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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Oct 6, 2021
Underwriters in the legal malpractice insurance space often exercise caution when reviewing applications of firms that have one or more attorneys serving as an officer or director of a for-profit, non-profit, or closely held corporation. Of course,...
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Laura Churchman, Marketing Communications Manager: Sep 29, 2021
The premier insurance rating agency, AM Best, announced Tuesday that it revised the outlook to positive from stable and affirmed the Financial...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Sep 22, 2021
It’s quite normal for an attorney to have an emotional response after learning a malpractice claim is on the way. Problems arise, however, if the...
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ALPS Team: Sep 16, 2021
Clearly, the world in which attorneys operate — a world where the attorney is usually the point person assisting other people or entities in...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Sep 9, 2021
Mark shares some stories of cancelled flights, employment emergencies, and more, to illustrate a timely point: When things go off the rails, being...
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Bree Buchanan & Chris Newbold: Sep 1, 2021
Transcript: CHRIS NEWBOLD: Hello, Well-being friends. Welcome to the Path to Well-Being in Law podcast, an initiative of the Institute for...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Sep 1, 2021
Several concerned lawyers recently reached out to me each wanting to discuss attorney impairment. In light of these conversations and with a desire...
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LMG Security: Aug 31, 2021
This blog post is in partnership with LMG Security. With professional hackers and cybersecurity criminals posing a constant threat to law firms...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Aug 24, 2021
As a risk manager for a nationwide legal malpractice insurer, I am sure it comes as no surprise that I believe the purchase of legal malpractice...
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Stacey K. Smith, Esq. Director of Claims: Aug 19, 2021
“Baby Boomers, the generation of people born between 1944 and 1964, are expected to transfer $30 trillion in wealth to younger generations over the...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Aug 18, 2021
The number of times I’ve observed or heard about a problematic nonverbal interaction with a client (to which the involved lawyer or staff member was...
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Bree Buchanan & Chris Newbold: Aug 11, 2021
Transcript: CHRIS NEWBOLD: Hello, well-being friends and welcome to the Path to Well-Being in Law podcast, an initiative of the Institute for...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jul 30, 2021
Mark Bassingthwaighte: Hello, I’m Mark Bassingthwaighte, the risk manager here at ALPS. And welcome to another episode of ALPS In Brief, the...
