Darwin Introduces Enhancements to its Lawyers Professional Liability Insurance Policy Including Privacy Wrongful Act...( FARMINGTON Conn. Feb. 18 /- Darwi...),Health

FARMINGTON, Conn., Feb. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Darwin Professional Underwriters, Inc. (Darwin), (NYSE: DR) has introduced enhancements to its lawyers professional liability policy. Limits of up to $10 million are available for firms from one to one hundred attorneys. All areas of practice will be considered, and Darwin maintains a particular focus on plaintiff's personal injury litigation, class action/mass tort, medical malpractice, securities, environmental, entertainment, and selected areas of intellectual property law with demonstrated specialization and good claims histories.

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Darwin's new form includes coverage expansions in several areas. These include:

-- Coverage for predecessor firms;

-- Ability to report claims up to 30 days after the policy's expiration

date;

-- Coverage for pre- and post-judgment interest;

-- Coverage expanded to wrongful acts occurring and claims brought

anywhere in the world;

-- Legal services definition expanded to include lawyers' services

rendered as a member of a formal accreditation, ethics, peer review or

licensing board, standards review board, bar association, or any

similar board or committee;

-- Pollution exclusion has been removed.

Darwin also has added coverage benefits through two new endorsements. Darwin's new privacy wrongful acts coverage endorsement is widely available and provides coverage for violations of federal, state, and privacy laws, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (enacted to prote
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