Latest Liability Headlines
All the headlines from our Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Searching for Realistic Ideas That Could Help Tame Big Tech
Nov 2 2021 // Break up Big Tech? How about shrinking the tech companies’ shield against liability in cases where the content they push to users causes harm? Or creating a new regulator to strictly oversee the industry? Those ideas...
California Labor Shortage Compounding Complex Agriculture Landscape for Insurance Pros
Nov 1 2021 // The labor shortage in California has hit the agriculture industry particularly hard, creating a tougher environment all around – including for insurance professionals who deal in that sector. The lack of labor in the...
Some Florida Agents Caught Off-Guard by Boom in Solar Power
Nov 1 2021 // Florida may be known as the Sunshine State, but some insurance agents say they’ve been unprepared for the recent boom in rooftop solar power installations across the state, installations that can affect coverage,...
Commentary: Does Personal Auto Policy Cover STDs?
Nov 1 2021 // You may have heard and even laughed about GEICO being sued by a Missouri woman who contracted a sexually transmitted disease (STD) as a result of unprotected sex in a GEICO-insured vehicle. Beyond the sheer inventiveness...
Purchase of Insurance Does Not Waive Sovereign Immunity, Georgia Court Finds
Oct 29 2021 // The city of Alpharetta, Georgia, did not waive its sovereign immunity when it obtained an insurance policy, an appeals court said Thursday, two years after a man drowned in a city pool. In Sharma vs. City of Alpharetta,...
Legal, Insurance, Safety Issues Swirl Around ‘Rust’ Movie Set Shooting
Oct 28 2021 // Alec Baldwin the actor, who pulled the trigger on a prop gun while filming “Rust” in New Mexico and unwittingly killed a cinematographer and injured a director, likely won’t be held criminally or civilly...
Risk Strategies Acquires New Jersey’s Corrigan Johnston Risk Advisors
Oct 27 2021 // Risk Strategies, a national specialty insurance brokerage and risk management firm, acquired Corrigan Johnston Risk Advisors, an all-lines brokerage focused on transportation-related industries. Terms of the deal were not...
Insurer Responsible for Damages After Massachusetts Officer Injured During Training
Oct 26 2021 // Driving a truck too fast and injuring a fellow officer during a firearms training is not within the scope of employment duties for a Massachusetts police officer, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court found. This means...
Commercial Liability Insurers Face Growing Number of False Claims Act Cases
Oct 26 2021 // A growing number of False Claims Act investigations combined with recent court decisions that found insurers liable for the cost of settlements may spell trouble for commercial liability insurers. Policyholder attorney...
People Moves: Garrison Heads Navigators Wholesale; Trochey Joins Ascot; AXA Environmental Adds 3; Allianz Names Houlihan
Oct 25 2021 // The Hartford Names Garrison Head Of Navigators Wholesale The Hartford has named Michael Garrison as head of Wholesale for Navigators, a brand of The Hartford. Garrison will lead the strategic direction, growth, and...
Mosaic Offers $600M of Capacity for War, Terrorism and Political Violence Risks
Oct 22 2021 // Bermuda-based Mosaic Insurance has extended its war, terrorism and political violence coverage to offer up to $600 million per risk. The increased capacity allows the company to serve clients via domestic U.S. or Bermuda...
Castel Targets U.S. Professional Liability Business With Launch of Underwriting Cell
Oct 21 2021 // Castel Underwriting Agencies Ltd. has launched a new underwriting cell, North American Professional Liability (NAPL), to focus on professional service firms’ business in the U.S. The cell is writing both primary and...
People Moves: New Hires at Maryland Insurance Administration, Mosaic, New Dawn Risk
Oct 19 2021 // Floyd Named Director of Fiscal Services for Maryland Insurance Administration Maryland Insurance Commissioner Kathleen A. Birrane named Linwood Floyd as director of fiscal services for the Maryland Insurance Administration...
Lawmakers Introduce Liability, Competition Bills Targeting Giant Internet Firms
Oct 18 2021 // The biggest U.S. tech companies would face new constraints under two bills announced Thursday after a month of revelations from a Facebook Inc. whistle-blower sparked fresh calls to rein in an industry that has largely...
New ISO Homeowners Policy Form Update
Oct 18 2021 // The Insurance Services Office (ISO) has unveiled an update to its homeowners’ program. It’s the first update in 11 years, which is a good thing. It begs asking why it took so long, but that’s a question...
Mosaic Insurance Opens First U.S.-Based Office Location in New York City
Oct 15 2021 // Mosaic Insurance has opened an office in New York City. This is its first U.S.-based physical address for a growing number of employees. The Midtown South office, which will accommodate members of Mosaic’s cyber and...
STDs and the PAP
Oct 12 2021 // You may have heard and even laughed about GEICO being sued by a Missouri woman who contracted a sexually transmitted disease (STD) as a result of unprotected sex in a GEICO-insured vehicle. Beyond the sheer inventiveness...
California Encourages Prescribed Burns to Counter Wildfires
Oct 8 2021 // California is encouraging more use of fire to fight fire, such as when deliberately set burns were recently used to protect giant sequoias from a raging wildfire. But sometimes what are known as prescribed fires themselves...
Risk Scores for Underwriters, Brokers Reveal Companies’ Likelihood of Being Sued
Oct 7 2021 // Last week, Praedicat, a liability risk analytics company, announced that it launched a new Company Risk Score designed to simplify the underwriting of complex emerging risks for liability insurance. The risk score, ranging...
People Moves: Dunlavy Now President at Greenhill Insurance; Reed Named VP at Midlands Management
Oct 7 2021 // Greenhill Insurance Services Appoints Dunlavy President Houston-based Greenhill Insurance Services (Greenhill Insurance), a professional and general liability insurance provider specializing in social services and allied...
