Latest Liability Headlines
All the headlines from our Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Flexible Workspace Software Firm Adds Insurance Agency for Owners, Tenants
Apr 8 2021 // A Colorado-based workspace management software company has launched an insurance brokerage for coworking and flex space operators, members and tenants. The new agency, Proximity Protect, is offering insurance policies...
Arizona Governor Signs COVID-19 Liability Shield Bill into Law
Apr 7 2021 // Gov. Doug Ducey has signed legislation giving businesses, nursing homes and others a broad shield from lawsuits related to COVID-19, making Arizona the latest state to limit liability after the pandemic. Republican...
Agents, Stand Together in Helping Businesses Understand Standalone Cyber Insurance
Apr 7 2021 // It is well known that small and medium businesses face an ever-increasing risk of cyber attacks. Sixty-three percent reported they had experienced a cyber breach in the last 12 months, when Ponemon surveyed them in the...
Sex Abuse Victims Say Boy Scouts Bankruptcy Plan Falls Short in Compensation, Details
Apr 7 2021 // The official committee representing child sex abuse victims in the Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy is asking a judge for permission to file its own reorganization plan, saying the plan proposed by the BSA falls woefully...
Three Dozen California Bills Focus on Wildfire, Others Are Concerning for Insurance Industry
Apr 6 2021 // Roughly three dozen pieces of California legislation are directly related to wildfire, and while those bills should hold much interest for the insurance community, there are other bills making their rounds that should draw...
Commercial Vehicle Accident Lawsuits Target of Texas Legislation
Apr 5 2021 // A pair of companion bills have been introduced in the Texas House and Senate that proponents say are aimed at providing consistency and uniformity in civil actions involving commercial vehicle accidents. Opponents, on the...
Judge Rejects Uber Denial of Liability in Student’s Death on Freeway
Apr 5 2021 // Uber Technologies Inc. lost the first round in a lawsuit filed by the relatives of a university student who was run over and killed on a San Diego freeway after one of the company’s drivers allegedly ordered her out...
BI Innovation Coming Soon: Low-Limit Policies from Insurtech Thimble
Apr 5 2021 // See a need and then fill it. That’s the secret of most successful businesses — and that was the driving motivator of insurtech Thimble, which is currently working on coverage for small business customers during...
Why Working at Home Brought New Risks for Agencies, Clients
Apr 5 2021 // In some recent Academy of Insurance classes, I’ve been asking people about their working situation. Most of the people I’ve been talking to transitioned for a while to the work from home space, and many are...
Kentucky Passes Liability Protections for Businesses, Healthcare Facilities
Apr 1 2021 // Kentucky lawmakers voted to shield businesses and health care facilities from coronavirus-related lawsuits as they hurried to finish work Tuesday before ending this year’s session. Beshear’s office said the...
COVID-19 Liability Shield for Arizona Businesses Advances
Mar 31 2021 // The Arizona House voted this week to give businesses, nursing homes and others a broad shield from lawsuits related to COVID-19. Republicans approved the measure in a 31-29 party-line vote, saying businesses struggled...
360 Coverage Pros Launches Tax Preparer Professional Liability Program
Mar 31 2021 // 360 Coverage Pros has launched a professional liability insurance program for tax preparers with an online application. The program features liability limits of up to $1 million and is designed for professionals providing...
COVID-19 Liability Bill for Florida Businesses, Healthcare Providers Signed by Gov
Mar 31 2021 // Florida businesses, governments and healthcare providers will be protected from coronavirus lawsuits if they made a good effort to follow guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19 under a bill signed by Republican Gov....
Hong Kong Developing SPAC Framework – But Lack of D&O Insurance Could Be Issue
Mar 31 2021 // Hong Kong is expected to have its own blank check company listing framework ready in June for public feedback and targets allowing deals to start by the end of this year, according to people familiar with the matter. The...
RPS, AXIS Insurance Launch Coverage for Home-Based Businesses
Mar 30 2021 // E&S wholesale broker and managing general agency Risk Placement Services (RPS) has launched an insurance product for home-based businesses with AXIS Insurance that is available to purchase online. The quote-bind-issue...
Insurance Technology: Marble Opens Up Wallet; AXA Funds Idelic’s Analytics; Markel Backs Counterpart Platform
Mar 30 2021 // Insurtechs focused on consumer management of insurance policies and commercial fleet analytics are expanding their reach following funding rounds. Also, a new platform for offering management liability insurance to small...
People Moves: Cole from XS Brokers to Rockwood; Westchester’s Roberts, Fred C. Church’s Sanderson Promoted
Mar 30 2021 // Rockwood Programs Names Cole as Chief Marketing Officer Rockwood Programs Inc., a full-service managing general agency, has appointed Carol Cole to chief marketing officer. In this role, Cole is responsible for marketing...
Florida Lawmakers Send COVID-19 Liability Protection Bill to Governor
Mar 29 2021 // Florida businesses, governments and healthcare providers will be protected from coronavirus lawsuits if they made a good effort to follow guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19 under a bill the House sent to...
Utah Passes Law Requiring Pilot Insurance Following Plane Crash
Mar 29 2021 // The lawsuit from a 2017 crash of an airplane on 1900 West in Roy lingers on, more than three years after it was filed. The pilot, apparently, was not insured, leaving Samantha Sandoval – hit in her car in the Sept. 12,...
People Moves: Kinsale’s Secor to Hamilton’s New U.S. Unit; Marsh Names Quintal, McLellan Financial Lines Leaders
Mar 26 2021 // Marsh and Hamilton announced several professional appointments this week. Hamilton Insurance Group, Ltd. has appointed Jamie Secor as head of Professional Liability Insurance at its U.S. managing general agency, Hamilton...
