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Celebrating Leadership: My Journey as APCIA Emerging Leader for 2025
Kurt Whitmire, Director of Commercial Lines: Feb 4, 2025
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Kurt Whitmire, Director of Commercial Lines: Feb 4, 2025
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True Stories & Tips for Law Firm Splits, Dissolutions, and Attorney Departures
Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jan 14, 2025
I have three stories to share, but first a reminder of what tail coverage is and isn’t. Sometimes after hearing good things about ALPS, a lawyer will...
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How to Overcome the Winter Blues and Find Wellness
Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Dec 18, 2024
Being an attorney is hard enough; but for some, it’s even harder during the winter months. In part this can be due to the reduced daylight, colder...
12 min read
ALPS In Brief Podcast - Episode 89: Bar Partnerships: A Conversation with Mary Jane Pickens
Rio Peterson, Bar and Affinity Partnership Strategist: Dec 12, 2024
In this mini episode of ALPS In Brief, our Bar & Affinity Partner Strategist Rio Peterson sits down with Mary Jane Pickens, Executive Director at...
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ALPS In Brief Podcast - Episode 88: The Value and Community of Bar Partnerships ft. Bob Paolini of VT
Rio Peterson, Bar and Affinity Partnership Strategist: Dec 12, 2024
In this mini episode of ALPS In Brief, our Bar & Affinity Partner Strategist Rio Peterson sits down with Bob Paolini, Executive Director at the...
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Episode 87 - ft Jeff Brandt: If Video Killed the Radio Star, Will AI Kill the Studio Star?
Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Dec 12, 2024
In this episode of ALPS In Brief, our Risk Manager Mark Bassingthwaighte sits down with University of Montana Professor Jeff Brandt to talk about...
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Procrastination’s Dark Side
Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Nov 20, 2024
I have a confession to make. I am a procrastinator. If there is a Procrastinator’s Anonymous, I’m pretty sure they would accept me as a card-carrying...
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Don't Miss this Vital Condition of your Legal Malpractice Insurance Policy
Mike Flaherty, Senior Claims Attorney: Nov 13, 2024
When I learned that my blog would be posted between my second and third favorite holidays, I wanted to do something befitting the season that would...
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Insurance Defense Counsel: Who is the Client?
John Ries, Claims Attorney: Oct 31, 2024
One of the scariest trends we have seen at ALPS is the increasing prevalence of insurance carriers suing defense counsel hired to defend the...
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AI in the Legal Industry: How Do Lawyers Feel?
Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Oct 17, 2024
ALPS recently surveyed legal industry professionals to learn more about how solo and small firm lawyers feel about the use of generative AI in the...
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A Primer on Prior Acts Coverage for the Solo and Small Firm Attorney
Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Sep 18, 2024
What is Prior Acts Coverage? Prior acts coverage (PAC) is a feature of claims-made malpractice insurance policies. Its purpose is to provide...
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Starting a New Law Firm: Considerations for What Your Legal Malpractice Policy Means
John Horrell: Sep 11, 2024
In this blog post, we'll explore some considerations for evaluating your legal malpractice policy needs when starting a new law firm. The Claims...