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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.
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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 West Virginia 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 West Virginialegal community be more successful.
ALPS is proud to offer accredited West Virginia 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.
WV CLE credit hours required: 24 hours per reporting period
Specialty credits required: 3 hours of legal ethics, office management, substance abuse and/or elimination of bias in the legal profession per reporting period
Length of reporting period: 2 years
Compliance date: June 30 of even-numbered years
Reporting date: July 31 of even-numbered years
Compliance group: All attorneys report biennially.
Minutes per credit hour: 50 minutes. To calculate credit for a specific program, divide the total length of the program in minutes by 50 and round down to the nearest one-hundredth of an hour.
Limit on credit hours for recorded programs: Attorneys can earn up to 12 CLE hours via recorded programs per reporting period. ABA recorded product formats listed below are approved in West Virginia.
West Virginia 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 West Virginia-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