Premises Liability Emerging as Significant Driver of Nuclear Verdicts August 17, 2026 By Roberta Mercado Last year, a jury in Oregon awarded a $15.8 million verdict against Topgolf after the sports and entertainment complex was...
Insurers Must Defend Hotels Accused of Sex Trafficking of Minors August 17, 2026 By Andrew G. Simpson Insurance companies cannot invoke “overriding public policy” in order to refuse to defend insured hotel owners and managers accused of...
Apartment Living: Why Property Owners Need Solid Insurance Requirements and Verification Processes in Lease Agreements August 17, 2026 By Patrick Wraight One of the upsides of apartment living is that you aren’t responsible for many of the maintenance issues that come...
The Huge Expansion of Managing General Agencies August 17, 2026 By Chris Burand I have been doing a fair amount of work regarding the expansion of MGAs, particularly the new kind of MGAs,...
Insurance M&A Pace Down 15% in First Half 2026: OPTIS August 17, 2026 Insurance agency mergers & acquisitions in the first six months of 2026 were down 15% compared with the same period...
Beware of These Commercial Liability Endorsements! August 17, 2026 By Bill Wilson This is the first in a series of three columns about exclusionary or limiting policy endorsements to be wary of....
US P/C Industry Books Best Result in a Decade, but Not All Lines Enjoy Success July 27, 2026 By Chad Hemenway The U.S. property/casualty industry posted its best underwriting profit and combined ratio in a decade in 2025, building upon the...
When E&O and D&O Lines Start to Blur July 27, 2026 By Karli L. Moore and Lauren Engnell It’s not always immediately clear which coverage line a claim will ultimately engage at the outset. What initially appears to...
Organized Jewelry Theft Ringleader in California Handed 16-Year Sentence July 27, 2026 The leader of an organized retail theft ring targeting high-end jewelry stores across Southern California was handed a 16-year prison...
Driver Sentenced for Insurance Fraud After Crash Caught on Dashcam July 27, 2026 A California driver was sentenced for filing a fraudulent insurance claim after dashcam footage showed him involved in a road...