All the headlines from our Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 3 2021 // Over the past 20-plus years, I have answered many hundreds of questions about certificates of insurance (COIs). The first webinar I did on COIs sold out 1,000 connections and a second session had to be scheduled. About...
May 3 2021 // Medical liability insurance premiums have begun an upward trend after holding more or less steady during the past decade, according to a new analysis from the American Medical Association (AMA). In 2020, during the height...
Apr 29 2021 // LONDON — Optio Group, a specialty managing general agency, said it has acquired nuclear risk specialist Northcourt for an undisclosed sum.Launched in 2010, Northcourt is an MGA licensed to underwrite nuclear property and...
Apr 29 2021 // DUAL Transactional Risk, the newest underwriting team at DUAL North America, has hired Megan Marchica as vice president for its New York-based team.In this role, Marchica will focus on mergers and acquisitions, related...
Apr 28 2021 // Houston-based Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Inc. (Skyward Specialty) has launched its Healthcare Professional Liability practice led by Brenda Craig, April Gilcreast and Chantelle Burton.Underwriting will focus on...
Apr 28 2021 // Peter Earle has been fighting for child victims of lead paint poisoning for more than 20 years and he and his fellow lawyers for the cause are not about to let another legal setback affecting three cases keep him from...
Apr 28 2021 // Texas legislation requiring an occupational insurance policy to include a specified disclosure statement clarifying the policy is not a workers’ compensation policy has passed the state House of Representatives.House...
Apr 28 2021 // U.S. securities regulator is considering new guidance to rein in growth projections made by listed blank-check companies, and clarify when they qualify for certain legal protections, according to three people with...
Apr 27 2021 // North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum on April 23 signed legislation that creates liability protections to shield health care providers, businesses and others from frivolous claims related to exposure to COVID-19.House Bill 1175...
Apr 27 2021 // GEICO Indemnity Co.’s refusal to settle a bodily injury claim for $30,000 will cost it more than $2.7 million, under a ruling last week by the Georgia Supreme Court.The high court’s 7-0 decision answered three...
Apr 26 2021 // The South Carolina House is sending a bill preventing people with COVID-19 from suing businesses and other groups to the governor’s desk.The proposal protects businesses as long as they follow guidelines to protect...
Apr 23 2021 // North American buyers of commercial property/casualty insurance can expect an “ever-so-slight turn for the better” and a “less difficult marketplace” in the months ahead.However, global broker...
Apr 22 2021 // There may be many more carriers and brokers waiting on the sidelines of the insuring cannabis sector to get in than most may realize.That was among the messages delivered by experts during Insurance Journal’s webinar...
Apr 22 2021 // South Carolina’s governor is pushing state lawmakers to approve a bill that would prevent people who contract COVID-19 from suing businesses and other groups that have followed federal and state health guidelines.In...
Apr 21 2021 // As soon as the first community was shut down to slow the spread of the coronavirus or the first announcement of a safer at home order by a governor, some of us saw the storm of suits coming related to the loss of business...
Apr 20 2021 // A cannabis risk management group through its captive is rolling property, general premises liability and product liability coverage to cannabis dispensaries and associated grow facilities.The National Cannabis Risk...
Apr 20 2021 // JOHANNESBURG – The South African government’s compensation fund to cover potential injuries from COVID-19 vaccines could cost around 250 million rand ($17.5 million) in the first year, the health minister said in...
Apr 20 2021 // After many years of trying, Florida is closer than ever to repealing its 50-year-old motor vehicle no-fault law.However, many industry stakeholders have expressed opposition to the legislation passed by the Florida Senate...
Apr 19 2021 // Commercial auto insurer Lancer Insurance Co. has agreed to merge with another specialty insurer, Core Specialty, where it will operate under its own brand name as Core Specialty’s ninth specialty property/casualty...
Apr 19 2021 // Workspace management software company Proximity Space Inc. has launched Proximity Protect, a specialty, nationwide insurance brokerage offering coverage for coworking and flex space operators, members and tenants.According...