NEW YORK, March 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- XL Catlin's
insurance companies and Professional Governmental Underwriters,
Inc. (PGU) have entered into an underwriting agreement to offer
Public Entity Management and Employment Practices Liability
coverage to public officials, educators, and law enforcement
agencies in the US.
"Teachers, school board members, police officers and public
officials are held to very high standards," said to Frank
Palermo, Underwriting Manager of XL Catlin's Commercial Errors
& Omissions (E&O) business in North America, "that's
why we're pleased to team up with underwriting experts like PGU who
understand the risks unique to public officials and can help us
deliver the robust insurance protection and risk management
guidance they need to protect their livelihoods and their
commitment to public service."
According to Martin H. Kanipe, President of
the Richmond, Virginia-based
PGU, "Those who dedicate themselves to public service have very
unique professional liability exposures. Teachers and school
boards, for instance, can find themselves facing claims alleging
failure to educate, discrimination, denial of special education
services, among others. Police officers and their departments, on
the other hand, can face claims of negligence, failure to protect,
false arrest or civil rights violations. For the last two
decades, we've focused solely on crafting insurance and loss
prevention to protect these professionals and we're pleased to
enlist XL Catlin to support this growing market."
Under the new agreement, PGU will offer the following coverages
through the XL Catlin insurance companies:
- Educators Legal Liability and Employment Practices
Liability: Designed for colleges, universities as well as
public and charter, parochial and private K-12 school systems, the
policy provides protection against a broad range of employment
practices and educators professional liability claims including
hire discrimination, defense of non-monetary actions related to
special education, redistricting and employment practices.
- Police Professional Liability insurance: This insurance
policy provides coverage for acts, errors, and omissions which
occur while officers perform their professional duties.
- Public Officials Liability and Employment Practices
Liability: Tailored for any municipal governmental entity
including, but not limited to, cities, towns, townships, boroughs,
counties, villages, special service districts, authorities and
commissions, this insurance coverage offers protections against
claims related to discrimination in selecting, promoting,
disciplining or dismissing employees. Mismanagement or improper
administration of funds, grants, or budgets and improper granting
or denying of franchises, permits or licenses, among other
disputes.
About Professional Governmental Underwriters, Inc.
Professional Governmental Underwriters, Inc. is a full-service
risk management company dedicated to assisting public, educational
and non-profit entities in the management of their professional
liability exposures. To learn more, visit pgui.com
About XL Catlin's Insurance Operations
XL Catlin's insurance companies offer property, casualty,
professional, financial lines and specialty insurance products
globally. Businesses that are moving the world forward choose XL
Catlin as their partner. To learn more,
visit xlcatlin.com.
About XL Catlin
XL Catlin is the global brand used by XL Group Ltd.'s
(NYSE:XL) insurance and reinsurance companies which provide
property, casualty, professional and specialty products to
industrial, commercial and professional firms, insurance companies
and other enterprises throughout the world. Clients look to
XL Catlin for answers to their most complex risks and to help move
their world forward. To learn more, visit xlcatlin.com.
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