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Insurance for Lawyers

Our Lawyers Professional Liability insurance program for law firms offers deep expertise and specialized solutions to meet the unique challenges encountered by lawyers.

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CNA is the nation's leading provider of Lawyers Professional Liability (LPL) coverage – insuring more than 50,000 law firms and 155,000 lawyers nationwide. We are proud to be the bar-endorsed LPL insurer in Colorado, Iowa, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New York and Pennsylvania, and the endorsed insurer of other city and county bar associations. Download our LPL Policy Highlights for more information.

 

After more than 60 years of experience insuring law firms, CNA understands the unique challenges facing sole practitioners and firms of all sizes. We combine financial strength, industry experience and a broad portfolio of products to address a variety of property and casualty insurance needs, including professional liability insurance. Our CNA Paramount® product with Law Firms Property Extension Endorsement was designed specifically for firms and insures against common property exposures that can prevent lawyers from conducting business.

 

In addition, our Underwriting and Claims teams include licensed attorneys. And if a claim does arise, our highly experienced Claims team, which utilizes the services of leading panel defense attorneys, will work with policyholders on the matter. Download CNA’s Lawyers’ Toolkit 5.0: A Guide to Managing the Attorney-Client Relationship to learn how attorneys can create documents that will enable them to better manage their interactions with current and potential clients.

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LARGE LAW

CNA provides dedicated Underwriting, Claims and Risk Control expertise specifically for law firms with 35 attorneys to the largest in the world. Our program offers LPL written on an open-brokerage basis primarily through specialist insurance brokers – 25 brokers write over 90% of the premium.
 
Contact our Underwriting Vice President, Scott Kossove, for inquiries about our Large Law Firm business or to tailor an insurance solution to meet your specific needs.
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PROGRAM LAW

We offer a broad product portfolio and customized policies with a wide variety of limits and deductible options. Our mutually exclusive program is available countrywide, with the exceptions of Oregon, Wyoming and West Virginia, and is written through various exclusive state administrators with DUA for law firms with 1-34 attorneys.

LAWYERS PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY DIRECTORY

For law firms with 1-34 attorneys, please use our directory below to find the right contact based on where your firm is located.

 

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+: Accepts subproduction from any licensed agent;

*: Accepts subproduction with select licensed agents;

^: Does not accept subproduction

Amwins Program Underwriters, Inc.: ME+, NH+, VT+ 
Marie Gaudette marie.gaudette@amwins.com
Corporate Office: 802-391-2188 
Phone: 802-391-2195


Garden State Professional Insurance Agency: NJ* 
Sean James sean.james@crinsurance.com 
Toll Free: 800-548-1063
Phone: 484-588-0842 
Fax: 866-385-0228

 

The General Agency, Inc.: SC* 
Chip Cappelmann chipc@generalcompany.com 
Harris Cappelmann harrisc@generalcompany.com
Bonnie Barnes bonnieb@generalcompany.com
Toll Free: 800-922-5036
Phone: 843-766-9091 
Fax: 732-577-8836 

 

Gilsbar Specialty Insurance Services, LLC: AL*, FL*, GA*, LA^, MO*, MS*, NC*, TX* (Note: In LA and MS, exclusive for all sizes)
Steve Lang slang@gilsbar.com
Toll Free: 800-455-7227
Phone: 985-809-2427 
Fax: 985-898-1500 

 

Harold Diers & Company, Inc.: NE* 
Diane Bac diane@hdiers.com 
Toll Free: 800-444-1330
Phone: 402-235-5403

Fax: 402-697-5009

 

HUB International Mid-Atlantic, Inc.: DC+, DE+, MD+
Stuart Hoffman stuart.hoffman@hubinternational.com
Toll Free: 800-345-4133
Phone: 410-465-4300
Fax: 410-465-7458

Kibble & Prentice, a USI Company: ID*, MT*, WA*
Katie Johansson katie.johansson@usi.com
Phone: 206-695-9173
Cell: 206-852-0616
Fax: 877-678-5844

 

The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers: CA*, HI*, NV* (Note: In CA, exclusive for firms <50)
DJ McKenna dj@libertycompany.com
Toll Free: 415-884-3332
Fax: 866-835-6983 

 

Lockton Affinity: CO* 
CO Bar Specific*
Nathan Borghardt nborghardt@locktonaffinity.com
IA Bar Specific IA*
Jamie Bock jbock@locktonaffinity.com

Phone: 913-652-7674
Fax: 913-652-7599 

 

MBA Insurance Agency, Inc.: MA* (Note: Exclusive for all sizes)
Terry Welsh twelsh@massbar.org
Tricia Walsh twalsh@massbar.org
Phone: 617-338-0500

 

McGriff Insurance Services: AR* (Note: Exclusive for all sizes)
Tiffaney Davids tiffaney.davids@mcgriffinsurance.com
Phone: 501-661-4957
Fax: 501-508-6959

 

Paragon Underwriters, Inc.: MI*
David Lipson dlipson@paragonunderwriters.com
Phone: 248-851-3066
Fax: 248-851-1205 

 

Pearl Insurance: AZ*, IL*, IN*, KS*, KY*, MN*, ND*, NM*, OH*, OK*, SD*, TN*, VA*, WI* 
Jake Pearl jake.pearl@pearlinsurance.com
Phone: 309-679-0564
Fax: 866-817-9009 

 

USI Affinity: (Note: In PA, exclusive for firms <49)
Rich Balasa CT*, NY*, PA*, RI* rich.balasa@usiaffinity.com
Toll Free: 800-265-2876
Phone: 267-474-4407

Fax: 610-537-9780 

 

OTHER NATIONWIDE LAWYERS PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY PROGRAMS


State Judges Program, Intellectual Property Program, Legal Aid and Public Defender Program AssuredPartners/Jamison jamisongroup.com
Thomasina Peele thomasina.peele@assuredpartners.com
Phone: 973-669-2326 

 

Employed Lawyers Program 
Professional Risk Facilities professionalrisk.net 
Stephen Cavallaro scavallaro@professionalrisk.com
Phone: 516-408-5736

To view a PDF of this information, download the Lawyers Professional Liability Directory.

OUR CAPABILITIES

We offer Lawyers Professional Liability insurance for Large Law and Program Law, which includes:

  • Wide variety of insurance products relevant to law firms, including P&C, D&O, Management Liability, Cyber, Crime, Fiduciary and more
  • Dedicated claims professionals, risk management attorneys and underwriting teams focused entirely on professional liability insurance (capabilities for guaranteed cost, deductibles, self-insured retentions, retrospective rating plans and sliding scale dividend plans)
  • Large Risk Alternative Rating Option (LRARO) and composite rate capabilities based upon risk characteristics
  • Ability to underwrite any size of firm – small business, middle market, large property and large complex casualty
  • A customized package policy covering an insured’s employees who travel or work abroad, with ability to place locally admitted policies in more than 180 countries 
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RISK CONTROL

Resources to Manage and Reduce Risk

Our Lawyers Professional Liability Risk Control team is comprised of full-time experienced attorneys who work exclusively with law firms to manage exposures and provide risk control guidance. We also offer toolkits, seminars, webinars, articles, a risk control hotline, and other resources to help mitigate risk. 
 
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