Latest Liability Headlines

All the headlines from our Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.

Markets/Coverages: AXA XL Adds Coverages to Pollution and Remediation Liability

Jan 30 2026 // AXA XL has added new coverages to its pollution and remediation liability insurance for lenders, further protecting them from losses in the event of a loan default.The Protective Environmental Asset Coverage Enhancement...

People Moves: Novi Underwiters Adds Three to Management Liability Lines

Jan 28 2026 // Novi Underwriters has named Jason Binette, James Cinque and Cody Ruggirello to its newly launched management liability offering.Featuring modern forms for a variety of risks and quick points of sale, coverage will benefit...

Judge Allows Dali Manager’s Bid to Limit Liability for Baltimore Bridge Collapse

Jan 28 2026 // A federal judge has allowed the manager of the cargo ship Dali involved in the tragic collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in March 2024 to proceed for now with its claims under an 1851 maritime law that...

Viewpoint: Inside the Machinery of Medical Abuse in Liability Claims

Jan 21 2026 // Within the realms of general liability (GL) and workers’ compensation (WC) insurance lines, medical abuse is often considered in narrow terms — excessive treatment, unnecessary surgeries, inflated bills. While such...

Alabama DOI Report Shows Litigation Is Up, Raising Liability Costs and Rates

Jan 21 2026 // A new report from the Alabama Department of Insurance shows claims litigation and big verdicts are on the rise in the state, inflating loss costs for insurers and putting upward pressure on auto and commercial liability...

Markets/Coverages: Berkshire (BHSI) Enhances UK D&O Liability Offering

Jan 15 2026 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced the launch of Executive First D&O Liability+, its enhanced UK D&O offering for large commercial and financial organizations trading their securities on US...

Experts Wary of Privacy, Liability From AI Health Gadgets at CES in Nevada

Jan 13 2026 // Health tech gadgets displayed at the annual CES trade show make a lot of promises. A smart scale promoted a healthier lifestyle by scanning your feet to track your heart health, and an egg-shaped hormone tracker uses AI to...

Litigation Funding, Other New Laws in SE States Could Impact Liability Insurance

Jan 2 2026 // New laws in Southeastern states took effect this week, impacting several aspects of property and casualty insurance.In Georgia, Senate Bill 69 puts new restrictions on third-party litigation financing, a lawsuit funding...

US Admits Liability in Chopper-Jet Crash Over Potomac River

Dec 22 2025 // The US government acknowledged in a federal court filing that it was liable for damages resulting from a deadly collision between an Army helicopter and a regional American Airlines Group Inc. jetliner earlier this year...

People Moves: Marsh McLennan Appoints Mathews Digital Infrastructure Leader; Loop Hired to Lead AXA XL Media Liability

Dec 19 2025 // Marsh McLennan, headquartered in New York City, appointed Mike Mathews as global digital infrastructure leader.Based in Boston, Mathews brings over 25 years of specialized industry experience to this newly created...

Leonardo Denies Liability for Helicopter Crash That Killed Leicester City Owner

Dec 16 2025 // Italy’s Leonardo has denied liability for the 2018 helicopter crash which killed Thai businessman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, saying in its defense to a lawsuit that its AW169 model is safe.The family of...

India’s Nuclear Bill Spares Suppliers from Accident Liability

Dec 15 2025 // India’s new nuclear energy bill will spare equipment suppliers from liability in case of incidents, among other sweeping changes to the sector.The government introduced the bill in the lower house of parliament,...

People Moves: DUAL Europe Names Berhault and Benajiba to Lead Europe Transactional Liability; AXIS Taps LSM’s Edwards as Head of Delegated Strategy, Global Mkts

Dec 12 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the MGA DUAL Europe and AXIS Capital Holdings.A summary of these new hires follows here. DUAL Europe Names Berhault and Benajiba to Lead Europe...

In Alabama, Shot Employee Gets No Workers’ Comp and No Employer’s Liability

Dec 2 2025 // He was not covered by workers’ compensation insurance. But his course and scope of employment was enough for an employer’s liability insurance exclusion to apply, said the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals,...

Product Liability Verdicts Are on the Rise but There Are Ways to Avoid Them

Dec 1 2025 // Nuclear verdicts in product liability suits are on the rise. But manufacturers and their insurance companies can take multiple steps to prevent and defend against large jury verdicts, insurance and legal experts said at a...

Mission Launches New D&O and Other Liability Products for Small Businesses

Nov 6 2025 // Mission, a group of specialty underwriters and program administrators based in Alpharetta, Georgia, announced it has launched Diamond Head Specialty Underwriting, a program administrator offering executive liability...

People Moves: Pyfrom Named Starwind Cannabis EVP of Sales and Distribution; Golden Bear Adds Witherspoon As Lawyers Professional Liability Team Lead

Oct 22 2025 // Pyfrom Hired as EVP of Sales and Distribution, Starwind CannabisStarwind Specialty Insurance Services, a CRC Group company, named Charles Pyfrom executive vice president, sales and distribution, for Starwind Cannabis, its...

North Carolina Supreme Court Lets Stand Greg Lindberg’s Civil Fraud Liability

Oct 21 2025 // The North Carolina Supreme Court has decided that it will not, after all, review another legal filing by convicted insurance entrepreneur Greg Lindberg.The Oct. 17 ruling lets stand a 2023 decision by the state Court of...

People Moves: Arch Insurance Int’l Taps Beazley’s Reid as Head of Business Solutions; Allianz Commercial Promotes Raven as Head of Large Corporate Liability in UK

Oct 7 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Arch Insurance International and Allianz Commercial.A summary of these new hires follows here. Arch Insurance Int’l Taps Beazley’s Reid as Head...

AM Best: Commercial Auto Liability Drags Down Segment, and It Could Get Worse

Oct 6 2025 // Commercial auto has been a dark cloud hanging over the U.S. property/casualty industry for more than a dozen years–and things are getting worse.Commercial auto has posted an underwriting loss for the 14th consecutive...