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March 2, 2018 | All Manage Your Practice Topics

Answers to Common Legal Malpractice Insurance Questions

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Before you consider buying malpractice insurance, it is important to understand the basics of insurance

FindLaw’s article, ‘Answers to Common Legal Malpractice Insurance Questions,’ provides a thorough overview of the most common questions attorneys have when considering purchasing or changing their malpractice insurance coverage.

  1. Why do I need insurance?
  2. Is it mandatory?
  3. How much is insurance and what affects the price of insurance?
  4. How much coverage should I buy?
  5. Where do I go to get insurance?
  6. What can I do to lower the risk of malpractice claims?
  7. I’m a new lawyer. Can I get insurance?
  8. What do I need to know about my insurance company?
  9. Can anyone help introduce me to different insurance options?
  10. What do I need to tell the insurance company?

The full article was originally posted on Findlaw’s Law Firm Management Center’s Malpractice Insurance Practice Guide.

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Answers to Common Legal Malpractice Insurance Questions

 

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