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Kobi L Gibbs, Senior Claims Attorney: Feb 27, 2018 12:00:00 AM
“I did not keep a copy of my file.” … Those are some of the most tragic and disappointing words I can hear from an Insured as we are discussing the malpractice claim they recently reported. Those nine little words can drastically change the outcome...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Feb 21, 2018 12:00:00 AM
There are two types of businesses – those that have been hacked and those that don’t know they’ve been hacked. This may sound like hyperbole, but...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jan 31, 2018 12:00:00 AM
To this day I still get the occasional call from an attorney wanting to know how to go about purchasing a tail policy and my response is always the...
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Stacey Smith Claims Manager: Jan 17, 2018 12:00:00 AM
You have heard it many times before but it is worth repeating because we are still receiving claims from attorneys who first sued their clients for...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jan 10, 2018 12:00:00 AM
ALPS is rolling out three new policy forms this year, offering legal malpractice insurance coverage options to fit your firm’s needs. No one is...
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Martha Amrine, Senior Claims Attorney: Dec 27, 2017 12:00:00 AM
It’s Friday the 13th, or any other day of the month for that matter, and your local process server appears at your door with a subpoena for your...
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Kurt Whitmire, Director of Commercial Lines: Nov 21, 2017 12:00:00 AM
Many times friends or colleagues outside of ALPS ask me, “What’s the hardest part of your job?” A lot of people assume that it’s really hard talking...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Nov 7, 2017 12:00:00 AM
Mark sits down with Julie Patterson, a longtime ALPS Business Development Representative, bringing with her two decades of experience helping law...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Oct 26, 2017 12:00:00 AM
ALPS In Brief, The ALPS Risk Management Podcast, is hosted by ALPS Risk Manager, Mark Bassingthwaighte. While in Missoula, Libby Benet, U.S. Lead...
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DEAR INSURANCE CARRIER: I am a sole practitioner who started a law firm a couple of years ago. I have been claims free, yet my legal malpractice...
