Latest Product Liability Headlines
All the headlines from our Product Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
New Fitch Report Estimates Billions in Asbestos Liability Costs
Aug 5 2002 // Fitch Ratings released a special report, “Asbestos: Impact on the U.S. Insurance Industry,” describing how future claims will affect property and casualty insurers. The report includes estimates of...
Fake Stucco Trouble: EIFS Related Claims Constrict CGL Markets
Jun 10 2002 // Mold may be getting all the attention at the moment as a major threat to insurers, at least in Texas and California, but another problem has wreaked havoc for homeowners, carriers, and contractors nationwide for several...
Hard to Place Products Liability
Jun 10 2002 // Nuts & Bolts: Cascade/Amstar has available a program for hard to place products liability. Worldwide coverage; design E&O available as add-on or stand alone; three-year occurrence conversion policy available....
Eagle International Schedules Claims Handling Conferences in London, Paris
Aug 9 2001 // Eagle International Associates, an international network of insurance defense attorneys and claims adjusters throughout North America and Europe, has announced that it will be offering two unique conferences on the subject...
Zurich North America Launches New Product Recall Coverage
Jun 12 2001 // Zurich North America’s Excess & Surplus Group is offering a new coverage for expenses related to product recalls, the company announced yesterday. The product recall expense coverage is designed for small to...
iwix.net Signs AIG Worldsource; Product Recall Products Added to Site
Oct 30 2000 // iwix.net, an Internet specialty insurance marketplace, has signed AIG Worldsource to provide new products on the iwix.net site. AIG Worldsource, located in New York, will provide product recall coverages, which will...
Recent Product Recalls
Jul 24 2000 // The following list, compiled from Safety Alerts.com, is a sample of recalls undertaken for an array of products distributed in various U.S. states from June 24-July 10, 2000: FOOD • Ex-Cel Corned Beef Company, Inc. 1,200...
Businesses at Risk:Do Your Clients Need CONTAMINATED PRODUCTS Insurance’
Jul 24 2000 // Ecoli bacteria in beverages, cyanide in capsules, salmonella contamination in meat, mislabeled products, threats to spread harmful rumors about a product-these and similar hazards create a crisis situation for a company...
