LAWPRO Errors and Omissions Coverage
From Crisis to Innovation: 20 Years of LAWPRO Professional Liability Insurance
Twenty years ago, an investigative task force appointed by the Law Society of Upper Canada1 made a sobering discovery: the fund established to pay for professional indemnity claims against Ontario lawyers was underfunded by over $200 million dollars. The resulting crisis presented the bar in Ontario with one of the most serious challenges in its… Read More »
Categories: LAWPRO Errors and Omissions CoverageChanges to LAWPRO’s Risk Management Credit program
Convocation’s approval of the 2015 LAWPRO insurance program on September 25 has brought two changes to LAWPRO’s Risk Management Credit (RMC) program that will affect the 2016 premium credit. These are summarized as follows: 1. Paralegal licensees who work in partnership with lawyers are now eligible, as of September 16, 2014, to earn the Risk… Read More »
Categories: LAWPRO Errors and Omissions CoverageRenew your LAWPRO professional liability insurance for 2015 starting today
You can now e-file your 2015 LAWPRO insurance application. E-file on or before November 4, 2014, and you’ll save $25 on the 2015 insurance premium. It takes only minutes to review your pre-populated electronic application: To access online filing, you need your Law Society number and your confidential password. Applications e-filed after November 4 ARE… Read More »
Categories: LAWPRO Errors and Omissions CoverageLAWPRO base premium stable for fifth consecutive year: Convocation approves LAWPRO 2015 program
LAWPRO is pleased to announce that Convocation of the Law Society of Upper Canada approved its 2015 insurance program for the Ontario Bar. This marks LAWPRO’s 20th anniversary of offering the program. Strong financial results and a moderating claims count have allowed LAWPRO to hold the base premium for the mandatory insurance program at $3,350… Read More »
Categories: LAWPRO Errors and Omissions CoverageLAWPRO defends lawyers: Lawyer owed no duty of care to non-client intermediary that paid out funds against client’s forged instrument
LAWPRO defends a wide variety of cases in any given year. In almost 80 per cent of the claims files we handle, there is ultimately no finding of negligence against the lawyer that was the subject of a claim. Occasionally, our work on a lawyer’s behalf is made easier by having compelling facts on our… Read More »
Categories: LAWPRO Errors and Omissions CoverageLAWPRO defends lawyers: “Lawyer not liable for transaction client completed after lawyer’s retainer ended’
LAWPRO defends a wide variety of cases in any given year. In almost 80 per cent of the claims files we handle, there is ultimately no finding of negligence against the lawyer that was the subject of a claim. Occasionally, our work on a lawyer’s behalf is made easier by having compelling facts on our… Read More »
Categories: LAWPRO Errors and Omissions CoverageLAWPRO defends lawyers: ‘Failure to insist on ILA not negligent where transaction clearly benefits client’
LAWPRO defends a wide variety of cases in any given year. In almost 80 per cent of the claims files we handle, there is ultimately no finding of negligence against the lawyer that was the subject of a claim. Occasionally, our work on a lawyer’s behalf is made easier by having compelling facts on our… Read More »
Categories: LAWPRO Errors and Omissions CoverageLAWPRO defends lawyers: ‘No negligence where lawyer relies on client’s waiver of searches’
LAWPRO defends a wide variety of cases in any given year. In almost 80 per cent of the claims files we handle, there is ultimately no finding of negligence against the lawyer that was the subject of a claim. Occasionally, our work on a lawyer’s behalf is made easier by having compelling facts on our… Read More »
Categories: LAWPRO Errors and Omissions Coverage