While coverage and price are important, you truly see the value of your E&O policy in the handling and defense of a claim. We recently surveyed Swiss Re panel counsel attorneys to not only learn more about their thoughts on E&O risk management but also to learn more about what makes them tick. We put the Swiss Re attorneys on the spot with a survey question about their favorite motto. A motto is a phrase that formally summarizes the general motivation or intention of someone or an organization. It can be a rule or slogan that dictates underlying actions. Below is what they had to say. May they provide you with some daily inspiration! Forget the 25 years of experience they average, I know I’d be comfortable with these guys defending me :
Favorite Motto:
ü “Be prepared”
ü “I see no need to fail when success is offered every day.”
ü “Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum.” – If you want peace, prepare for war.
ü “All honest labor has honor.”
ü “I am the common denominator in all my problems.”
ü “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”
ü “Never give up.”
ü “Your hard work will soon show results.”
ü “And this too shall pass.”
ü “Live Free or Die”
ü “Be careful what you ask for, you may get it.”
ü “Unto thine own self first be true.”
ü “If it’s worth doing, it’s worth overdoing.”
ü “I’d rather be hated for who I am than loved for who I am not.”
ü “A lawyer who represents himself has a fool for a client.”
ü Carpe Diem
ü “Trust but verify.”
ü “Life is what you make it.”
ü “Would you rather be happy or right?”
ü “A man who walks but a mile a day will get round the world at last.”
ü “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.”
ü “No substitute for preparation.”
ü “If you want something done well, do it yourself.”
ü “Even a broke clock is right twice a day.”
ü “That which does not kill you makes you stronger.”
ü “Nothing is impossible.”
