If lawyers seek to continue to practice law they must devote time and resources to instituting sound banking and trust accounting procedures and supervising the parties entrusted with the authority to handle client funds.

This edition of Professional Counsel^® provides the 2023 most popular risk control resources for CNA-insured attorneys.

This AlertBulletin® examines risk exposures associated with electronic media use and offers general policy recommendations for the workplace environment.

How would your law practice fare if you disappeared tomorrow? Is there a plan in place that would permit an associate or colleague to address client and office needs or would they be left hopelessly digging through unmarked stacks of paper and scribbled notes?

CNA's dedicated Healthcare Risk Control team understands the challenges faced in the healthcare industry. Learn more about the Healthcare solutions CNA provides.

This article addresses issues that law firms should consider in order to limit their exposure to professional liability and other claims.

This edition of AlertBulletin® focuses on the importance of establishing a setting-specific, appropriately scaled framework for crisis decision-making before disaster strikes.

As a leader in the lawyers' professional liability insurance marketplace we stress the importance of engagement letters in our articles guides and risk control courses. The benefits of engagement letter usage flow to both the law firm and client.

This edition of Vantage Point offers various risk management suggestions for home healthcare providers, ranging from practice guidelines to hazard assessment procedures to security measures for both patients/residents and caregivers.

We specialize in providing insurance solutions for trade and industry associations, franchises, buying groups and individual businesses homogeneous in nature.

CNA's Healthcare Claims professionals use experience from the medical and legal professions to provide superior technical expertise and outstanding customer service.

The Aging Services 2018 Claim Report is designed to encourage change in this critical segment of the healthcare industry. The report focuses on fall- and pressure injury-related claims which despite risk-reduction efforts continue to be the two major sources of professional liability.

This edition of inBrief is designed to encourage and facilitate focused review of organizational policies clinical protocols and contractual provisions to ensure they address patient safety concerns and liability exposures associated with the expanding functions of NPs and PAs.

This edition of Vantage Point® identifies the elements of new healthcare delivery methods, describes the benefits and risks of these innovations, and suggests strategies designed to protect patients/residents and reduce liability exposure.

At a time when patient expectations are greater than ever organizations that approve privileges without fully verifying an applicants qualifications risk lawsuit alleging negligent credentialing practices. Download to learn about the impact of these claims on hospitals and medical centers.

While the statement that the world is getting smaller is something of a well used cliché it is true to sat that most large law firms now operate across many diverse borders and either have offices in or deal with local firms across a number of jurisdictions.

CNA’s Private Directors and Officers (D&O) Liability insurance is designed to protect the company and the people who lead it, addressing claims arising from their decisions and actions.

This resource examines three major EMR-related issues and suggests countermeasures to protect patients and minimize liability exposures.

Law firms can limit their exposure to professional liability and other claims by identifying and responding to key issues that may arise during the COVID-19 crisis.

This edition of Vantage Point® offers five basic strategies to prevent and mitigate common hazards on the road to organizational consolidation.

Physician risk management programs today require a comprehensive and strategic approach known as enterprise risk management (ERM).

This resource discusses the ERM model which represents a continuous process applied across the medical practice and influenced by staff conduct at every level.

Our Epack 3 (EP3) policy was designed to provide clear solutions for complex management liability risks, with compartmentalized coverage options that work together and don't overlap.

Maximizing flexibility and convenience for policyholders, our innovative virtual resources can help insureds save time and mitigate risk by identifying and addressing hidden exposures.

This edition of Vantage Point presents a variety of strategies intended to help healthcare settings of every type improve clinical integration following consolidation.

In collaboration with our partners at Nurses Service Organization (NSO) we at CNA insure over 26000 nurse practitioners (NPs) in a wide variety of settings. We are pleased to present our fourth nurse practitioner closed claim report.

Lawyers contemplating board service must weigh the potential benefits against the risks inherent in such appointments prior to acceptance and throughout the tenure of any board service.

This edition of Professional Counsel addresses referral and fee splitting agreements and the risks associated with them.

Compelling evidence suggests that employers who take a proactive stance toward concerning behaviors are more successful in deterring workplace violence.

Lawyers Professional Liability statistics on Business Transactions/Commercial Law: Includes sales agreements agency agreements entertainment contracts commercial transactions including financing where real estate is not the major subject.

Electronic healthcare records (EHRs) have revolutionized the practice of medicine creating the potential for significant improvements in patient safety clinical teamwork and operational efficiency.

Informed consent (IC) is a two-way educational and communication process intended to prevent patients from being treated without their permission and understanding.

Clinical burnout is a work-related syndrome experienced by an increasing number of physicians nurses physician assistants and nurse practitioners.

As an area of practice family law includes all litigation and legal services related to antenuptial and domestic relationships separation and divorce alimony and child support child custody surrogacy and adoption.

This edition of AlertBulletin is designed to help facilities protect transgender patients and themselves by understanding regulatory requirements and liability exposures.

This issue examines 10 of the most common and potentially serious risks associated with the use of personal mobile devices in the healthcare setting and offers suggestions designed to mitigate these exposures.

As attorneys we routinely litigate arbitrate and negotiate on behalf of our clients. With regularity we analyze synthesize and scrutinize certain facts precedent and regulations. Managing accounts receivable however seems to befuddle the best of us.

While the designation of counsel has been used by firms for many years the concept can still be a bit of a paradox if not often completely misunderstood.

Our innovative resources can help insureds save time and avoid costly claims by identifying and addressing hidden exposures.

The ongoing national mental health crisis is characterized by too few inpatient beds and overtaxed outpatient facilities. In fact under the present delivery system it is estimated that more than half a million individuals with serious mental illness do not receive the care they need.

This edition of Home Care Briefing addresses that clear communication and comprehensive and factual documentation are critical to minimizing noncompliance as well as limiting the impact of recalcitrant client behavior.

This edition of Professional Counsel® discusses different practices and tools lawyers should consider when offering legal opinions for third parties to help mitigate potential risk.

This edition of Home Care Briefing examines three core elements of a home care fall-reduction program: risk assessment staff education and post-incident response.

Business transactions are a staple of practice for many lawyers especially in small to midsize firms. Download this study to help recognize the most common risk that practitioners encounter.

This edition of Vantage Point® offers practical strategies designed to strengthen behavioral patient screening and assessment management of psychiatric patients in the ED, inpatient management of comorbidities, environmental safety and patient discharge.

This Alert Bulletin highlights critical issues facing independent living including increasing acuity levels and care needs as well as allegations of wrongful placement and retention.

CNA’s 2023 Strategic Business Resilience report was created to help leaders build a resilient culture and develop a sustained ability to endure disruptive events.

This Special Resource serves as a reference for healthcare organizations seeking to evaluate risk exposures associated with COVID-19.

Driver behavior affects your commercial auto fleet's performance and your bottom line every trip every day. However not every business gives this critical safety topic the attention it deserves and that can lead to costly liability claims.

In claims where CNA made an indemnity payment of $1,000,000 or more in the last 20 years, the following were repeated commonalities and contributing drivers to why these claims result in large payments.