Employment Practices Liability (EPL) insurance News

Swiss Re Ordered to Pay Former Underwriter $1.6M for Sexism, Unfair Dismissal

A former Swiss Re underwriter has been awarded nearly 1.3 million pounds ($1.6 million) by a London employment tribunal for sexual discrimination and unfair dismissal. Julia Sommer joined Zurich-based Swiss Re in 2017 as a political risk underwriter in London …

Swiss Re Faces $6.3M Claim Over Sex Discrimination, Unfair Dismissal

A former Swiss Re underwriter, who last year won a sex and maternity discrimination and unfair dismissal case, is seeking 5.1 million pounds ($6.3 million) in compensation and told a London court she wants to retrain as a Baptist pastor. …

Swiss Re Underwriter Wins Sex Discrimination Suit After Boss Joked About Her Breasts

A former Swiss Re AG underwriter won her sex discrimination suit after she was left humiliated by a senior manager who told her “If I had breasts like yours I would be demanding too.” Julia Sommer was unfairly dismissed after …

Ex-Workers at Malaysia Supplier Sue Kimberly-Clark, Ansell Over Alleged Forced Labor

KUALA LUMPUR – Former workers at Malaysian rubber glove maker Brightway Holdings filed a lawsuit in the United States against Kimberly-Clark Corp. and Ansell Ltd., accusing them of “knowingly profiting” from the alleged use of forced labor at the supplier, …

Canadian Oil Brokerage Denies ‘Toxic’ Workplace Claim, Files Countersuit

Oil brokerage NE2 Group is hitting back at allegations that Chief Executive Officer Tim Gunn created a toxic workplace, filing an C$11 million ($8.4 million) countersuit against eight former employees who left the firm earlier this year. In court documents, …

Charges of Violence, Bullying Follow Mass Employee Exodus at Calgary Oil Firm

When two-thirds of the brokers at a prominent Calgary oil firm quit without explanation around the Easter weekend, the exodus chilled Canada’s oil market. Now, a lawsuit filed against the firm, NE2 Group, purports to offer a window into life …

Coalition Enters Executive Risk Insurance Market for Small Business

Coalition has launched new executive risks insurance products for small and midsize businesses. The directors and officers (D&O) and employment practices liability (EPL) coverages are underwritten by Zurich North America. Coalition says its broker platform integrates real-time financial, regulatory, and …

Employment Practices Insurance in Age of COVID, Vaccines, Shutdowns and Hard Market

Overall trends for the past 30 years in the employment practices liability insurance market have been influenced by society and culture. As concerns over racial and disability discrimination, sexual harassment, gender inequality, wage-and-hour enforcement, and now COVID ebb and flow, …

EEOC Probes Facebook for ‘Systemic’ Racial Bias in Employment Practices: Reuters

A U.S. agency investigating Facebook Inc. for racial bias in hiring and promotions has designated the probe as “systemic,” attorneys for three job applicants and a manager who claim the company discriminated against them told Reuters on Friday. A “systemic” …

QBE Service Helps Employers With Harassment, Bias, Other Employment Issues

QBE North America has introduced a complimentary service, QBE Business Resource Edge, as part of its Employment Practices Liability (EPL) insurance that is intended to help employers navigate harassment, discrimination and other potential employment practices violations and keep up with …