Latest Liability Headlines
All the headlines from our Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Logic & Language and Forms & Facts: Preventing Coverage Gaps
Mar 8 2021 // This column began in 2019 when I wrote a year-long series of articles based on my book “When Words Collide: Resolving Insurance Coverage and Claims Disputes.” In the April 2019 issue, I wrote about seven...
Serving the Changing Needs of Small Business Post-Pandemic
Mar 8 2021 // Among the many changes wrought by the pandemic are those transforming the small business workforce. People have lost their jobs or businesses, with many starting new ventures, working from home or adopting new technologies...
Brit Combines Ambridge and BGSU to Create U.S. MGA
Mar 4 2021 // Brit Ltd. said it will merge its U.S. service company platform, Brit Global Specialty USA, and its managing general agency Ambridge. The combined entity, which will operate under the Ambridge brand as Ambridge Partners...
Kansas Lawmakers Look to Extend COVID-19 Liability Shield for Businesses
Mar 4 2021 // Kansas lawmakers moved on March 2 to extend protections for businesses from lawsuits over COVID-19. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill that would give businesses an extra year of protection, until March 31,...
Internet Firms’ Liability Protection Under Fire. 26 Words and What’s at Stake
Mar 4 2021 // Democrats and Republicans in Congress are taking aim at a controversial law that shields internet platforms including Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc. from lawsuits over content posted by users. The measure — just 26...
Kentucky Senate Backs COVID Liability Shield for Businesses
Mar 3 2021 // Legislation that would provide broad protections to shield Kentucky businesses from coronavirus-related lawsuits won approval from the state Senate after a long debate Monday evening. Senate President Robert Stivers...
Next Insurance to Acquire Affinity Agency AP Intego
Mar 3 2021 // Digital commercial insurance company Next Insurance has agreed to acquire AP Intego, a Massachusetts-based digital insurance agency providing small commercial insurance products. Through its platform, AP Intego offers...
Hiscox Cites Loss on COVID, BI Dispute ‘Brand Damage’; Will Alter Liability, Cyber Books
Mar 3 2021 // British insurer Hiscox reported a big loss for 2020 after a jump in claims from businesses disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic and also faces “brand damage” from a legal dispute over policy wordings for...
Florida Legislative Session 2021: Insurance Bills to Watch
Mar 3 2021 // The Florida insurance industry will be fighting for property insurance reforms in the 60-day legislative session that kicked off this week, but there are several other insurance-related bills to watch. Read on for a...
PLUS Offers Cyber Liability Insurance Designation
Mar 2 2021 // The Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS) has launched a designation program for cyber liability professionals. The Cyber Professional Liability Practitioner (CPLP) designation builds on the...
South Carolina Senate Passes COVID Liability Protection Bill
Mar 1 2021 // A bill that would prevent lawsuits against businesses and other groups by people who contract COVID-19 as long as federal and state health guidelines were being followed passed the South Carolina Senate on Thursday. The...
One80 Intermediaries Acquires New York’s Edward E. Hall and Company
Feb 26 2021 // One80 Intermediaries has acquired Edward E. Hall and Company (EE Hall). Terms of the deal were not disclosed. One80 is a national wholesale broker, program manager, third-party administrator (TPA), warranty and...
Texas’ Upland Capital Group Launches Excess Transportation Liability Program
Feb 25 2021 // Newly launched specialty lines insurer, Dallas-based Upland Capital Group (Upland), has added an Excess Transportation Liability (XTL) specialty insurance offering targeting fleet sizes up to 250 revenue producing...
Insurance Technology: Hippo, Vertafore, Monte Carlo, Marble, Coterie, Buckle and More
Feb 25 2021 // Home insurer Hippo is partnering with ADT to add smart home services and discounts for home insurance customers. Hippo customers in select states who enroll in its smart home program will be offered free installation of an...
Insurers Plan to Continue Hiking Liability Rates for Architects, Engineers: Ames Gough
Feb 24 2021 // Most professional liability insurers covering architects and engineers (A/E) achieved varied premium growth last year as the U.S. construction industry remained resilient during the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, worsening claims...
Digital Wholesaler Pathpoint Adds Contractor Liability Markets
Feb 23 2021 // Digital wholesaler broker Pathpoint reported it now has a new general liability submission and instant quoting service for contractor segments, with participation from leading contractor excess and surplus...
U.S. Fraud Crackdown Eroding Private Equity’s Liability Shield
Feb 23 2021 // Insiders said one company pushed unnecessary pain medication to the U.S. military; another promoted an unproven treatment for children with cancer; and a third used unlicensed counselors to treat poor people with mental...
Indiana Governor Signs COVID-19 Liability Shield Legislation
Feb 22 2021 // Indiana businesses and others now have broad protections from lawsuits by people blaming them for contracting COVID-19 under a new state law. Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb on Feb. 18 signed the bill that he and GOP...
Insurance Implications of Required Vaccines
Feb 22 2021 // Questions swirl around the available COVID vaccines. Some are medical questions and some are legal questions. The most common legal question is, “Can employers require the vaccine?” An employer’s legal...
Industry Trends to Exploit for 2021
Feb 22 2021 // The insurance industry is so intertwined with the economy and society. Any noticeable change in either will have impacts on the insurance industry. There is nothing like what has occurred with COVID-19, and there is no...
