All the headlines from our Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 16 2023 // Specialist insurer Beazley has launched a new private equity liability insurance product, designed to focus on the inherent directors and officers (D&O) risks within the long-term lifecycle of portfolios held by...
Feb 16 2023 // Outside of insurance attorneys, plaintiffs’ lawyers and some doctors, few people in Florida may be familiar with what are known as letters of protection.But critics say the instruments, in which doctors agree to take...
Feb 15 2023 // No one threatened to sue Avis Rent a Car after Roynetta McDavid’s little sister borrowed her rental car without permission and smashed it into another vehicle.But a claims handler for the company paid three people...
Feb 14 2023 // The distribution and severity of nurse practitioner (NP) office practice setting claims have increased sharply since 2017, according to a new report from CNA in collaboration with its business partners at Nurses Service...
Feb 9 2023 // A bill introduced last week by a Texas lawmaker would require law enforcement officers in the state to carry liability insurance as a condition of employment.Rep. Jolanda Jones, D-Houston, proposed House Bill No. 1808,...
Feb 9 2023 // Hurts will try and put the hurt on Mahomes. The brothers Kelce will battle it out. The pregame show will last six hours. People will watch commercials they will actually remember. Rihanna at the half. Confetti and...
Feb 6 2023 // Current and former U.S. military members suing 3M over allegedly defective military earplugs have asked a U.S. judge to dismiss 3M subsidiary Aearo Technologies‘ bankruptcy, accusing the company of using bankruptcy...
Feb 6 2023 // Insurance Journal examined industries experiencing changes and a few challenges due to economic forces, tough insurance market conditions, and societal pressure. Here are 10 industry sectors that could see new and emerging...
Feb 6 2023 // For many, the “metaverse” sounds like some obscure sci-fi fantasyland. You may be asking, where is it? How does one get there?Well, if you’re reading this article on a screen, you are already scratching...
Feb 2 2023 // Curi Holdings, a Raleigh-headquartered medical liability insurance company, plans to merge with Minnesota-based Constellation Inc., creating a company with more than $2 billion in assets, the companies said in a press...
Jan 31 2023 // Independent wholesaler ExecutivePerils announced the launch of a new insurance policy, EPL+WHIP – a product that combines wage & hour insurance protection (WHIP) coverage with employment practice liability (EPL)...
Jan 31 2023 // New York Gov. Kathy Hochul last night vetoed a measure that would have expanded wrongful death benefits after her late bid for amendments was rejected by the sponsors of the bill.In vetoing the Grieving Families Act,...
Jan 30 2023 // There is no one answer to the overall insurance industry’s place within its cyclical path. Each product line needs to be looked at individually, according to Robert Berkley, CEO of W.R. Berkley Corp.“Once upon...
Jan 30 2023 // Today is the deadline for New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to decide whether to sign legislation that will expand the types of damages that could be won in wrongful death cases.The bill, known as the Grieving Families Act, seeks...
Jan 26 2023 // Industrial conglomerate Koch Industries received nearly $2.5 billion in dividend payments last year from its Georgia-Pacific unit, which had spun off a subsidiary that took on its liability from asbestos litigation and...
Jan 25 2023 // Amid a historically hard construction market, middle and large-sized companies looking for alternatives to traditional insurance may turn to captives to find stable pricing and greater capacity.Captives, licensed...
Jan 23 2023 // The Washington Office of the Insurance Commissioner recently delivered a report to the state Legislature and governor on the liability insurance market for electric utilities in Washington.The OIC worked with the Utilities...
Jan 23 2023 // If the insurance industry hasn’t noticed, the sport known as pickleball is exploding across the country.In the last three years, the number of players has jumped by more than 40%, by some measures. In Minnesota, some...
Jan 20 2023 // The Public Utility Commission voted Thursday to make a substantial change to the state’s electricity market in a controversial effort to get the whole system to be more reliable. The agency said it will let the...
Jan 20 2023 // National labor and employment law firm Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete welcome a 44-member team, including 32 experienced attorneys, in a significant expansion of the firm’s cybersecurity & data privacy...