Is Your Law Firm Asking the Right Questions?
I’ve been emailing law firms every quarter for a few years now in an effort to get at the heart of...
Legal Malpractice Insurance
An entertaining and nitty-gritty look at insurance lines, policy must-knows, tales of risky insurance business, and more, because — we’re insurance nerds. We can’t help it!
How to Make the Right Impression When Applying for Malpractice Insurance
Of course, a malpractice insurance underwriter will review everything a law firm submits in its...
Can A Lawyer Represent a Family Member?
At some point in every lawyer’s career, a family member will ask for legal advice and the question...
Ask the Right Questions When Shopping for Malpractice Insurance
Every one of us has heard the pitches. “Bigger is better.” “We’ve been in business for over 100...
Insuring the Business Risks of a Law Practice
While certain business risks can be unpleasant to think about and others are all too easy to...
I Want to Be a Contract Attorney. Do I Need To Purchase My Own Malpractice Insurance Policy?
Get ready for a typical lawyer response, because the answer is maybe. It all depends upon the...
Theft of Client Funds and the Interplay Between Bad Actors and Innocent Insured Coverage
A question that occasionally comes up concerns insurance coverage for the loss of client funds....
So, You Want to Do Insurance Defense Work?
If you are still reading this blog post after reading the title, then you have either done work...
6 Things I Wish Lawyers Understood About Malpractice Insurance
Look. I get it. Insurance policies aren’t the most interesting reads out there. No policy is ever...
Why Purchasing Legal Malpractice Insurance Is Always a Good Business Decision
As a risk manager for a nationwide legal malpractice insurer, I am sure it comes as no surprise...
Five Things You Can Do to Help Keep Your Malpractice Insurance Premium in Line
I have been a risk manager here at ALPS for well over two decades now, which helps explain why I...
How to Avoid the Small Firm Tail Coverage Trap
Just as with small businesses in every sector, small law firms have widely varying outcomes in...
