All the headlines from our Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 16 2022 // Insurance broker Acrisure has appointed Matthew Kirk as executive vice president and head of Insurance Strategy and Execution.Kirk joins Acrisure following 16 years at The Hartford, where he served as senior vice president...
May 16 2022 // There are a wide variety of possible liabilities associated with a single live event. Each has its own share of challenges and unpredictability, meaning even the tiniest misstep could spell disaster. That’s why live...
May 12 2022 // Marsh Launches Renewable Energy FacilityInsurance broker Marsh announced the launch of a renewable energy facility that provides streamlined, dedicated insurance capacity for mid-scale solar and battery energy storage...
May 12 2022 // Wednesday morning Airbnb Inc. revealed what it’s calling its “biggest change in a decade.” Beyond modifications to its user interface and nifty new bells and whistles, it’s also addressing one of...
May 12 2022 // After decades of struggle, the U.S. clean-energy business is booming, with soaring electric-car sales and fast growth in wind and solar power. That’s raising hopes for the fight against climate change.All this...
May 9 2022 // A three-judge New Jersey Superior Court appellate panel has ruled that an intra-family liability exclusion in a Travelers (St. Paul) auto insurance policy amounts to a “hidden pitfall” and is unenforceable...
May 2 2022 // Judges on a U.S. appeals court appeared hesitant on Friday to revive a legal shield that would protect members of the Sackler family who own Purdue Pharma from lawsuits related to the prescription opioid OxyContin, a key...
May 2 2022 // The number of malpractice claims filed against hospitals and physicians dropped 14% in 2020, even as premiums rose 22% on average, according to the most recent report by the American Society for Health Care Risk Management...
May 2 2022 // “Whether four years of strenuous attention to football and fraternities is the best preparation for professional work has never been seriously investigated.” – Robert Maynard HutchinsWhile this quote from...
May 2 2022 // Health care is a highly complex and ever-changing environment that can lend itself to high-risk, and life-threating, situations. Healthcare professionals, including nursing professionals, can make mistakes so having the...
Apr 29 2022 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tvDirectors and officers insurance is pricey and difficult to obtain in most business sectors, but by some accounts cannabis businesses may pay up to 50% more in premiums for D&O – if they...
Apr 28 2022 // Like millions of Americans, Timothy Radcliff will be glued to the NFL Draft the next couple days.Radcliff’s interest in the draft isn’t predicated on which quarterback goes off the board first or whether the...
Apr 28 2022 // Global commercial insurance prices rose 11% in the first quarter of 2022, marking the fifth consecutive reduction in rate increases since pricing peaked at 22% in the fourth quarter of 2020, according to the Global...
Apr 28 2022 // While investment analysts continue to track commercial insurance rate hikes for property/casualty insurance carriers, exposure growth was an important contributor to a top-line record for the first quarter at W.R. Berkley...
Apr 27 2022 // Vantage Adds Andrew Lea as Senior Vice PresidentVantage Group Holdings Ltd. has hired Andrew Lea as senior vice president of cyber liability, technology E&O, media and management professional liability insurance. Lea...
Apr 26 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at brokers Lockton and McGill and Partners as well as the Bermuda MGA Arcadian Risk Capital.A summary of these new hires follows here. Lockton Announces New...
Apr 26 2022 // The judge presiding over the Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy has approved the organization’s request to sell its warehouse and distribution center in North Carolina for roughly $13.5 million and lease back the...
Apr 25 2022 // More than two years after the Boy Scouts of America sought bankruptcy protection to stave off a flood of lawsuits alleging child sexual abuse by Scout leaders and volunteers, a Delaware judge is weighing whether to confirm...
Apr 25 2022 // A group that won a victory over energy major Shell last year with a Dutch court order to deepen greenhouse gas cuts has warned the company’s board of possible personal responsibility if it fails to implement the...
Apr 21 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the insurance broker Miller and insurer Arch Insurance International.A summary of these new hires follows here. Miller Taps WTW’s Power,...