Professional Liability/ Malpractice Providers

The company has met the minimum requirements established by statute and is authorized by the State of Georgia to write lawyer’s professional liability business. The importance of being admitted includes not only the protection to the insured of having the backing of the state’s regulatory authorities to assist if a problem arises, but also the fact that the guaranty fund laws generally apply only to licensed insurers.

The company is a surplus lines (non-admitted) carrier, which is a company that generally underwrites risks or parts of risks for which insurance is not available through an admitted company. The business is, therefore, placed with a non-admitted insurer (a company not licensed in the State of Georgia) in accordance with state surplus lines insurance laws.

Risk Retention Groups are owner-controlled insurance companies authorized by the Federal Liability Risk Retention Act of 1986. An RRG will allow members who engage in similar or related business or activities to write liability insurance for all or any portion of the exposures of group members, excluding first party coverages, such as property, worker's compensation and personal lines. Authorization under the federal statute allows a group to be chartered in one state, but able to engage in the business of insurance in all states, subject to certain specific and limited restrictions. The Federal Act pre-empts state law in many significant ways.

Organizations that represent both "Admitted" and "Non-Admitted" professional liability insurance carriers. They do not represent "RRGs."

Allied World Insurance Company

Amanda Hickey, RPLU+, Assistant Vice President, E&O Division
469-248-4012 | 214-600-1589
Email: amanda.hickey@awac.com | Website:  www.alliedworldinsurace.com
Restrictions: Environmental, Entertainment, International, Patent work, Tax Opinions and Securities (except private placements) are excluded.
Size Guidelines: Writes firms with 3 to 100 attorneys

ALPS 

800-367-2577
Email: learnmore@alpsinsurance.com | Website: www.alpsinsurance.com/georgia 
Restrictions: None, but practice area impacts premium
Size Guidelines: Writes firms with 1-20 attorneys

CNA

Small Firm Contact (1-34 attorneys)

Eugene Alpine
609-524-6585
Email: eugine.alpine@cna.com | Website:  www.cna.com

Large Firm Contacts (35+ attorneys)

Scott Kossove
212-440-3432
Email: scott.kossove@cna.com | Website:  www.cna.com
Restrictions: None, but practice area impacts premium
Size Guidelines: Writes firms of all sizes

General Star National Insurance Company ("GenStar")

Jock Wols
859-327-5594
Email: jock.wols@ptprocover.com | Website: www.vanguardspecialty.com
Restrictions: Patent Law & Cannabis Law
Size Guidelines: Writes firms with 1 to 20 attorneys

LawyerGuard (QBE Insurance Company)

Kevin J. Sullivan, President & CEO
860-756-7417
Email: kevinj.sullivan@lawyerguard.com | Website:  www.lawyerguard.com
Restrictions: Some AOP restrictions. Please call for details.

Old Republic Insurance Company (Old Republic Professional)

Michael Callis, Senior Vice President
312-750-8800 | 312-750-8805
Email: mcallis@oldrepublicpro.com | Website:  www.oldrepublicpro.com
Restrictions: None, but practice area impacts premium
Size Guidelines: Writes primary for firms with five or more attorneys

Protexure Insurance Agency (ISMIE Mutual Insurance Company)

Ryan Schwartz
877-569-4111 ext. 7015
Email: rschwartz@protexure.com | Website:  www.protexurelawyers.com
Restrictions: Securities, Intellectual Property, Class Action Lead Counsel
Size Guidelines: Writes 1-15 attorney firms 

PT Pro (Nationwide/National Casualty Company)

Jock Wols
Email: jock.wols@ptprocover.com | Website:  www.ptprocover.com
Restrictions: Attorneys practicing in a full-time capacity. 
Size Guidelines: Part-time attorneys or attorneys who provide legal services in a pro bono, retired or reduced capacity.

State National

Andrew Biggio
781-581-2508
Email: abiggio@firstindemnity.net | Website:  www.firstindemnity.net
Restrictions: No restrictions.
Size Guidelines: Writes firms with 1-300 attorneys.

Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America

Bob Bradish
651-310-8375 
Email: rbradish@travelers.com | Website:  www.travelers.com
Restrictions: Significant Patent, SEC, or Class Action/Mass Tort exposures.
Size Guidelines: Writes firms of all sizes

Zurich North America (American Guarantee & Liability Company)

Sharon Eure Burns, Zurich North America-Alternative Markets
212-553-5651 | 800-442-2935
Email: sharon.burns@zurichna.com | Website:  www.zurichna.com
Restrictions: None
Size Guidelines: Writes firms of all sizes

Allied World Surplus Lines Insurance Company (f.k.a. Darwin Select Insurance)

Amanda Hickey, RPLU+, Assistant Vice President, E&O Division
469-248-4012 | 214-600-1589
Email: amanda.hickey@awac.com | Website: www.alliedworldinsurance.com
Restrictions: Focus on distressed firms including those with severity or frequency of claims, attorney misconduct and law firm financial or economic adversity. Comprehensive risk management and remedial services available. Focus also on hard-to-place areas of practice, including: high-value plaintiff work (including medical malpractice and class action), collections, securities, environmental and entertainment. One restriction: No patent prosecution (but will offer coverage to other types of intellectual property firms, e.g. trademark-copyright, IP litigation).
Size Guidelines: Writes firms with 3 to 100 attorneys

Lloyd's of London - Beazley Syndicate

Michele McCrohan
973-995-0500
Email: MicheleM@synergy-ins.com | Website:  www.synergy-ins.com
Restrictions: No restrictions, specialize in hard-to-place and difficult area of practice situation
Size Guidelines: Writes firms of all sizes

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions

(Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Capacity Insurance Corporation)
Deborah Bjes
312-821-3806
Email: deborah_bjes@swissre.com | Website:  www.corporatesolutions.swissre.com   
Restrictions: None, but practice area impacts premium
Size Guidelines: Writes firms with 10-150 attorneys

Attorneys' Liability Assurance Society, Inc. (ALAS)

Nancy Montroy
312-697-6972
Website:  www.alas.com
Restrictions: None
Size Guidelines: Writes firms of 35 or more attorneys

Alden and Associates, Inc.

Edward F. Alden, CPCU, ARM, CIC
770-518-9943 | Cell: 770-367-0412
Email: edalden@aaapl.com | Website:  www.aaapl.com

Attorneys First Insurance

Debra Prendergast
PH: 727-599-2999      
Email: debbie@attorneysfirst.com | Website:  www.attorneysfirst.com

Attorney Protective

Adam Grey
404-801-5873
Email: adam.grey@attorneyprotective.com | Website:  www.attorneyprotective.com

Brown & Brown Insurance / Professional Services Plans

Insurance Solutions for Attorneys
800-826-8882
Email: ldean@bbprograms.com | Website:  www.prsginsurance.com

Brunswick Companies

Melissa Horner
330-865-4267
Email: mhorner@brunswickcompanies.com | Website:  www.brunswickcompanies.com

C&R Insurance Services, LLC

Melanie Thomas
800-637-7543
Email: firmpro@crinsurance.com | Website:  www.insuringlawyers.com

Daniels-Head Insurance Agency, Inc. (DHIA)

800-950-0551 | 512-328-9310
Email: info@dhia.com | Website: www.dhia.com

GilsbarPro

800-906-9654
Email: prontoquote@gilsbar.com | Website: www.gilsbar.com

Insurance Specialists, Inc. 

Doug Johnson
888-474-1959
E-mail: sales@isi1959.com | Website:  www.isi1959.com/LPL

L Squared Insurance Agency, LLC

Justin Norcross
800-817-6333
Email: justin.norcross@L2InsuranceAgency.com | Website:  www.L2InsuranceAgency.com

Member Benefits, Inc.

(Recommended Broker)
800-282-8626
Email: support@memberbenefits.com | Website:  gabar.memberbenefits.com

ProSource Insurance Services

Weston Lemoine
800-680-6761 Ext. 5
Email: wlemoine@theprossource.com | Website:  www.theprossource.com

Protexure Insurance Agency

Ryan Schwartz
877-569-4111 ext. 7015
Email: rschwartz@protexure.com | Website:  www.protexurelawyers.com
Restrictions: Securities, Intellectual Property, Class Action Lead Counsel
Size Guidelines: Writes 1-15 attorney firms 

Synergy Professional Associates, Inc.

Michele McCrohan
973-492-0500
Email: michelem@synergy-ins.com

Ira J. Dawer
973-995-0512
Email: irad@synergy-ins.com | Website: www.synergy-ins.com

Turner, Wood & Smith Insurance

Scotty Hall
678-928-6711
Email: scotty.hall@twsinsurance.com | Website: www.twsinsurance.com

Walker & Company, Inc.

Brett Walker
630-664-2311
Email: bwalker@walkerandcompany.co | Website:  www.walkerandcompany.co