Click Your Malpractice Insurance Policy May Not Cover You for Fraudulent Wire Transfers
by Rickard Jorgensen, FCII, ACIArb., ARM Back in July 2017 we posted a blog about a protocol to minimize the possibility of a social engineering claim (Go here for the posting). This topic has become of interest to CPAs as the number of spoofing claims has increased. A recent posting on the KnowBe4 website (go here […]
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May, 02, 2018
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Does your malpractice insurance cover you for criminal acts?
A Florida CPA was sentenced in federal court in Boston for multiple counts of tax fraud and obstructing the Internal Revenue Code. Greg Takesian, 54, of Miami, Fla., was sentenced last Thursday by U.S. District Court Judge William G. Young to two years in prison and one year of supervised release, and was ordered to […]
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- Mar, 09, 2018
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What are you really covered for and why a comprehensive definition of professional services is necessary for total firm protection?
by Rickard Jorgensen, FCII, ACIArb., ARM A recent podcast in Accounting Today highlighted the fact that CPA firms aren’t just merging with other CPA firms any more – they are looking to acquire practices in Human Resource, Information Technology, Cyber Security, Web Services, Marketing, Asset Management and financial planning. The interesting presentation by Transition Advisors’ […]
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- Jan, 04, 2018
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How comprehensive is your coverage? Why a limitation in your professional liability policy for negligence only is a very bad idea.
by Rickard Jorgensen, FCII, ACIArb., ARM Recently one of our competitors relaunched and rebranded its accountants’ professional liability program. The new program was promoted as broader coverage and an enhancement upon the previously terminated program. There were various “bells and whistles” added to the program but one important feature was conspicuously overlooked and omitted from […]
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- Posted in Accountants' risk management, Bad policies, being sued, Coverage, lawsuit, negligence only policy, policy coverage, professional liability claims, risk management, Uncategorized
- Dec, 04, 2017
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