Lawyers Professional Liability Solutions
Lawyers Professional Liability Solutions
Find insurance solutions for your law firm clients fast, without the hassle.
Amwins Program Underwriters (APU) offers comprehensive protection for law firms of varying sizes under our Lawyers’ Professional Liability Solutions. APU has a broad appetite for your law firm and attorney clients, including:
- Nationwide insurance coverage for businesses of all sizes, from solo attorneys to firms with 500+ lawyers
- Primary and excess/quota share solutions on “A” and “A-“ rated paper
- Broad definition of “Professional Services” and “Legal Services”
- Extensive menu of coverage extensions, including disciplinary proceedings, subpoena expenses assistance and more
Operating or formerly trading under brands like LawGold, Attorneys’ Select, Firemark and Risksmith, together we offer:
Primary coverage
One-stop shop for competitive professional liability insurance for law firms and attorneys in most areas of practice.
Details
- Coverage: primary lawyers’ professional liability (admitted and non-admitted options)
- Admitted in all states EXCEPT: AK, AR, CA, DE, ID, IA, KY, LA, MS, MT, NJ, NY, OK, OR, RI, SC, SD, TN, VA, WI, WY.
- Carrier: AM Best rated “A” and “A-” carriers
- Firm size: 1 to 500+ attorneys
- Minimum premium: $750
- Limits: up to $5M per claim / $10M aggregate
- Deductible: $0 - $50K
Key features + coverage highlights
- Long-standing solution for firms <40 through LawGold
- Specialized offering for intellectual property attorneys through Firemark
- Non-admitted coverage for firms 5+ through E&S lawyers (formerly Risksmith)
- Coverage for hard-to-place risks through Attorneys’ Select
- Legacy offering for firms located in NE, NH and VT
- All claims histories considered under E&S coverage
- Gap protection with retroactive date repair (retro repair)
Excess coverage
Industry-leading underwriting forms to protect your small-to-large (and extra-large) law firm clients against claims of legal malpractice.
Details
- Coverage: lead or follow-form excess coverage
- Carrier: AM Best “A IX” rated, non-admitted
- Firm size: 5 to 500+ attorneys
- Limits: up to $5M per claim / $10M aggregate
Key features + coverage highlights
- All areas of practice considered
- Prior acts coverage available
- Standalone or quota-share placements
Lawyers Professional Liability Solutions details
Highlights and features
- Most areas of practice considered, including specialized coverage for intellectual property attorneys
- Broad definition of professional/legal services
- Deductible waiver and reduction opportunities
- Extended reporting period (ERP) available for non-practicing insured attorneys
- Worldwide coverage (with jurisdictional limitations) when lawsuits are brought in the U.S.
Coverage extensions
More than fifteen coverage extensions available, including:
- Disciplinary proceedings – protects against bar complaints & investigations (varying limits)
- Subpoena expenses reimbursement – for costs of responding to subpoenas*
- Supplemental claims expenses – for additional defense or settlement costs *
- Loss of earnings coverage – protection for the firm’s reputation and losses in case of a crisis, regulatory inquiry, or other high-impact incident occurs *
Let us take the guesswork out of your lawyers’ professional liability insurance needs. No more hit-and-miss submissions, no more piecemeal coverage. To help you meet the diverse needs of your attorney clients, we put everything under one roof. Increase your value to your attorney clients with:
- Specialized underwriting experts with 40+ years in the lawyers’ professional liability insurance space
- Simplified submission processes and applications
- Access to risk management features for agents and attorneys
- Innovative features backed by Amwins Group
