The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) of 1974 was designed to protect private pension plan participants' rights. Fiduciaries of all employee benefits plans, including welfare plans and pension plans, assumed new responsibilities relating to the management and administration of benefits plans. Under the law, a fiduciary can be held personally...

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It is important to protect your firm from liability claims. General liability insurance (GL) is coverage that can protect you from a variety of claims, including bodily injury, property damage, personal injury, and others that can arise from your business operations. General liability insurance is often combined with property insurance in a Business Owner...

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Business Auto Liability Insurance is an important safeguard for your law firm. If an employee is sued following a serious accident in a car or truck you or your business owns, liability insurance helps protect your company’s assets. Most states require Business Auto Liability Insurance. It helps cover the financial responsibility if you or an employee is...

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Authored by Rachel Minyard High net worth individuals and families have been targeted by cyber-attacks in the past year, as reported by InsuranceBusinessMag.com and Alicia Grzadkowska. InsuranceBusinessMag.com notes the new remote working environment has resulted in many phishing scams and cyber threats- and not just at large companies. Darren McGraw, pre...

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Following the unprecedented issues of 2020 & 2021 that saw many law firms scrambling to send all employees to work from home, did we set ourselves up for cyber attacks unknowingly? When you consider all employees accessing your firm network, documents, contacts, etc. from less secure home internet or public connections, it is not surprising that cyber...

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Lawyer’s Professional Liability is designed to protect an insured member of the policyholder from catastrophic financial loss. If the professional is sued for malpractice and becomes legally obligated to pay damages, the professional liability carrier will defend the insured in the suit. Any damages, up to the limit of liability, that the insured becomes...

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When was the last time you reviewed your Professional Liability insurance for proper coverage and cost?  The AdvoCap Insurance Agency, Inc. team is glad to help your law firm! Click the "Contact" tab for more information! 

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Every good legal professional knows the importance of protecting their firm from the mishaps and misfortunes that will inevitably occur. It can be hard enough to provide quality representation to clients when everything goes exactly right, but what happens when there is an error? A paralegal misses a deadline; a lawyer doesn’t properly notify a client of...

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In our newest interview, Michael J. Swanson and Michael P. Shea discuss 3 important insurance coverages for plaintiff law firms. Click here to learn more about AdvoCap Insurance Agency, Inc. products!

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Join our CEO Michael J. Swanson and President, Shea Barclay Group, Michael P. Shea as they discuss 3 important aspects of your Professional Liability Insurance. Visit our PLP page to learn more!  

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