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Read the Room: Keeping private information private
You walk out of a courtroom, swiftly walk outside to grab a taxi and your cell phone rings. You pick it up and while attempting
November 8, 2021
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What Firms Should Consider Before Requiring Vaccinations
By mid-August, 2021, 39 AM Law 200 firms had issued the equivalent of vaccine requirements for employees returning to the office. With most firms requiring
August 19, 2021
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First Indemnity Expands, Adds New Boston Office
First Indemnity, a specialty insurance agency dedicated to professional liability products for lawyers and law firms, has announced the opening of a new office in
July 7, 2021
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First Indemnity Introduces Excess Protect
Excess coverage will aid law firms seeking additional coverage or higher limits First Indemnity Insurance Group, a specialty insurance agency dedicated to professional liability products
May 6, 2021
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First Indemnity Adds AM Best Rated A & A+ Insurance Carriers
New partnerships follow the end of the agency’s affiliation with the HIIG Group First Indemnity Insurance Group, a specialty insurance agency dedicated to professional liability
March 26, 2021
First Thoughts Blog
COVID-19 and the Rise of Risk
Among the many issues COVID-19 has raised for business professionals, increased risk is chief among them. And not just health risk, but legal risk. Those
March 4, 2021
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From Saudi Prince to Your Boss: How to address increasingly sophisticated social engineering attacks
If you’ve ever received an email from a foreign prince asking for your help to park his money in the United States in return for
January 1, 2021
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Tips to Avoid Ransomware, and What Happens if You Don’t
In the 1996 movie, Ransom, Mel Gibson plays a multi-millionaire business executive whose son is kidnapped and … big surprise … held for ransom. It’s
January 1, 2021
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Lies and the Lying Lawyers Who Lie on Liability Applications
Hard truths can be managed. They can even be overcome in some instances. But lies? Well, to paraphrase Butch Cassidy, “it’s the lie that’s gonna
January 1, 2021
First Thoughts Blog
Malpractice, Bracing for the Inevitable
You’re going to be sued. At some point in your legal career—if you haven’t been already—someone is going to sue you for malpractice. It’s very
January 1, 2021
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On Policy Language: Ambiguity Doesn’t Mean Bad Faith
The insurance industry has a perception problem. It’s true. If you polled a wide cross section of the U.S. population, the industry at large would
January 1, 2021
Innocent? There’s an Insurance Policy Clause for That
Though infrequent, lawyers sometimes do bad things. As we recently wrote here, this can be a particular problem when the bad things put certain partners
January 1, 2021