All the headlines from our Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 6 2021 // LIMA – Peru’s health minister said on Tuesday that “controversy” had arisen over a liability waiver in the country’s negotiations to obtain COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer Inc.Pilar Mazzetti told...
Jan 6 2021 // The prospects of Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai taking action on an effort to narrow social media companies’ legal protections under a 1996 law are increasingly unlikely.Both Pai and U.S....
Jan 5 2021 // The top M&A story of 2020 was a global story that captured more readers in every geographic region than any other. Since it was first announced in March, the proposed Aon-Willis merger remained the leading merger and...
Jan 5 2021 // The top M&A story of 2020 was more a global than national story but it captured more readers in every geographic location than any other. Since it was first announced in March, the proposed Aon-Willis merger remained...
Jan 5 2021 // The top M&A story of 2020 was more a global than national story but it captured more readers in every geographic location than any other. Since it was first announced in March, the proposed Aon-Willis merger remained...
Jan 5 2021 // The top M&A story of 2020 was more a global than national story but it captured more readers in every geographic location than any other. Since it was first announced in March, the proposed Aon-Willis merger remained...
Jan 5 2021 // Philadelphia Insurance Companies (PHLY) has acquired the Staffing Insurance Business offered by World Wide Specialty Programs Inc., based in Melville, N.Y.World Wide will operate as a division of PHLY and assume...
Jan 4 2021 // Fast-growing specialty lines insurer Applied Underwriters announced the creation of a U.S. based division of its Applied Financial Lines business unit to provide directors and officers (D&O) coverages in the U.S.The...
Jan 4 2021 // JOHANNESBURG – South African insurer Santam will begin assessing payouts for some previously rejected coronavirus-related claims after recent court judgments on such cases but still intends to challenge one finding...
Dec 29 2020 // From questions over business interruption policy coverage spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic to property damage due to civil unrest, as well as significant court cases and state regulatory actions, it was a busy year for...
Dec 29 2020 // To suggest that the property/casualty insurance industry should count its blessings in the year of the coronavirus is by no means to suggest 2020 was not a challenging year for the industry. The industry faced plenty of...
Dec 28 2020 // Synchrono Group, doing business under SynchronoSure, and American European Insurance Group (AEIG) have expanded their partnership to include trucker general liability insurance for small trucking companies.SynchronoSure...
Dec 28 2020 // Cincinnati-based Core Specialty Insurance Holdings reported that Jeff Jacobs has joined as senior vice president, head of Errors and Omissions Professional Liability.Jacobs has 30 years of insurance sector experience...
Dec 24 2020 // Facebook Inc. says it’s time to rethink the legal immunity that protects it from lawsuits over what users post online, a position that’s leaving smaller websites concerned about the cost of accepting more...
Dec 23 2020 // The defense team for Chubb Group’s Ace American Insurance Co. was confident that no jury would award more than $2 million in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of Mark Braswell, who died on May 16, 2014...
Dec 23 2020 // Indiana’s governor and legislative leaders are lining up in favor of giving a legal shield to businesses from COVID-19 lawsuits when the General Assembly returns to action next month.Supporters argue the liability...
Dec 23 2020 // Is the U.S. healthcare industry prepared to shoulder the massive responsibility of administering an estimated 300 million COVID-19 vaccinations?Healthcare professionals will face challenges, according to experts at...
Dec 22 2020 // Plans for a lawsuit against a Maine venue that hosted what became a “superspreader” wedding reception underscore the liability risks to small businesses amid the coronavirus pandemic and an uphill push by...
Dec 21 2020 // Automobile insurance looks very different today than it did a generation ago. The means by which people (and goods) travel via motor vehicles continue to expand and evolve, as do businesses and their automobile insurance...
Dec 16 2020 // QBE North America announced the appointment of four senior industry veterans to leadership positions within its Financial Lines business. Joining QBE are: Danielle Librizzi as head of Professional Liability Thomas Kocaj as...