Latest Liability Headlines

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

Artful Mosaic Insurance Creates Global Agility for Specialty Startup

Dec 16 2021 // Mosaic Insurance, the Bermuda-headquartered startup and Lloyd’s specialty insurer, operates with a unique structural twist. Its hybrid model has the flexibility of a managing general agent (MGA), the stability of a...

Insurtech Coalition Forms Captive Insurer to Enhance Cyber Insurance Capacity

Dec 13 2021 // Managing general insurance agency and cyber security company Coalition has launched a captive insurer to begin taking risk on its cyber insurance programs.The captive, domiciled in Hawaii, will provide capacity in addition...

Reinsurer Says U.S. Should Regulate $17 Billion Litigation Funding Industry

Dec 13 2021 // Litigation funding has become a $17 billion industry globally, with 52% of that money being spent in the United States, Swiss Re said in a recent report.The reinsurer said third-party litigation funding (TPLF) is...

WTW Hires AIG’s Dasan for Construction, Natural Resources; Bogardus Named Chubb’s President for Singapore; AXA XL’s Muzeya Joins Mosaic as Financial Institutions U/W

Dec 8 2021 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Willis Towers Watson, Chubb and Mosaic Insurance.A summary of these appointments follows here. WTW Hires AIG’s Dasan for Construction and Natural...

People Moves: Kentucky’s Big I; Berkshire’s Life Sciences

Dec 7 2021 // Big I of Kentucky, the association of independent insurance agents in the state, has elected Kevin Desmond as chairman.Desmond, who is president of Desmond Insurance in Bellevue, has been active on the Big I board and...

People Moves: Norgrove to Succeed Egan as RSA CEO, UK & International; Marsh Promotes 3 Senior Leaders for Financial and Professional Specialty

Dec 7 2021 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at RSA UK & International and Marsh.A summary of these new hires follows here. Norgrove to Succeed Egan as RSA CEO, UK & InternationalToronto-based...

Property Catastrophe Reinsurance Renewal Rates to Rise by More Than 10%: Fitch

Dec 7 2021 // Reinsurance rates are expected to increase by more than 10% in catastrophe-related lines of business when contracts are renewed in January 2022, which supports an improving sector outlook for 2022, according to Fitch...

Sackler Family Denies Scheme to Abuse Bankruptcy System and Avoid Liability

Dec 7 2021 // Members of the Sackler family on Monday said billions of dollars they collected from Purdue Pharma before the company filed for Chapter 11 was the result of extra cash, not part of a “secret plan” to abuse the...

Declarations

Dec 6 2021 // “The circuit court fairly concluded that St. Paul’s parallel suit in California was filed for improper purposes, namely forum shopping and the disruption of the orderly resolution of the West Virginia suit. The...

Ho Ho Homeowners Questions

Dec 6 2021 // A consumer contacted me via email with an interesting coverage inquiry:“Two questions, please: “I have an in-home ‘business’ involving the manufacturing and distribution of toys for children. I do...

MCI Lloyd’s Syndicate 1902 Offers ‘Ground-Breaking’ Infectious Disease Liability Cover

Dec 3 2021 // Specialist liability underwriter Medical & Commercial International (MCI) announced the launch of a ground-breaking communicable disease liability (CDL) cover.Based on extensive epidemiological research by leading...

Insuring Cannabis Summit: What Will the Market Look Like 5 Years from Now?

Dec 3 2021 // This is part of a series of articles from Insurance Journal’s annual Insuring Cannabis Summit on Oct. 14. You can find more articles from the summit at the bottom of this one.The green rush, a term for talent...

Facebook Whistleblower Tells Congress ‘Time Is of Essence’ in Social Media Law Reform

Dec 3 2021 // Ex-Facebook employee and whistleblower Frances Haugen implored lawmakers Wednesday to avert the usual congressional stalemates as they weigh proposals to curb abuses on social media platforms by limiting the...

Joyn Insurance Goes Live With E&S Offerings in 28 States

Dec 2 2021 // New digital managing general agency Joyn is expanding its excess and surplus coverage offerings to a total of 28 states plus Washington, D.C.The majority of the new offerings are excess lines of business in 21 states and...

Insurers Taking Note of Big Verdicts, But Trial Lawyers Say Don’t Count on Changes

Dec 1 2021 // When CVS Pharmacies, just weeks after a Georgia appeals court upheld a $43 million premises liability verdict against the company, announced that it was closing 900 stores around the country, some saw it as a sign of the...

Takeaways from Our Conversation on State Cannabis Regulations and Their Impact on Insurance

Nov 30 2021 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tvEver heard of a gram shop law? It’s a thing, and if you’re an insurance broker in Michigan focused on the cannabis space, then you and your clients are well aware of the term. The...

Florida Bill Would Extend COVID Liability Protection for Health Workers

Nov 29 2021 // A Florida Senate committee has drafted a bill that would extend health care providers’ COVID-19 liability protection for another 14 months. Committee Chair Sen. Danny Burgess The Legislature in 2021 created the...

Moody’s Analytics Launches Asset-Liability Management Tool for Insurance Investment

Nov 29 2021 // Moody’s Analytics has launched an asset-liability management (ALM) solution for insurance companies called of RiskIntegrity™ Investment Insight. The new tool combines data and modeling capabilities from across...

People Moves: New Chief Claims Officers at Lemonade, IAT Insurance Group

Nov 24 2021 // Lemonade, the insurance company powered by artificial intelligence, appointed Sean Burgess as chief claims officer. As part of this move, Burgess will be filling the role of Jim Hageman, Lemonade’s first hire in this...

People Moves: Mosaic Launches London M&A Team, Hiring From Liberty Mutual, AIG; BHSI Promotes 2 in UK; Marsh’s Dubreuil to MGA Alta Signa in Brussels

Nov 23 2021 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Mosaic Insurance, Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance and MGA Alta Signa Europe.A summary of these new hires follows here. Mosaic Launches London...