Latest Liability Headlines
All the headlines from our Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Liability Waivers Not Always Effective But Employers Take ‘Better Safe Than Sorry’ View
Jun 17 2020 // As businesses reopen across the U.S. after coronavirus shutdowns, many are requiring customers and workers to sign forms saying they won’t sue if they catch COVID-19. Businesses fear they could be the target of...
Beazley to Offer Occurrence-Based Media Liability Policy for SMEs
Jun 17 2020 // Specialist insurer Beazley has launched an occurrence media liability policy designed to the risks faced by small to medium-sized media outlets and publishers in the United States. Beazley’s media liability policy...
Tennessee Senate Approves Coronavirus Liability Bill for Nursing Homes, Businesses
Jun 15 2020 // The Tennessee Senate advanced legislation Thursday that would provide nursing homes, grocery stores and other businesses sweeping protections from coronavirus lawsuits. The measure is similar to the growing trend going on...
How Construction Companies Can Make the Most of Technology Advancements
Jun 15 2020 // As one of the oldest industries, construction has been notoriously slow to adopt technological advancements and embrace the digital age. However, in the last decade, many innovative technologies have gained traction in the...
Court Lockdowns From COVID-19 May Turn the Social Inflation Tide
Jun 15 2020 // Defense attorney Ellen Greiper reported receiving more than the usual number of phone calls from plaintiffs attorneys last month, suggesting that the call dynamics could be signaling a COVID-driven change in social...
Umbrella or Excess Liability: What’s the Difference?
Jun 15 2020 // Do I need an umbrella policy or an excess policy? Is there a difference and does anyone care? There are a few reasons that an insured may need (or want) more liability coverage than certain policies will provide. The...
Building a Post-Pandemic Construction Market
Jun 15 2020 // The construction industry is one segment of the economy that could emerge from the pandemic stronger. That’s good news for construction insurance experts. But moving forward comes with a few challenges as contractors...
Edge Computing, Supply Chains, Deepfakes Among 2020’s Top Emerging Risks: Swiss Re
Jun 12 2020 // Pandemic threats were once on the list of potential emerging risks facing the insurance industry and society. Now that this risk has materialized with the COVID-19 crisis, it is perhaps a good time to take a look at the...
Iowa Republicans Push to Limit Coronavirus Liability
Jun 11 2020 // Iowa Republican legislators are fast-tracking a bill that would give meatpacking plants, nursing homes and other businesses broad immunity from coronavirus lawsuits despite criticism that it would also enable them to...
Senate Weighs Broad Coronavirus Liability Shield for Employers
Jun 11 2020 // Senate Republicans are drafting legislation that would let employers choose which government coronavirus safety guidelines to follow in order to be shielded from lawsuits if their customers or workers contract the virus,...
Reform Plan Would Require Minneapolis Officers to Buy Liability Insurance
Jun 9 2020 // Several advocacy groups presented their own recommendations to reform law enforcement practices in Minneapolis, a day after the majority of the City Council voiced support for abolishing the police department entirely in...
Guest Post: Looming Large: Liability for Flood Losses
Jun 9 2020 // Thanks to Friend of the Academy of Insurance, Joe Harringon, for this guest post. Joe is an independent business researcher and writer specializing in property and casualty coverages. He is also a regular instructor with...
BHSI Launches Environmental Impairment Liability Insurance in France
Jun 8 2020 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has introduced Environmental Impairment Liability (EIL) Insurance in France. The new policy pairs coverage for multiple environmental risks with technical and legal support to...
Businesses Opening Despite Shutdown Could Face Questions Over Coverage
Jun 8 2020 // Insurers are already seeing some pushback regarding virus-related claim denials from businesses that suffered losses while closed due to the pandemic, but what about claims a business could file if it opens despite a...
The Hanover Enhances Accountants Professional Lines Product
Jun 3 2020 // The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. has added enhancements to its Hanover Accountants Professional Advantage product and its Hanover Allied Healthcare Advantage offering. Hanover Accountants Professional Advantage offers...
States Adding Laws to Shield Businesses From Liability for Coronavirus Claims
Jun 2 2020 // Four states have passed laws that grant businesses immunity from civil liability for claims relating to COVID-19, while legislation in at least three other states is advancing. The bills signed into law by the governors of...
How COVID-19 Court Lockdowns May Turn the Social Inflation Tide
Jun 2 2020 // Defense attorney Ellen Greiper reported receiving more than the usual number of phone calls from plaintiffs attorneys earlier this month, suggesting that the call dynamics could be signaling a COVID-driven change in social...
IGI Launches Marine Trades Insurance Product in UK
Jun 2 2020 // International General Insurance Holdings Ltd. has launched a Marine Trades insurance product, which covers the smaller recreational marine market across the UK. The addition of the Marine Trades product complements the...
Federal Court Allows Counties’ Clean Air Claims Against VW for Diesel Scandal
Jun 2 2020 // A U.S. appeals court ruled on Monday that Volkswagen AG cannot escape potential financial penalties from two counties in Florida and Utah that may amount to a “staggering” additional liability arising from the...
South Carolina Reopening Committee Leader Wants Business Liability Protection
Jun 2 2020 // The leader of governor’s committee studying how to best reopen South Carolina after the coronavirus said one of the most critical pieces of unfinished business is protecting businesses from lawsuits if they follow...
