E&O Guardian/Professional Liability

By using clear language, tailored messaging, data-backed insights and relatable examples, insurance agencies can guide their clients to strategic protection.

To mitigate the risk of an errors & omissions claim, insurance professionals need to approach offering umbrella coverage with diligence and consistency.

Coverage will help medical technology, pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical and digital health companies with the costs of product-related claims.

Proactive conversations with clients about catastrophe risks can surface potential coverage gaps and open the door to more forward-looking planning.

Agents must strike a balance between recommending suitable coverage and refraining from providing opinions on whether specific losses are covered under a given policy.

With the hard market, remote work dynamics, and evolving client expectations converging, the errors & omissions risk landscape is shifting fast. But what does this mean for your agency—and how can you protect yourself?

A COVID-19 hangover. The hard market. The movement of policies from the admitted market to excess & surplus lines. Whether a single factor or a combination is to blame, one thing is certain: Errors & omissions claims are on the rise.

A number of agent errors & omissions claims have been reported as a result of an insurance agent procuring coverage in an area in which they have little or no expertise.

Natural disasters are becoming more frequent, resulting in significant financial losses and exposing inadequate insurance coverage—including gaps in clients’ insurance coverage that lead to increased errors & omissions claims against agents.