Is your client protected against employment-related claims?

• 42% of EPLI-related lawsuits are filed against companies with fewer than 100 employees.
• Over the last 20 years employee lawsuits have risen roughly 400%
• Roughly 7 out of 10 businesses don’t carry EPLI insurance.

Many business owners falsely believe EPLI claims are covered by General Liability. Or they say, “My business can absorb the cost of a lawsuit.”

• The average cost of settling out of court for an employment claim is $75,000.
• The average jury award for an employment-related case is $217,000.
• Plaintiffs win trials nearly three-quarters of the time.
• Plus, you likely have to pay court costs and legal fees.
• Defending a frivolous lawsuit can cost more than $50,000.

Rockwood’s EPLI policy shields employers – plus all current, former and prospective employees, directors and officers, even the corporate entity – against a broad spectrum of employment-related claims.