Liability arising
out of the rendering of or failure to render professional
services, such as a medical error by a doctor, dentist,
or nurse causing injury to a patient; bad advice
by a lawyer, accountant, or insurance agent causing
financial damage to a client; a design error by
an architect or engineer leading to the construction
of a defective building. The professional liability
exposure is generally in addition to the ordinary
business liability exposures—e.g., a law firm
would need professional liability coverage for this
exposure, and they would still need general liability
coverage in case someone were injured on their premises.
Different terminology is used for different professions—e.g.,
doctors’ professional liability coverage is
referred to as “malpractice” insurance,
and insurance agents’ professional liability
coverage is referred to as “errors and omissions”
or “E&O” coverage.
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