Executive Summary: Biometric litigation is a significant emerging risk that insurers must now take into consideration, says Jim Blinn, vice president, Client Solutions, Zywave. States are increasingly passing biometric laws to prevent companies from collecting and disseminating data such as …
It seems almost weekly there is a story or two in the national headlines addressing gun violence in the U.S., and a recent Insurance Journal story indicated respondents of a survey thought insurance could have a role in firearm safety. …
An insurer has no duty to defend a drug distributor against lawsuits filed by cities and counties that allege it failed to take proper steps to prevent abuse of prescription opioids, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. In a 5-2 …
The world of work is changing fast, with the pull of the digital revolution and the push of the pandemic shifting mindsets and introducing far greater flexibility to how we organize our working lives. In the two years since the …
Contamination that ruined more than $1 million worth of glass containers manufactured by a policyholder’s customer counts as damage that is covered by an umbrella insurance policy, the Ohio State Supreme Court ruled last week. The Supreme Court justices unanimously …
In an “extraordinary remedy” of a judgment from a year ago, a federal court judge in Minnesota reversed a decision that Target Corp. was not entitled to insurance coverage from Chubb for costs the retailer incurred to replace payment cards …
Cartier sued Tiffany & Co on Monday, accusing its luxury rival of stealing trade secrets concerning its high-end jewelry from an employee it lured away in December, in a sign competition in the fast-growing jewelry category is heating up. According …
It seems more and more budding entrepreneurs have followed the allure of starting a home-based business, so much so that it is estimated that half of the 30 million small businesses in the U.S. are home-based. AXIS Insurance identified these …
Insurance broker Marsh said it has collaborated with Amazon to build a new digital insurance network, Amazon Insurance Accelerator, where small businesses selling on Amazon can purchase product liability coverage. Amazon now requires third-party sellers to obtain product liability coverage …
The last time that we thought about Frank and Jimmy, Jimmy had just finished his work in Frank’s deli. You don’t remember Frank and Jimmy? You didn’t read those posts, you say? That’s no problem. Here’s Part 1 & Part …
