Creditors, customers, vendors, government regulators, competitors, shareholders and even employees can sue a company’s in-house attorneys for legal malpractice. Chubb's Employed Lawyers Professional Liability helps to protect in-house attorneys from allegations of errors and omissions in carrying out their legal duties.
Employed Lawyers Professional Liability Insurance Coverage Highlights
- Professional legal services rendered by in-house counsel and their staff to the organization and subsidiaries; as well as to foundations, charitable trusts, and political action committees controlled by the parent organization
- Coverage for pro bono legal services; employer consent not required
- Coverage for moonlighting legal services
- Broad definition of Claim which includes civil, criminal, administrative, disciplinary and regulatory proceedings
- Subpoena Defense Costs coverage
- Coverage for personal injury (as defined in the policy) includes malicious prosecution and abuse of process
- Defense Costs coverage for Wage & Hour and NLRA, WARN, COBRA & OSHA exclusions
- Defense of claims brought by the organization
- Coverage eligible for in-house general counsel, legal assistants, notaries public, and temporary and independent contractor attorneys
Are You An ACC Member?
Chubb is a proud to be an Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Alliance Partner. ACC members are eligible for coverage enhancements by endorsement to their Employed Lawyers Professional Liability by ChubbSM policy.