplinary Counsel at the Washington State Bar...
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Kurt Whitmire, Director of Commercial Lines: Mar 13, 2018 12:00:00 AM
If you’ve ever wondered what the difference is between inside and outside limits for legal malpractice insurance, ALPS Business Development...
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Kobi L Gibbs, Senior Claims Attorney: Feb 27, 2018 12:00:00 AM
“I did not keep a copy of my file.” … Those are some of the most tragic and disappointing words I can hear from an Insured as we are discussing the...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Feb 21, 2018 12:00:00 AM
There are two types of businesses – those that have been hacked and those that don’t know they’ve been hacked. This may sound like hyperbole, but...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jan 31, 2018 12:00:00 AM
To this day I still get the occasional call from an attorney wanting to know how to go about purchasing a tail policy and my response is always the...
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Stacey Smith Claims Manager: Jan 17, 2018 12:00:00 AM
You have heard it many times before but it is worth repeating because we are still receiving claims from attorneys who first sued their clients for...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jan 10, 2018 12:00:00 AM
ALPS is rolling out three new policy forms this year, offering legal malpractice insurance coverage options to fit your firm’s needs. No one is...
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Martha Amrine, Senior Claims Attorney: Dec 27, 2017 12:00:00 AM
It’s Friday the 13th, or any other day of the month for that matter, and your local process server appears at your door with a subpoena for your...
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Kurt Whitmire, Director of Commercial Lines: Nov 21, 2017 12:00:00 AM
Many times friends or colleagues outside of ALPS ask me, “What’s the hardest part of your job?” A lot of people assume that it’s really hard talking...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Nov 7, 2017 12:00:00 AM
Mark sits down with Julie Patterson, a longtime ALPS Business Development Representative, bringing with her two decades of experience helping law...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Oct 26, 2017 12:00:00 AM
ALPS In Brief, The ALPS Risk Management Podcast, is hosted by ALPS Risk Manager, Mark Bassingthwaighte. While in Missoula, Libby Benet, U.S. Lead...
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DEAR INSURANCE CARRIER: I am a sole practitioner who started a law firm a couple of years ago. I have been claims free, yet my legal malpractice...
