Latest Liability Headlines

All the headlines from our Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.

Insuring Cannabis Webinar Take Home: Carriers, Brokers Waiting on Sidelines

May 3 2021 // There may be many more carriers and brokers waiting on the sidelines of the insuring cannabis sector to get in than most may realize. That was among the messages delivered by experts during Insurance Journal’s...

How COVID Impacts Insurance in Unforeseen Ways

May 3 2021 // Having recently marked the one-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, it seems like an opportune time to consider how the pandemic has impacted the insurance industry. While business interruption (BI) lawsuits...

How Liability Immunity for Vaccinations Affects Healthcare

May 3 2021 // When the race was on in earnest to develop and deploy an effective COVID-19 vaccination, much was made about the fact that pharmaceutical manufacturers would enjoy immunity against any liability related to the COVID-19...

Large Deductible Versus Self-Insured Retention

May 3 2021 // With recent predictions that the hardening of the commercial insurance market will continue beyond 2021, corporate insurance buyers are exploring all means of mitigating the adverse impact of limited insurer capacities and...

Top 5 Certificate of Insurance Questions

May 3 2021 // Over the past 20-plus years, I have answered many hundreds of questions about certificates of insurance (COIs). The first webinar I did on COIs sold out 1,000 connections and a second session had to be scheduled. About...

Rising Liability Premiums Adding Stress on Medical Practices: AMA Study

May 3 2021 // Medical liability insurance premiums have begun an upward trend after holding more or less steady during the past decade, according to a new analysis from the American Medical Association (AMA). In 2020, during the height...

London MGA Optio Acquires Nuclear Insurance Specialist MGA Northcourt

Apr 29 2021 // LONDON — Optio Group, a specialty managing general agency, said it has acquired nuclear risk specialist Northcourt for an undisclosed sum. Launched in 2010, Northcourt is an MGA licensed to underwrite nuclear property...

People Moves: Global Indemnity Group Names Charlton CEO; DUAL Hires Marchica; Floyd to Alera Group

Apr 29 2021 // DUAL Transactional Risk Hires Marchica as Vice President for New York Team DUAL Transactional Risk, the newest underwriting team at DUAL North America, has hired Megan Marchica as vice president for its New York-based...

Houston’s Skyward Specialty Launches Healthcare Professional Liability Group

Apr 28 2021 // Houston-based Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Inc. (Skyward Specialty) has launched its Healthcare Professional Liability practice led by Brenda Craig, April Gilcreast and Chantelle Burton. Underwriting will focus on...

Court Upends $6M Wisconsin Lead Paint Ruling But More Cases to Come

Apr 28 2021 // Peter Earle has been fighting for child victims of lead paint poisoning for more than 20 years and he and his fellow lawyers for the cause are not about to let another legal setback affecting three cases keep him from...

Texas Bill Would Require Disclosure on ‘Occupational Insurance’ Policies

Apr 28 2021 // Texas legislation requiring an occupational insurance policy to include a specified disclosure statement clarifying the policy is not a workers’ compensation policy has passed the state House of...

SEC Eyes Guidance on SPAC Projections, Clarity on Liability Shield

Apr 28 2021 // U.S. securities regulator is considering new guidance to rein in growth projections made by listed blank-check companies, and clarify when they qualify for certain legal protections, according to three people with...

N.D. Governor Signs COVID-19 Liability Protection Bill

Apr 27 2021 // North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum on April 23 signed legislation that creates liability protections to shield health care providers, businesses and others from frivolous claims related to exposure to COVID-19. House Bill 1175...

GEICO Must Pay $2.7M After Failing to Accept $30K Offer: Georgia Supreme Court

Apr 27 2021 // GEICO Indemnity Co.’s refusal to settle a bodily injury claim for $30,000 will cost it more than $2.7 million, under a ruling last week by the Georgia Supreme Court. The high court’s 7-0 decision answered three...

COVID Liability Protection Bill for Businesses, Other Groups Heads to Governor

Apr 26 2021 // The South Carolina House is sending a bill preventing people with COVID-19 from suing businesses and other groups to the governor’s desk. The proposal protects businesses as long as they follow guidelines to protect...

For Some Buyers, Commercial Insurance Market Is Going to Get Better, Easier: Willis

Apr 23 2021 // North American buyers of commercial property/casualty insurance can expect an “ever-so-slight turn for the better” and a “less difficult marketplace” in the months ahead. However, global broker...

Insuring Cannabis Webinar Take Home: Carriers, Brokers Waiting on Sidelines

Apr 22 2021 // There may be many more carriers and brokers waiting on the sidelines of the insuring cannabis sector to get in than most may realize. That was among the messages delivered by experts during Insurance Journal’s...

South Carolina Gov, Business Groups Push for COVID Liability Protection

Apr 22 2021 // South Carolina’s governor is pushing state lawmakers to approve a bill that would prevent people who contract COVID-19 from suing businesses and other groups that have followed federal and state health guidelines. In...

COVID-19 Experiences Show Need for Employment Practices Insurance

Apr 21 2021 // As soon as the first community was shut down to slow the spread of the coronavirus or the first announcement of a safer at home order by a governor, some of us saw the storm of suits coming related to the loss of business...

Cannabis Risk Management Group Rolls Out Coverages Through Captive

Apr 20 2021 // A cannabis risk management group through its captive is rolling property, general premises liability and product liability coverage to cannabis dispensaries and associated grow facilities. The National Cannabis Risk...