All the headlines from our Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 10 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Liberty Specialty Markets and broker New Dawn Risk.A summary of these new hires follows here. Liberty Specialty Markets Names Beattie as Global Head of War...
Feb 10 2022 // The family of a Dallas man who died in police custody five years ago can proceed with their lawsuit against four officers, a federal appeals court ruled in an opinion filed last week that overturned a lower court’s...
Feb 7 2022 // Johnson & Johnson created a plan last year to limit the financial bleeding from billions of dollars in jury awards to plaintiffs who alleged the company’s Baby Powder and other talc products caused deadly...
Feb 7 2022 // Insurance Journal examined industries experiencing changes and a few challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, economic forces and tough insurance market conditions in 2021. Here are 10 industry sectors that could see new...
Feb 7 2022 // The specialty insurance marketplace always has been a vast laboratory for nascent products. It once was a tiny market. Those days are over. Today, with tens of billions in premiums in the U.S. market, specialty is for more...
Feb 7 2022 // Although it wasn’t the headline of a commercial insurance broker’s market pricing report last month, the report’s observation that “commercial auto liability coverage rates are starting to...
Feb 7 2022 // After a slight Covid-19 related dip in 2020, M&A activity has reached unprecedented levels with 2021 being the busiest year on record, resulting in significantly elevated demand for M&A insurance.At the same time,...
Feb 7 2022 // Surplus lines premium increased 22% and transactions rebounded almost 6.6% over their 2020 totals in the 15 states with designated surplus lines’ stamping offices.The increases represented record levels of premium...
Feb 3 2022 // Legislation headed to the Idaho Senate on Monday to extend a legal shield for Idaho businesses, schools and government entities from lawsuits if someone catches COVID-19.The House voted 70-0 to approve the measure that for...
Feb 3 2022 // The insurer for a South Florida law firm that represented the collapsed Surfside condominium – lawyers known for fighting off attempts to reform condo safety laws – has asked a judge to absolve the carrier of coverage...
Feb 3 2022 // Greensite Insurance Services, an Aon speciality insurance program, has launched a cannabis management liability program tailored toward private entities including start ups that are looking for substantial management...
Feb 3 2022 // San Francisco, California-based M.J. Hall & Co. is introducing directors and officers liability, employment practices liability and fiduciary liability insurance coverages for cannabis business owners.The coverages,...
Jan 28 2022 // NFP Welcomes Cyber Risk Experts Maugé and CavaliereInsurance broker NFP announced the addition of Courtney Maugé, senior vice president, cyber practice leader, and Rick Cavaliere, senior vice president, senior cyber...
Jan 28 2022 // A gun rights group and a gun owner have filed a lawsuit against a California city for a newly passed ordinance requiring citizens to obtain firearm liability insurance and pay an annual fee.The National Association for Gun...
Jan 28 2022 // It seems more and more budding entrepreneurs have followed the allure of starting a home-based business, so much so that it is estimated that half of the 30 million small businesses in the U.S. are home-based.AXIS...
Jan 26 2022 // The city council in San Jose, California, voted on Tuesday to become the nation’s first city to require gun owners to purchase insurance coverage.Funds from an accompanying annual fee of $25 will go toward reducing...
Jan 26 2022 // Surplus lines premium increased 22% and transactions rebounded almost 6.6% over their 2020 totals in the 15 states with designated surplus lines stamping offices.The increases represented record levels of premium ($51...
Jan 25 2022 // Evanston Insurance Co. may yet be required to pay for damages under an excess liability policy following a 2014 fish oil plant explosion killed one man and injured others, the Mississippi Supreme Court said this week.The...
Jan 25 2022 // Great American Insurance and Assurely Offer D&O to Startup FirmsThe Executive Liability division of Great American Insurance Group and the insurtech, Assurely, announced an agreement to offer directors and officers...
Jan 25 2022 // The UK’s markets watchdog warned it will come down hard on struggling firms that leave customers out of pocket when they resort to legal procedures to manage their liabilities.The Financial Conduct Authority has seen...