Latest Liability Headlines
All the headlines from our Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
People Moves: QBE Promotes Massé to Head of European Claims; Underwriting Agency Doe and Emuss Names Watmough as Professional Liability U/W
Aug 21 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at QBE European Operations and London-based underwriting agency Doe and Emuss. QBE Promotes Massé to Head of European Claims Commercial insurer QBE has...
Alabama DOI Posts New Data Call on Liability Insurance
Aug 15 2025 // The Alabama Department of Insurance wants new data on how liability coverage affects insurance claims costs. In a bulletin posted Thursday, Commissioner Mark Fowler said the department has issued a data call to carriers of...
Navigating The Challenging US Liability Litigation Environment
Aug 13 2025 // The liability litigation environment in the U.S. continues to be challenging, driven by increases in nuclear and thermonuclear verdicts, rising attorney representation rates and evolving litigation...
Markets/Coverages: Hiscox Launches Sexual Molestation Liability Cover
Aug 11 2025 // Global specialist insurer, Hiscox, has announced the appointment of Harriet Turner to its London Market business to lead its new sexual molestation liability (SML) cover – expanding its existing range of casualty...
Digging Into Tesla’s Liability in Crash Case: Where’s the Data?
Aug 8 2025 // Two experts on autonomous vehicle safety recently dove into legal arguments and engineering factors that shaped last week’s landmark jury decision against Tesla, at one point surfacing an important takeaway about...
Rethinking Assault & Battery Liability in Commercial Real Estate
Aug 4 2025 // In urban centers across the U.S., property owners and managers are welcoming a return to pre-2020 levels of foot traffic in retail corridors, mixed-use developments, and multifamily buildings. While this rebound signals a...
Excessive Litigation Causes Surge in Liability Insurance Costs: Marsh McLennan CEO
Jul 18 2025 // Excessive litigation and abuse of the U.S. legal system are effectively imposing a tax on the U.S. economy and causing a surge in liability insurance costs, according to John Doyle, president and chief executive officer of...
Dechert Law Firm Settles Claims It Used Hired Hackers With No Admission of Liability
Jul 11 2025 // Philadelphia-based law firm Dechert said on Thursday that a pair of U.S. lawsuits accusing it of using hired hackers to win in court have been resolved without any admission of liability. Dechert and others, including U.S....
Study Examined Liability Insurance for Adult Family Homes in Washington
Jul 7 2025 // A report submitted to the Washington State Legislature examines the state of the liability insurance market for adult family homes in Washington, finding the market to be largely sustainable—but it does provide...
Data Call: South Carolina DOI Sets August Deadline for Liability Insurance Info
Jul 3 2025 // In keeping with state law, the South Carolina Department of Insurance is again asking carriers to submit extensive data on commercial liability and liquor liability coverage in the state. The data should be submitted by...
College Team Physicians Wary of Greater Liability Risk With Athletes Making Money
Jun 25 2025 // The professionalization of college sports has prompted concern among team physicians that they will be exposed to a greater risk of being sued by athletes who claim a poor outcome from treatment caused them to lose future...
Gunmaker Sig Sauer Asks For and Gets Liability Protection in New Hampshire
Jun 23 2025 // Faced with mounting lawsuits over a popular pistol, New Hampshire-based Sig Sauer asked for — and got — protection in the form of a new state law that makes it harder to take the gunmaker to court. Supporters in the...
What to Know About Construction and Environmental Liability
Jun 16 2025 // How do per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) impact the environmental liability market in construction, or do they? Do all contractors need environmental liability coverage? And if so, how can agents and brokers...
People Moves: Canopius Hires AIG’s Losquadro to Lead Underwriting, Hull & Liability US
Jun 11 2025 // Tom Losquadro Canopius Group, headquartered in Chicago, appointed Tom Losquadro as vice president of underwriting for national hull and liability U.S. Losquadro brings extensive experience in marine insurance, having held...
People Moves: Miller Rejoins Lockton to Lead Stop Loss, Pharmacy Practices; Zurich Alum Andrejko Returns as Head of Construction Pro Liability
May 28 2025 // Miller Returns to Lockton as a National Practice Leader With People Solutions Jeff Miller Jeff Miller rejoined Lockton, headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, as national practice leader for the stop loss and pharmacy...
Dangerous-Dog Owners in Florida Must Now Get $100,000 in Liability Insurance
May 23 2025 // Owners of dangerous dogs in Florida will soon have to secure at least $100,000 in liability insurance coverage after the governor signed House Bill 593 into law this week. Also known as the Pam Rock Act after a mail...
New York High Court Unleashes Expanded Liability for Pet Owners
May 19 2025 // Dog and other pet owners and insurers in New York are now exposed to increased risk of liability in the wake of a Court of Appeals ruling that allows an injured party to bring an ordinary negligence claim against a...
Diversification, Risk Modeling Top of Mind for Carriers as Cyber Liability Market Softens
May 19 2025 // As cyber insurance rates have begun to stabilize, insurance carriers are seeking more diversification to fuel their underwriting and growth strategies, according to panelists at this year’s PLUS Cyber Symposium in...
TIMBY Specialty Launches Warehouse Legal Liability Coverage
May 15 2025 // Inland marine managing general underwriter TIMBY Specialty Insurance Solutions launched its Warehouse Legal Liability Coverage, a product specifically for public and contract warehouses that handle third-party...
People Moves: Medical Liability Insurer EmPRO Expands to Massachusetts, Names 3
May 14 2025 // Medical malpractice insurer EmPRO Insurance Co. has opened its first office in Massachusetts. The new Boston office marks EmPRO’s further expansion into the New England market, following prior entries into New...
