Latest Liability Headlines
All the headlines from our Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Texas’ Scottish American Launches General Liability Program for Contractors
Sep 13 2022 // Scottish American, a wholesale insurance brokerage, managing general agency, and program manager based in Grapevine, Texas, announced that it has launched its new program, Contractors Guard, a general liability program...
Ohio Court: Insurer Has No Duty to Defend Drug Distributor Against Opioid Lawsuit
Sep 9 2022 // 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...
Markets/Coverages: AXIS Cyber and Liability Policy for SMBs; Moody’s ESG Underwriting Solution; CyberCube, AkinovA Partner on Cyber Analysis
Sep 8 2022 // AXIS Launches Streamlined Cyber and Liability Policy for Small and Mid-Sized Businesses AXIS Capital Holdings Limited said it launched an insurance policy that offers custom-built cyber and specialist liability coverage...
Labor Board to Expand Companies’ ‘Joint Employer’ Liability
Sep 7 2022 // A U.S. labor board on Tuesday moved to make it easier for workers and unions to hold companies liable for labor law violations by their franchisees and contractors, proposing to revive an Obama-era standard heavily...
Alera Group Acquires Texas’ Greenhill
Sep 6 2022 // Alera Group, a top independent national insurance and wealth services firm, today announced the acquisition of Houston, Texas-based Greenhill Insurance Services, a managing general underwriter and program manager with...
Rescinded Policies Owe No Coverage for Lead Paint Claims, Maryland High Court Rules
Sep 6 2022 // Insurers that rescinded general liability policies issued to landlords who misrepresented their exposure to lead paint claims owe no coverage to 12 plaintiffs who had not yet obtained final court judgments,...
Senior Care Market Experiencing Revived Competition Amid Hi-Tech Boom
Sep 5 2022 // The insurance market for senior care and housing facilities has emerged from the volatile period of the pandemic and is again responsive and competitive. Premiums that were going up considerably are moderating in some...
Forged Signatures, Fake Policies? Lawsuits Raise Questions About Captive Insurance Plan
Sep 5 2022 // Federal lawsuits, including a nationwide class action filed in California, have put a spotlight on a type of captive insurance program, charging its directors with a scheme that involved forged signatures and fake...
Insurer Loses $500K in Beer Pong Challenge by Badly Misplaying Liquor Liability Claim
Sep 1 2022 // An insurer that mishandled a liquor liability claim resulting from a fight after a beer pong tournament has discovered the tab is considerably bigger than it first thought. Hospitality Mutual Insurance Co. will have to pay...
Pennsylvania Loosens Rules on Where Medical Malpractice Cases Can Be Filed
Aug 29 2022 // Pennsylvania’s highest court lastThursday reversed its own two-decade-old rule that required medical malpractice cases to be filed in the county where the alleged harm occurred, a win for civil plaintiffs and the...
USAA Settles Mississippi Class Action Over Underpaid Auto Claims
Aug 29 2022 // Another national insurance company has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging it underpaid hundreds of auto insurance claims. A federal court in Mississippi this month signed off on a confidential settlement in a...
People Moves: Liberty Specialty Taps Zurich’s Dutta for Financial Risks; Canopius Hires WTW’s Saville for Cat Research; HDI UK & Ireland Promotes Lavey in Liability Team
Aug 26 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Liberty Specialty Markets, Canopius Group, and HDI Global SE – UK & Ireland. A summary of these new hires follows here. Liberty Specialty Markets...
People Moves: CNA Hardy Taps Zurich’s Crew, Chubb’s Devenish for Mgmt Liability; Aon Strengthens Capital Advisory Unit to Drive Legacy Reinsurance Growth
Aug 25 2022 // CNA Hardy Taps Zurich’s Crew, Chubb’s Devenish for Management Liability Team CNA Hardy has appointed Edward Crew as senior technical underwriter, and Oliver Devenish, as underwriter, to the London/Lloyd’s...
One80 Intermediaries Acquires Pennsylvania Wholesale Broker Agentic
Aug 24 2022 // Boston-based specialty insurance broker One80 Intermediaries reports that it has acquired wholesaler broker Agentic Insurance of Radnor, Pennsylvania. Agentic is a privately owned specialty operation providing professional...
People Moves: Liberty Mutual Names Former CNA Exec as President, GRS N. America; AXA XL Boosts Cyber Insurance Team in N. America With 3 Hires
Aug 22 2022 // Liberty Mutual Names Former CNA Exec as President, GRS North America Liberty Mutual Insurance announced the appointment of Kevin Smith as president of Global Risk Solutions (GRS) North America. Reporting to GRS President...
