This CLE webinar will explore the contours of professional services coverage and exclusions under general liability, directors and officers, and professional liability policies. The panel will discuss recent trends in case law interpreting policy coverage and exclusions and guide counsel for policyholders and insurers on best practices for negotiating coverage scope and resolving disputes after claims arise.
Description
Significant disagreements exist between insurers and policyholders as to what constitutes “professional services” for determining whether a loss is insurable. Companies addressing the issue with corporate and coverage counsel should consider their policies’ coverage grants and exclusions in this area before a claim arises.
Explaining to clients—insurers or policyholders—whether a particular claim involves professional services is challenging. Depending on the circumstances, multiple lines of commercial insurance could cover the claim, or it may fall squarely in a gap between policies. For companies contemplating the performance of services that are traditionally considered “professional” in nature, the issue is simple. The complexities arise for firms that don’t see their service offerings to be professional services. Practitioners negotiating these provisions and counseling clients on their impact must understand three key concepts addressed in current case law:
- The meaning of professional
- The meaning of services
- The nexus between professional services and a policyholder’s liability
Listen as our distinguished panel of insurance practitioners provides critical insight into the expanding judicial definition of “professional services,” the impact on negotiating coverage grants and exclusions, and how counsel can identify and avoid gaps across multiple lines of coverage.
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