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The world of insurance for law firms can be confusing, and difficult to navigate. We've created this glossary because these common insurance terms should be easy to understand.
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You don’t have extra time to wade through the different options to protect your firm. At ALPS, we believe in making insurance easy.
From a 100% online malpractice insurance experience, business insurance options that protect more than just your work, to sample forms and checklists. Along with the best claims handling experience available, you can partner with the only insurance company that helps you get back to work as quickly as possible.
Find out why more attorneys and law firms choose ALPS, the easiest law firm insurance in the industry.
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Simple tips to help you protect your growing practice shouldn’t be so difficult to find. At ALPS, we put our 30+ years of claims experience to work helping law firms prevent claims before they occur.
We understand that CLE in South Carolina is a requirement, but that doesn’t mean you deserve anything less than high-quality continuing legal education. We are committed to providing low-cost, substantive programs that help the South Carolina legal community be more successful.
ALPS is proud to offer accredited South Carolina CLE with both live and on-demand seminars on timely and relevant ethics and risk management topics. ALPS policyholders can access any CLE at a discounted tuition.
SC CLE credit hours required: 14 hours per reporting period
Specialty credits required: 2 hours of legal ethics or professional responsibility. At least once every 3 annual reporting periods, 1 of these 2 specialty hours must be devoted to instruction in substance abuse or mental health issues and the legal profession.
Length of reporting period: 1 year
Compliance date: February 28
Reporting date: March 1
Compliance group: All attorneys report annually.
Minutes per credit hour: 60 minutes. To calculate credit for a specific program, divide the total length of the program in minutes by 60 and round down to the nearest quarter hour.
South Carolina CLE Requirements (from the American Bar Association website)
ALPS is the nation’s largest direct writer of lawyers’ malpractice insurance
We are not a brokerage. ALPS policyholders deal directly with our insurance specialists.
You'll work with South Carolina-dedicated insurance specialists
We are endorsed by more State Bars than any other carrier.
ALPS has been insuring law firms across the country for almost 30 years.
You'll understand why we receive industry-leading customer reviews
All ALPS claims are handled by licensed attorneys
You can choose from lawyer-recommended policy options to fit your needs
We have the financial strength to back up our promise in the event of a claim