There was another PA case that held that the limitation of liability disclaimer on a title search was ineffective to limit the abstractor's liability. See Searcher Owes Insurer for Missed Judgment, from 11/11/2004.
On a more practical note, our E&O insurance coverage is $1 Million also. However, we occasionally do commercial searches with the potential for much more liability. It doesn't come up often enough to justify getting a larger policy. In most cases, a claim is not going to cause a "total loss" to the insured. Most problems can likely be cured, or settled, for much less. Hopefully $1 Million will be sufficient - God willing we will never have to find out.
Best,
Robert A. Franco
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