All the headlines from our Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 9 2024 // If personal auto insurance loss reserves are developing adversely, can commercial general liability be far behind?That’s the gist of one of the questions that analysts from Moody’s Investors Service asked—and...
May 6 2024 // At the heart of healthcare liability insurance lies the intricate realm of medical malpractice.Demanding a profound understanding of both the product and the healthcare sector, this specialized field is cultivated through...
May 3 2024 // Artsana, a maker of child car booster seats, last year agreed to settle claims that it had misled customers about how to use its products, offering $50 to people who had bought Chicco-brand seats.The company, which did not...
May 3 2024 // The Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS), as it exists today, does not have a written narrative or any acknowledgment on its website about how the organization was created, the timeline, the individuals...
May 2 2024 // The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that Nationwide Property and Casualty is not obligated to defend its homeowner insureds against a wrongful death claim for emotional and mental distress brought by a mother whose...
May 1 2024 // Relm Insurance, a Bermuda-based specialty insurance carrier, unveiled its Comprehensive Employment Practices offering, responding to industry demand to address capacity scarcity.The enhancements of the new policy, payable...
May 1 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at re/insurance brokers BMS and Gallagher.A summary of these new hires follows here. BMS Launches Global Healthcare Liability Unit, Led by Wendin From...
Apr 29 2024 // Warren Buffett’s warning that wildfires have turned utilities across the western US into risky investments is mistaken — at least in California, according to the head of the state’s largest electricity...
Apr 26 2024 // A Baltimore small business has filed a class action against the owner and operator of the cargo ship Dali that crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge last month.The suit, filed Thursday by the Karen Austin, the founder...
Apr 25 2024 // A Connecticut employer lost its right to contest a workers’ compensation claim because although it mailed its notice to the workers’ compensation law judge within the 28 day statutory period, the judge did not...
Apr 25 2024 // Zurich NA Names Higginbotham Head of Professional Liability & CyberZurich North America, headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois, has named Kara Higginbotham as head of professional liability and cyber for U.S. national...
Apr 25 2024 // New legislation aimed at reducing workplace violence in California vastly increases employers’ responsibilities and hands workers’ compensation insurers an unprecedented oversight role that is likely to trigger...
Apr 24 2024 // When it comes to observations of the excess and surplus lines market, there is a difference between the momentum of liability and property lines, said W.R. Berkley CEO W. Robert Berkley, Jr.Addressing some talk that has...
Apr 23 2024 // The city of Baltimore is fighting the attempt by the owner and operator of the cargo ship Dali that crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge to limit their liability under maritime law.“In no way should their...
Apr 22 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by TSIB.When working on a construction project, the company you are working for may ask to be an Additional Named Insured or an Additional Insured. It’s easy to believe that...
Apr 19 2024 // Chubb said it has promoted Melissa Scheffler to chief operating officer of Personal Risk Services (PRS). Currently, Scheffler serves as regional executive officer for the Mid-Atlantic region.In a corresponding move, Bryce...
Apr 19 2024 // With its personal lines business benefiting from the impact of rate increases earning into the book, and the commercial lines insurance premium changes staying in double-digits, Travelers reported $1.1 billion in net...
Apr 18 2024 // DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Stung by paying billions of dollars for settlements and trials, chemical giant Bayer has been lobbying lawmakers in three states to pass bills providing it a legal shield from lawsuits that claim...
Apr 17 2024 // Hours before leaving port, the massive container ship that caused the deadly collapse of a Baltimore bridge experienced apparent electrical problems, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on...
Apr 16 2024 // Mark Zuckerberg won his bid to avoid personal liability in about two dozen lawsuits accusing Meta Platforms Inc. and other social media companies of addicting children to their products.US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez...