E&O protection for law firms and solo attorneys
Our specialty in lawyers professional liability insurance is rooted in more than 45 years of agency experience finding cost-effective solutions for individual attorneys and small to mid-sized law firms.
The members of our team average more than 25 years of experience in this specialty. We work with multiple A-rated carriers — each with a long history of writing lawyers professional liability insurance — to find the best solution for each client's areas of practice and desired level of protection.
Through our carrier relationships, we can offer significant coverage capacity — up to $10 million limits of liability.
Our focus is:
- Providing broad coverage for risks related to your firm’s areas of practice
- Delivering competitive premiums by leveraging multiple carriers who compete for market share by offering better pricing
- Rapid responses and continued support from experienced insurance professionals who work solely in professional liability insurance
Common coverage features in ProDefender policies include:
- Full prior acts coverage for qualified applicants
- Bilateral unlimited tail coverage
- Insured’s consent required to settle a claim
- Soft “hammer clause”
- Innocent insured protection
- Premium savings for firms with loss-free profiles, risk management practices and ongoing training, and for continuous renewals with same carrier
Supplemental benefits include:
- Reimbursements for loss of earnings
- Free subpoena assistance
- Disciplinary defense
- Cyber event coverage, without exclusions for artificial intelligence exposures.
This content is provided for informational purposes and is not a legally binding description of coverage that may exist in any policy issued through ProDefender, its affiliates, or the insurance companies ProDefender represents. All conditions of coverage, terms, and limitations are defined in the policy issued to you. Programs and products may not be available in all states.
Most of our lawyers professional liability plans include free risk-management services provided by partner firms to our insured lawyers and law firms.
Services include personal real-time risk management and phone consultation with experienced lawyers specializing in legal professional liability. Some of our partners also offer access to on-demand CLE programs and an e-library of proprietary risk-management advice.
Our risk-management partners help lawyers minimize, if not eliminate, potential claims by clients and non-clients, disciplinary proceedings, and even criminal prosecution.
Insureds who make a written request will receive an engagement letter that spells out the terms of their attorney-client relationship, with our partner firm assuring confidentiality.
We work with the best
ProDefender only works with admitted carriers rated A (Excellent) or better by A.M. Best.
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Full-protection bundle
Enjoy the convenience of a single trusted partner for all of your business insurance needs, with policies starting and renewing on the same dates. This bundle combines Lawyers Professional Liability Insurance, Cyber Insurance, Business Owner's Policy (general liability), and Workers Compensation Insurance as well as optional coverages such as Employee Dishonesty / Commercial Crime Insurance and Employment Practices Liability Insurance.
