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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.

Seventy-three percent of independent insurance agencies saw an increase in their agency errors & omissions renewal premium in 2024.

Here are five proactive ways to maximize your chances of successfully defending against an errors & omissions claim.

The wave of post-pandemic lawsuits has prompted independent insurance agents to review their errors & omissions (E&O) coverage and risk mitigation strategies.

“In the past, E&O coverage for seed dealers has been very cost-prohibitive,” says independent agent Shelly Turner. “Educating both clients and other agents on the availability of a lower cost, higher coverage option is a big focus.”

The agency errors & omissions environment has become more complicated, and the result has led to several implications for independent agencies.

Agency errors & omissions coverage has been impacted by the hard market, with premiums increasing over the past few years, and difficulty in replacing waves of retirees with younger workers.