Latest Liability Headlines
All the headlines from our Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
New Jersey Eyes Gun Carry Legislation Including Insurance Requirement
Oct 14 2022 // New Jersey Democrats say they are going to take a shot at passing new gun legislation similar to New York’s even thought that state’s law is facing a court challenge. Assembly Speaker Craig J. Coughlin and...
QBE Opens Dutch Branch as Part of Europe Expansion Plans; 5 Senior Hires Announced
Oct 12 2022 // QBE said it will begin writing business in the Netherlands, incepting from January 2023, now that it has received regulatory approval from the DNB (De Nederlandsche Bank). The company first announced its plans to launch a...
Markets/Coverages: Lockton Launches Digital Asset Custody Insurance Facility; WTW Launches Risk IQ Portal for Direct Access to Modeling Tools
Oct 12 2022 // Lockton Launches Digital Asset Custody Insurance Facility Lockton has launched a digital asset custody insurance facility, which was developed by Lockton’s Emerging Asset Protection (LEAP) team in collaboration with...
People Moves: Howden Names Industry Veteran Long to Chair Equine Unit; TMK Taps Beazley’s Shastri for Life Sciences; Marsh Norway Hires WTW’s Fagerli for Specialty
Oct 11 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Howden, Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK), and Marsh Norway. A summary of these new hires follows here. Howden Appoints Industry Veteran Long to Lead Equine...
People Moves: Falcon 4 Key Senior Hires; New Chief HR Officer at Hippo
Oct 6 2022 // Falcon Expands Leadership Team with Key Senior Hires Falcon Risk Holdings LLC (Falcon), the US Financial, Professional and Cyber lines MGA, has announced four senior appointments to its team. Bryan Harmsen joins the team...
Illinois Court: Insurers Cannot Exclude UIM Coverage for Bicyclists and Pedestrians
Oct 5 2022 // Auto insurance carriers must pay uninsured motorist benefits to insureds who are injured by motor vehicles while walking or bicycling, even if their policies explicitly provide coverage only to occupants of insured...
Pay-As-You-Go Cargo MGA Closing Insurance Protection Gap for Shippers
Oct 4 2022 // After many years working as a freight and logistics broker in the London market, Johnny McCord understood where the freight industry’s “pain points” were and thought technology and artificial intelligence...
Social Media Company Liability Draws US Supreme Court Scrutiny
Oct 3 2022 // The US Supreme Court will decide whether social media companies can be sued over targeted content recommendations, agreeing to hear an appeal from a family that says Alphabet Inc.’s Google bears some of the...
Hotel Industry Pushes Through as Insurance, Economic Uncertainty Builds
Oct 3 2022 // A busy summer travel season provided a much-needed boost to the hotel industry but rising insurance costs and other economic factors threaten to undermine the sector’s ongoing recovery. After nearly three years of...
Connecticut Regulates ‘Defense Within Limits’ Provisions by Insurers
Sep 29 2022 // Connecticut’s insurance regulator has provided commercial insurers with updated guidance on “defense within limits” policy provisions including the lines of insurance on which they may be included and the...
EU Draft Rules Would Make It Easier to Sue Drone Makers, AI Systems
Sep 28 2022 // Individuals and companies that suffer harm from drones, robots and other products or services equipped with artificial intelligence software will find it easier to sue for compensation under EU draft rules seen by...
Federal Appeals Court Upends $6M Lead Paint Verdict From 2019
Sep 23 2022 // A federal appeals court has cleared one paint manufacturer and ordered a retrial for two others in a case in which a jury in 2019 awarded $6 million to three men whose brain damage was blamed on their years of exposure to...
Viewpoint: Significant Ruling in PFAS Litigation Could Impact Insurance Coverage
Sep 23 2022 // Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, commonly known as PFAS, have served as a key component in numerous industrial and consumer products for decades. These “forever chemicals,” which have been associated with...
Insurance 101: What is Social Inflation?
Sep 21 2022 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. Social inflation is a term specific to the insurance industry and describes the rising costs of insurance claims above and beyond what can be explained by the overall...
District of Columbia Drops Additional Insurance Requirement for Outdoor Dining
Sep 21 2022 // The District of Columbia is withdrawing a proposal to boost the insurance requirement for sidewalk cafes, parklets, streateries and other dining and drinking businesses applying for public use permits. According to...
SURE, SageSure Launch Reliable Commercial Protection in Louisiana
Sep 20 2022 // SURE, the member-owned insurance company for reliable coastal property protection, today announced its expansion into commercial insurance in Louisiana. Small and mid-sized Louisiana business owners can now bundle general...
People Moves: Chubb Global Mkts Promotes Jackson as Product Head of Mgmt Liability; Pesci Rejoins WTW in EMEA Reserving; IQUW Taps Beazley’s Bell, Brown for Property
Sep 20 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Chubb Global Markets, the broker WTW and the property and specialty re/insurer IQUW. A summary of these new hires follows here. Chubb Global Markets...
‘Quirky’ Wording Sinks Evanston’s Exclusion, Appeals Court Finds in Sex Assault Case
Sep 19 2022 // The New Year’s Eve sexual assault of a patient at a Miami hospital’s mental health ward made headlines around Florida in 2019. Three days after the incident, Fernando Felix Ramos-Garcia, a technician at...
Restaurants Facing New Challenges These Days: Getting More From Insurance Coverage
Sep 15 2022 // If the past two years have taught us anything, it’s that anything can happen. There are dozens of unforeseen possibilities that could leave your business financially liable or could otherwise discourage guests from...
Markets/Coverages: Earnix, Guidewire Partner; XPT Unifies Brands; Franchise Hotel Program at Suitelife; New Hotel Umbrella Option at Distinguished
Sep 14 2022 // Earnix and Guidewire Partner Guidewire and Earnix announced that the two companies have launched a collaborative effort to facilitate faster adoption and increased ongoing performance of their shared offerings. Earnix is a...
