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CLIA’s Voluntary Excess Program (VEP) application process for 2019-2020 is opening on June 3rd, 2019 to ensure that you have time to complete the application and submit premium payments prior...
Read More...CLIA’s Voluntary Excess Program (VEP) application process for 2019-2020 is opening on June 3rd, 2019 to ensure that you have time to complete the application and submit premium payments prior...
Read More...A Few Good Tips It is important to adequately document your file. Keep your client advised of what you’re doing. Copy him/her with virtually everything. Confirm in writing instructions received...
Read More...Report all Insurance Claims before June 30, 2019 The current professional liability insurance policy for practicing members expires on June 30, 2019. This means that before June 30, you should...
Read More...Evaluating Potential Clients SCREEN YOUR CLIENTS AND CASES. One of the most effective ways to avoid an insurance claim is to carefully evaluate the potential client before you take the...
Read More...The Canadian Lawyers Insurance Association (CLIA) is a reciprocal insurance exchange providing professional liability insurance to lawyers in nine Canadian provinces with its headquarters in Regina, Saskatchewan. CLIA’s nominating committee...
Read More...Properly Documenting Files One of the most important things a lawyer can do to avoid an insurance claim is to document client files properly. Without documentation, errors or misunderstandings can...
Read More...How Long Should You Keep Closed Files? One of the most frequent questions lawyers ask us is “How long do I have to keep my closed files?” Certainly you don’t...
Read More...We would like to remind members of the real dangers associated with mortgage fraud. Attached are links to Notices we have circulated in the past to assist you in identifying...
Read More...How to Avoid Malpractice Claims in your Wills & Estates Practice Malpractice claims in Wills & Estates practice have increased steadily over the last decade. Communications issues (often at the...
Read More...Tips on how to Minimize Claims Risks in Marijuana Law Lawpro (Law Society of Ontario Insurers) recently published the following article that we believe beneficial to send to our insured...
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