Robert A. Bregman

Senior Research Analyst IRMI

Bob Bregman is the principal author and editor of Professional Liability Insurance, which addresses medical and nonmedical, D&O, E&O, and employment practices liability exposures and coverages. He is author of four of the five textbooks constituting the curriculum for the Professional Liability Underwriting Society's (PLUS) Registered Professional Liability Underwriter (RPLU) designation program. Mr. Bregman co-edits The Employment Practices Liability Consultant (EPLiC), a quarterly journal that deals with the coverage, loss control, underwriting, and legal aspects of employment practices liability. He is also the editor of D&O MAPS, an online publication containing analyses of nearly 300 directors and officers’ liability insurance policy forms.

Mr. Bregman contributes articles on errors and omissions, employment practices, professional and D&O liability risk management and insurance to the Expert Commentary section of IRMI.com.

Mr. Bregman is a Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU), a Registered Professional Liability Underwriter (RPLU), a Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU), and holds the Associate in Risk Management (ARM), Associate in Claims (AIC), Associate in Underwriting (AU), and Associate in Loss Control Management (ALCM) designations.

He received a BA degree in history from Boston University, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and an MBA degree from Northwestern University's J.L Kellogg Graduate School of Management.

Prior to joining IRMI in 1989, Mr. Bregman was a liability claims adjuster, insurance company underwriter, assistant risk manager at two Fortune 500 companies, and a risk management consultant at a Big Five accounting firm.

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Articles on IRMI.com

Commercial Insurance: Professional, D&O, and Fiduciary Liability

Non-Practicing Extensions in Professional Liability Insurance Policies (November 2002)

Predecessor Firm Coverage: A Key Aspect of Professional/E&O Liability Insurance (June 2002)

Does the Discovery Provision Apply during the Extended Reporting Period? (March 2002)

Broader Covered Perils Leave Gaps in Covered Losses under EPLI Policies (October 2001)

Online Underwriting Information for D&O Liability Insurance (July 2000)

Key Coverage Options under Employment Practices Liability Policies (March 2000)