Rockwood Programs Inc. has established a new subsidiary company—the Public Servant's Defense Agency (PSDA)—specializing in professional-liability coverage for police officers, firefighters and emergency medical technicians.
"We launched PSDA to address an underserved niche in the marketplace," explains Glenn Clark, president of Rockwood Programs, in a press statement. "In today's litigious society, allegations leveled against our valuable civil servants are becoming more prevalent."
"State, county and municipal governments all carry the insurance needed to protect them in case of a suit. But what happens when an individual is singled out as a result of their involvement in the underlying event?"
Recommended For You
Want to continue reading?
Become a Free PropertyCasualty360 Digital Reader
Your access to unlimited PropertyCasualty360 content isn’t changing.
Once you are an ALM digital member, you’ll receive:
- Breaking insurance news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
- Weekly Insurance Speak podcast featuring exclusive interviews with industry leaders
- Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
- Critical converage of the employee benefits and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, BenefitsPRO and ThinkAdvisor
Already have an account? Sign In Now
© Touchpoint Markets, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more inforrmation visit Asset & Logo Licensing.
