FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
MANAGEMENT & PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY
Financial Institution Management and Professional Liability exposures have increased drastically due to regulatory and public scrutiny, increasing the demand for relevant insurance coverages, including D&O, E&O, General Partners Liability and Fiduciary Liability. Pressure on large banks to divest specialty operations, along with layoffs of talented financial professionals, have led to tremendous growth in the volume of start-up firms.
With new prospects, and increasing interest, the market is ripe for insurance agents and brokers to solicit financial firms. Many of these firms carry small staffs and lower P&C exposures, with large Management and Professional Liability exposures. The M&P exposures may make up a large portion of their insurance budget, so the brokers selected and the coverages offered will be scrutinized.
With decades of experience and a substantial, growing book of business, NIF Pro can help you win this business and navigate the marketplace.
Asset & Investment Management, including Registered Investment Advisors and Investment Fund Management firms, are placed by NIF Pro. In particular, Private Investment Fund Management is a very active segment of the market. This class includes Hedge Funds, Private Equity, Real Estate Investment Funds, Venture Capital and other alternative investment funds. As of the end of 2012, it is estimated that there are just under 10,000 Hedge Funds and several thousand Private Equity firms.
Other Financial Institutions we place coverage for include, but are not limited to Community Banks, Insurance Companies, Security Broker Dealers, Mortgage Bankers, etc.
In addition to all of the same Management & Professional liability exposures carried by commercial corporations, Financial Institutions are exposed to heightened fiduciary duties, allegations of misrepresentations of risks, investor suitability, collusion, failure to supervise outside service providers, trading issues, claims by investment portfolio companies, etc.
Ancillary products such as Fiduciary Liability, Employment Practices, FI Bonds, Lenders Liability, Website/Cyber Liability, Security & Privacy Insurance etc. are also placed by NIF Pro.
We are happy to join you for conference calls or meetings with your Financial Institution clients at any stage of the process, from initial pitch meetings to win the engagement, to proposal presentations.
Financial Institutions Management & Professional Liability Insurance Applications.
