Start the Panel Counsel Process with a Law Firm Resume
Introducing your insurance defense law firm to a prospective insurance client starts with a professional law firm resume, which serves the same purpose as a personal resume used by a jobseeker. Law firms that wants to attract new business should...
Panel Counsel Cybersecurity Considerations
Litigation panel managers at P&C insurance carriers are increasingly focused on the cybersecurity practices followed by panel counsel law firms. This article reviews recent law firm data breaches and identifies industry best practices for panel counsel cybersecurity. Law Firm Cybersecurity...
What to Expect in a Panel Counsel Application
If you are asking how to get on an insurance defense panel, one of the common first steps after you have made your initial introduction is to respond to a Request for Information (RFI) or a Request for Proposal (RFP)....
Cybersecurity Insurance Panel Opportunities
Cybersecurity and data privacy remain a growth area as ransomware and data breaches continue to threaten businesses, healthcare providers, and government agencies on a daily basis. The potential to get on a cybersecurity insurance panel continues to expand since I...
Auto Insurance Premiums Rise with Inflation
Auto insurance carriers are grappling with inflation trends, according to a recent report by the American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) titled, "The New Normal? Auto Insurers Continue to Struggle with Inflation." With the U.S. inflation rate at its highest...
GEICO Closes Calif. Offices; 2022 Claims & Costs Rise
GEICO has closed 38 agent offices in California, according to an August 1 article by the Sacramento Bee, and GEICO panel counsel members will want to monitor the situation. The offices sold auto and homeowners insurance policies to state residents....
Law Firm Marketing Checklist for 2022
Are you ready to attract more legal clients in 2022? It’s a simple question that can take considerable planning. The future of law firm marketing is now digital. Rainmaking in pre-COVID days focused on industry conferences and personal networking. While...
Panel Counsel Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Attorney diversity within a law firm is increasingly important to litigation panel managers at leading P&C insurance companies. When panel counsel managers seek outside counsel for the defense of litigation matters—whether employment practices disputes, premises liability claims, or auto accidents—the...
Panel Counsel Business Development Insights
How to get on an insurance panel is changing and panel counsel law firms need to either keep up the pace or risk falling behind competitors. This article identifies three leading factors that managing partners at insurance defense law firms...
Google Tackles Premises Liability Claims
Commercial property owners can now manage slip and fall, workers’ compensation, and other premises liability claims more accurately with risk management tools recently launched by Google Cloud in partnership with BlueZoo Inc., a technology startup company. The new Google premises...
Cyber Insurance Claims Analyzed in Ransomware Report
The average ransomware demand was $175,000 in 2019, a 12-fold increase from $15,000 in 2017, according to the Ransomware 2021 Spotlight Report issued by NetDiligence. The report focuses on small to medium enterprises (SMEs). Cyber insurance claims attorneys can use...
Hippo Homeowner Insurance IPO
Hippo Holdings Inc. is the name for a new insurtech homeowner insurance agency that will result from the planned merger between Reinvent Technology Partners Z and Hippo Enterprises Inc., a Delaware corporation. Hippo Insurance Services is a general agent for...