All the headlines from our Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 24 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Marsh, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) and Aon.A summary of these new hires follows here. Marsh Promotes Payne to UK Chair of FINPRO, Morgan as Head of...
Jan 24 2022 // As COVID-19 cases surge in the United States, businesses say they fear a California court ruling has increased the likelihood that companies will be sued for infections, even by people who are not employees or...
Jan 14 2022 // A federal appeals court has found that an insurance carrier has a duty to its policyholders in wrongful death and injury litigation, all because an exclusion clause in the liability policy was poorly worded.James River...
Jan 12 2022 // This post is part of a series sponsored by Old Republic Surety.Commercial clients who are new to surety sometimes need help to understand the three-way relationship between their company, you (as their independent agent or...
Jan 12 2022 // As COVID-19 cases surge in the United States, businesses say they fear a California court ruling has increased the likelihood that companies will be sued for infections, even by people who are not employees or...
Jan 12 2022 // Pine Walk Capital Ltd., the London-based specialist MGA platform, has announced the launch of its sixth MGA, OPEnergy Ltd.OPEnergy received regulatory approval from the UK regulator on Jan. 6, 2022 and will write onshore...
Jan 11 2022 // In the latest turn in litigation over the opioid crisis, a state’s high court has found an insurer does not need to pay defense costs under a commercial general liability policy for a pharmacy chain facing public...
Jan 11 2022 // Virginia has increased the liability insurance coverage required for vehicles in Virginia.The new law applies to vehicle insurance policies issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2022. On January 1, 2025, requirements...
Jan 7 2022 // W.R. Berkley Corp. announced the formation of Berkley Construction Solutions to provide excess liability insurance for contractors throughout the construction industry.Andrew Robinson has been named president of the new...
Jan 7 2022 // Some Democratic California lawmakers want to make it easier for people to sue gun companies for liability in shootings that cause injuries or deaths, a move advocates said Tuesday is aimed at getting around a U.S. law that...
Jan 6 2022 // Renaissance Alliance Hires Jackson as SVPRenaissance Alliance, which helps insurance agencies grow, has named Lorenzo Jackson senior vice president and New York sales leader. Jackson recently served as Great Lakes region...
Jan 5 2022 // Optio Group, a London-based specialty MGA focused on emerging insurance risks, announced it has acquired Brockwell Capital Ltd., a leading warranty & indemnity MGA, for an undisclosed sum.Brockwell, an approved...
Jan 4 2022 // A federal appeals court has upended case law for reinsurers in New York, declaring that policy limits don’t extend to litigation costs for a property and casualty insurance carrier.In Global Reinsurance Corp. of...
Jan 3 2022 // Purdue Pharma is seeking to appeal to the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals a judge’s decision to unravel its restructuring plan that would have insulated its owners from liability in civil opioid-related cases,...
Dec 30 2021 // Wildfires dominated headlines once again in Insurance Journal’s West region.Stories on wildfires in California, as well as efforts to aid homeowners affected by the fallout of several years of severe drought and...
Dec 20 2021 // It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future.— Yogi Berra, Major League Baseball player and humorist Even before 2021’s final results were in the books, the forecasters were looking ahead...
Dec 20 2021 // Commercial insurance prices in general should stabilize in 2022, although not in cyber where increases from 50% to as much as 150% could be in store, according to one brokerage’s predictions.Willis Towers Watson also...
Dec 17 2021 // Alliant Insurance Services hired Doug Bixby senior vice president.In this role, Bixby will focus on providing management professional lines including product liability and clinical trials liability within the healthcare,...
Dec 16 2021 // Fox Point Programs is expanding its professional liability insurance offerings for small businesses in more than 2,000 professional categories through the introduction of its FoxPro Defender series errors and omissions...
Dec 16 2021 // BRUSSELS/BANGKOK – Tens of millions of migrants may be denied COVID-19 vaccines from a global program because some major manufacturers are worried about legal risks from harmful side effects, according to officials and...