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#1 New York High Court Unleashes Expanded Liability for Pet Owners
Apr 28 2025 // Dog and other pet owners and insurers in New York are now exposed to increased risk of liability in the wake of a Court of Appeals ruling that allows an injured party to bring an ordinary negligence claim against a...
#2 Vermont Takes Over Medical Liability Insurer CARE RRG Facing $35.4M Judgment
Apr 28 2025 // A Vermont Superior Court has approved a state takeover and rehabilitation plan for a medical professional liability insurer for 1,300 physicians that the state says is in hazardous financial condition as a result of a...
#3 SC Bill Moves to House, Would Lower Liquor Liability Coverage, End Joint-and-Several
Apr 1 2025 // The fate of a bill that would modify South Carolina’s joint-and-several liability law now rests with the state House of Representatives after the state Senate last week approved the measure following weeks of heated...
#4 Court: 911 Not Part of Emergency Services, Barring Dispatcher Liability Coverage
Apr 10 2025 // A 911 dispatch center is not necessarily part of a county’s emergency services department and is not covered by a secondary liability insurance policy, a federal appeals court found this week in a decision that will...
#5 People Moves: Willis Names Spinelli Head of Transactional Claims; Amadori Joins Zurich From Markel to Head Management Liability; BHSI’s New Casualty Leaders
Apr 11 2025 // Dom Spinelli Willis, a WTW business headquartered in New York City, appointed Dom Spinelli as head of transactional insurance claims for North America. He leads the claims function within Willis’ Alternative Asset...
#6 Markets/Coverages: Travelers Adds Enhanced Services for Cyber Liability; Willis AdWrap for Marketing and Ad Production
Apr 4 2025 // The Travelers Companies launched Travelers Cyber Risk Services, a suite of capabilities added to all cyber liability policies designed to help lower the risk of a cyberattack and the cost to recover from one. In addition...
#7 Transatlantic Underwriters Expands Into Property, Liability Coverage, Names Flores SVP
Apr 22 2025 // Transatlantic Underwriters, a specialized wholesale brokerage for trucking and transportation insurance, is making a limited move into broader property-casualty coverage. The Marietta, Georgia-based firm, founded in 1989,...
#8 India Plans to Ease Nuclear Liability Laws to Attract Foreign Firms, Sources Say
Apr 21 2025 // India is planning to ease its nuclear liability laws to cap accident-related penalties on equipment suppliers, three government sources said, in a move mainly to attract U.S. firms that have been holding back due to the...
#9 People Moves: Falcon Risk Services Appoints Coppola as Head of Management Liability
Apr 22 2025 // Laura Coppola Falcon Risk Services, an MGA majority owned by HDI Global Specialty, a wholly owned subsidiary of HDI Global SE, announced the appointment of Laura Coppola as executive vice president, head of management...
