Telehealth is likely to remain a main avenue for receiving health consultations. It is also likely to experience hiccups along the way. Insurers need to accept both realities. 

Many workers are celebrating an extensive work-from-home option, but physical and mental injuries may go undetected.

As patients and providers become more digitally connected, greater dependency on technology increases privacy and security concerns.

It seems clear that telemedicine is here to stay, which means the insurance industry has a need to fill to match this emerging exposure with policy language to suit and coverage to follow.

While avoiding the risk of community spread by having classes exclusively online is not feasible for many colleges, the risk of spreading the virus can be reduced by banning all mass gatherings, including college football practices, on campus.

Wholesale brokers are seeing a surge in D&O submissions thanks to the hard market and punishing price increases in the primary market.

Criminal law professor Deborah Ramirez says it’s time for mandatory professional liability insurance for police officers. Will insurance step up to help?

The coronavirus has already impacted the D&O space, and many expect losses to keep climbing.

The court must decide if a professional liability policy will cover a doctor accused of sexual misconduct.

When an insured faces two underlying elder abuse claims, it turns to its insurer for coverage under its professional liability policy.

When it comes to COVID-19 economic damage, some industries have been hit much harder than others. D&O underwriters are sure to be asking COVID-19-specific questions at renewals.

After a faulty design leads to leakage from a large ice tank, Nova Southeastern University takes the insurer to court.

With prices rising, experts advise insurance buyers to start the renewal process early, and to be prepared to differentiate their risk mitigation strategies.

Two new reports shed light on the drivers behind D&O’s impending hard market.

According to a report by The Hanover, small business owners view property damage as largest threat during the next five years. But are they overlooking cyber?

The budding telemedicine industry promises to bring medical care to those who can’t access it, but professional liability issues could pose problems. 

In the post-#MeToo era, Rhonda Prussack of BHSI details what liability exposures she’s watching closely right now, as well as what underwriters and the courts have their sights set on.

Just because commercial insurance pricing is increasing doesn’t mean you can’t have a great renewal. And remember, the price of insurance is just one piece of the risk management puzzle.

If it can be determined that individual companies are responsible for climate change, investors and insurers might want to brace themselves for massive payouts.

Professional liability underwriters head to this year’s PLUS Conference with rates on the rise but damages payouts rising even faster.