LawyerCare

What LawyerCare does

LawyerCare is a specialty insurance program providing professional liability (legal malpractice) coverage exclusively to solo practitioners and small law firms in the United States. Founded in 1987 and headquartered in Franklin, the program is administered by ALPS Insurance, an A.M. Best A (Excellent) rated carrier with over 35 years of experience in lawyers' professional liability. The company differentiates itself through exclusive vertical focus on law firms, claims handling by licensed attorneys rather than adjusters, 144 years of combined insurance experience, 1-business-day or faster quote turnaround, and bundled risk management services providing approximately $1,500 in policyholder value including 5 hours of ethics CLE, confidential privileged consultations, and practice tools.

The core product is a legal malpractice insurance policy with limits ranging from $100K/$300K aggregate up to $5M/$5M aggregate and deductibles from $1,000 to $50,000. Two add-on modules extend the offering: CyberCare, providing $25K/$25K of cyber risk protection standardly with an optional $250K/$250K upgrade that includes enterprise privacy coverage, crisis/incident response, regulatory defense, and 24-hour breach reporting; and Risk Management Services delivered through Attorneys Risk Management (ARM) at Barron & Newburger, P.C., offering privileged consultations, ethics CLEs, and state-specific practice resources. Distinctive policy features include consent to settle with no hammer clause, first dollar defense options, subpoena assistance ($10K/$20K), attorney discipline defense ($25K/$50K), employment practices liability ($10K/$20K), and an Extended Reporting Period (ERP) provided at no additional premium for retiring or deceased attorneys.

The business operates on annual subscription premiums, with quote-based pricing rather than publicly disclosed rates. Distribution is exclusively through appointed retail and wholesale brokerages; agencies must complete an appointment questionnaire, verify E&O and Fidelity coverage and licensing, and be approved before submitting firms for quotes. Geographic coverage currently extends to 32 states (Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and Minnesota), with stated plans to expand to 47. The program is supported by a headcount of 101–250 employees and is privately held as a brand under ALPS Insurance, with no public listing, venture capital, or private equity involvement identified in the source material.

Name

LawyerCare

Legal name

LawyerCare

Website

https://lawyercare.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

LawyerCare is a specialty insurance program providing professional liability and cyber coverage exclusively for solo practitioners and small law firms, administered by ALPS Insurance and distributed through appointed brokerages across 32 U.S. states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Liability Insurance

NAICS

Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (52421)

SIC

Insurance Agents, Brokers & Service (6411)

akta.pro primary industry

Professional Liability (Errors & Omissions) (FSAJADAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Standalone Cyber Liability Insurance (FSAJAOAA)

Keywords

• Legal malpractice insurance
• Lawyers professional liability
• Cyber risk insurance
• Insurance broker program
• Law firm risk management

Headquarters

HQ city

Franklin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Malpractice Insurance Premiums: LawyerCare generates revenue through insurance premiums for lawyers' professional liability coverage. Policy pricing is quote-based with limits ranging from $100,000/$300,000 aggregate up to $5,000,000 per claim/$5,000,000 aggregate, and deductibles from $1,000 to $50,000.
2. Optional Cyber Coverage Upgrades: Additional premium revenue from optional CyberCare coverage upgrade to $250,000/$250,000 limits.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

LawyerCare sells lawyers' professional liability (legal malpractice) insurance policies exclusively to solo practitioners and small law firms, with limits ranging from $100,000 per claim to $5,000,000 per claim and deductibles from $1,000 to $50,000. The program is administered by ALPS Insurance, includes built-in CyberCare cyber risk protection ($25,000 standard, $250,000 optional upgrade), and is sold only through appointed retail and wholesale brokerages across 32 US states.

Product overview

LawyerCare is a single-product legal malpractice insurance provider offering a comprehensive lawyers' professional liability insurance program exclusively designed for solo practitioners and small law firms. The core product is complemented by two add-on modules: CyberCare for enhanced cyber risk protection (available in standard $25,000/$25,000 or optional $250,000 limits) and Risk Management Services providing access to ARM's attorneys for confidential consultations, ethics CLEs, and practice resources. The company differentiates through distinctive coverage features including same-day quotes, claims handled by licensed attorneys, Extended Reporting Period options, subpoena assistance, and attorney discipline defense coverage.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CyberCare: Cyber risk protection coverage offered as part of LawyerCare policies, providing $25,000/$25,000 or optional $250,000/$250,000 of cyber risk protection for law firms.

Products and services

• LawyerCare Legal Malpractice Insurance Primary lawyers' professional liability insurance program designed exclusively for solo practitioners and small law firms, offering coverage limits from $100,000 per claim up to $5,000,000 per claim with deductibles from $1,000 to $50,000. Includes built-in CyberCare $25,000/$25,000 cyber risk protection, subpoena assistance, attorney discipline defense, employment practices liability, and Extended Reporting Period options for retiring attorneys.
• CyberCare Coverage Upgrade Optional cyber risk protection upgrade providing $250,000/$250,000 of limits on top of the standard CyberCare coverage. Includes enterprise privacy and confidentiality coverage, crisis/incident response, regulatory defense, computer attacks coverage, and 24-hour access to claims reporting and data breach services for law firms.
• Risk Management Services Risk management and loss prevention services delivered through Attorneys Risk Management (ARM) at Barron & Newburger, P.C., offering confidential consultations protected by attorney-client privilege, 5 free hours of ethics CLE (delivered with SproutEd), practice tools, template letters, and loss prevention checklists at no additional charge to policyholders.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1-business day or faster turnaround time for quotes
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ALPS InsurancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerALPS Insurance administers the LawyerCare program and serves as the underwriter. ALPS Insurance is described as a proven, committed, and respected name in lawyers' professional liability for over 35 years. ALPS Insurance is rated 'A' (Excellent) by A.M. Best, providing financial strength backing for LawyerCare policies.
• Attorneys Risk Management (ARM) at Barron & Newburger, P.C.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLawyerCare utilizes ARM at Barron & Newburger, P.C. to provide risk management and loss prevention services. ARM offers confidential consultations, ethics CLEs, practice tools, templates, checklists, and state-specific resources. Unique feature: consultations are protected by attorney-client privilege, separate from the insurance company.
• SproutEdminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSproutEd provides ethics continuing legal education (CLE) for LawyerCare policyholders through the ARM risk management program. Each insured lawyer receives 5 hours of ethics CLEs delivered by lawyers providing loss prevention advice.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• ALPS Insurance: Parent administrator and underwriter of the LawyerCare program. ALPS provides the same lawyers' professional liability product and broader legal-malpractice offerings; directly comparable on coverage, underwriting, and broker distribution.
• Medmarc Insurance Group: Listed contact point for LawyerCare's claims operations; Medmarc writes professional liability for healthcare and ancillary professionals. Operates as a specialty program underwriter with similar broker-driven distribution and program-administration capabilities.

Emerging players

• NAS Insurance Services: Specialty MGA offering professional and cyber liability products to small professionals and professional services firms. Comparable go-to-market through appointed brokers and similar focus on small professional services accounts.

Broad incumbents

• Travelers Lawyers Professional Liability: National carrier offering lawyers' professional liability coverage across firm sizes. Competes with LawyerCare for small and mid-sized firm business via its agency and broker distribution network.
• Hartford Lawyers Professional Liability: Hartford Financial Products writes legal malpractice insurance as part of a broader professional liability suite. Targets small to mid-sized law firms through appointed agents, overlapping with LawyerCare's target market and distribution model.
• Zurich Lawyers Professional Liability: Zurich North America underwriters lawyers' professional liability as part of its global professional and financial lines business. Competes for small and mid-sized firm placements through broker channels.
• CNA Lawyers Professional Liability: One of the largest writers of lawyers' professional liability insurance in the US. CNA serves law firms of all sizes with a broad portfolio of professional and management liability products, overlapping with LawyerCare's core legal malpractice offering.
• AXA XL Lawyers Professional Liability: AXA XL underwrites lawyers' professional liability as part of its professional lines portfolio. Targets law firms of all sizes through wholesale and retail brokers, directly comparable on product and channel.
• Liberty Mutual Lawyers Professional Liability: Liberty Mutual Insurance offers legal malpractice and professional liability products nationally. A broad incumbent with overlapping target customers in small and mid-sized law firms.

Others

• Barron & Newburger (Attorneys Risk Management): Law firm providing risk management and CLE services to LawyerCare insureds. Adjacent ecosystem participant with deep legal malpractice expertise and a privileged-consultation model mirrored by LawyerCare's risk management offering.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lawyercare-insurance
• Facebookfacebook.com/lawyercareinsurance

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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