LAWPRO announces new appointments

LAWPRO, the legal malpractice insurer for Ontario lawyers, has made a number of appointments in its two claims departments.
In its specialty claims area, effective Sept. 1, 2011, Simon Bernstein will become vice president of specialty claims, which is responsible for handling, among other things, TitlePLUS and excess insurance claims and claims involving coverage issues.
Prior to joining LAWPRO, Bernstein was assistant vice president of financial and professional services claims (Canada) at St. Paul Travelers Insurance Company.
Bernstein succeeds Jerzy Adamowicz, who will be retiring at the end of August.
Also, Mitchell Goldberg has been appointed to the position of unit director and counsel in the specialty claims department.
Victoria Margolin and Joseph Juda are appointed to the positions of claims counsel. Both have recently completed their articles with LAWPRO.
In the primary professional liability claims department, which manages most of LAWPRO’s portfolio of errors & omissions claims, Jennifer Ip and Cynthia Martin are each taking on more senior assignments as unit director and counsel, heading the two PPL litigation units.
Dale Herceg will be assuming the position of senior claims counsel in the PPL new claims group.