All the headlines from our Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 6 2021 // Businesses have been been clamoring for the government to finally reopen the UK economy. Now that face masks and social distancing will be all but dropped, they have a new set of worries.Industry groups, big and small,...
Jul 5 2021 // Five lawsuits have been filed against the Champlain Towers South Condominium Association in Surfside, Florida as of Thursday afternoon as plaintiffs move to preserve evidence at the site of the partially collapsed...
Jul 5 2021 // The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday turned away a case challenging libel protections for journalists and media organizations, but conservative justices Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch disagreed with the action and questioned...
Jul 5 2021 // There has been a substantial uptick in litigation involving copyright infringement in the music industry thanks a groundbreaking decision involving the 1977 hit “Got to Give It Up.” The dispute involved Marvin...
Jul 1 2021 // San Jose, Calif., officials have passed a new law that requires gun owners to carry liability insurance and pay a fee to cover taxpayers’ costs associated with gun violence.The law is the first in the U.S. and was...
Jun 29 2021 // Jurors on New York’s Long Island are set to determine whether a group of opioid makers and drug distributors created a public health crisis and should pay for it, in a bellwether trial for lawsuits filed by...
Jun 29 2021 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced it has added to its customized suite of directors & officers (D&O) liability and professional indemnity policies, for customers in Ireland.The company has...
Jun 29 2021 // More than a year and a half after Louisiana state troopers were captured on body camera video brutalizing Black motorist Ronald Greene during his fatal arrest, police brass are still trying to blame his death on a car...
Jun 25 2021 // These international People Moves detail new hires at two Lloyd’s insurers (Ascot and MS Amlin) and broker Howden.A summary of these appointments follows here. Insurer Ascot Group announced the expansion of its U.S....
Jun 25 2021 // Launching one of the richest individuals on earth into orbit has proved a leap too far for insurers, who are not ready to price the risk of losing Jeff Bezos or his fellow space travelers.Amazon CEO Bezos, a lifelong space...
Jun 22 2021 // Within weeks, it had all changed.As a pandemic spread and took root in an unprepared world, many organizations were finding out that their insurance policies would not cover the one event that had brought global business...
Jun 21 2021 // Crum & Forster Adds Srygley in Captives, Gig Economy RolesFurther strengthening its Captive Solutions and Sharing (Gig) Economy practices, Crum & Forster’s Accident & Health (A&H) Division has...
Jun 21 2021 // The owner of an offshore oilfield boat that overturned off Louisiana plans to use $25 million in insurance on the vessel to pay down part of the Texas company’s debts.Attorneys for families of men killed when the...
Jun 21 2021 // It is not the best of times for the construction industry and its insurers. But neither is it the worst of times.The construction industry continues to face labor shortages, rising costs, supply chain woes and lingering...
Jun 21 2021 // Insurance Services Office (ISO) has released its upcoming homeowners’ multi-state filing. This first major revision in over 11 years is filed to be effective in March 2022. Within this filing, ISO: Introduced one new...
Jun 21 2021 // I came across this comment in a social media group that I subscribe to. Someone was lamenting that their personal umbrella premium went up. As I read the post, I noted that even with the premium increase, that person was...
Jun 18 2021 // Scale Underwriting, a Founder Shield company that provides tailored insurance products for high-growth companies, has launched Scale Social, a media liability insurance policy for social media influencers and their...
Jun 18 2021 // Chicago-based Hub International Limited has introduced a transportation excess liability/umbrella proprietary product helps clients reduce risks and protect them from potentially large losses.The Hub Drive Excess Liability...
Jun 17 2021 // Cannasure Insurance Services is now providing its wholesale brokerage and managing general agent services to retail brokers representing insureds domiciled in California.Cannasure announced it will offer property capacity...
Jun 16 2021 // Jencap Group LLC, a New York-headquartered national wholesale intermediary, has promoted Mark Maher to president.In his new role, Maher will work with the Jencap management team to develop strategic plans, drive overall...