Latest Liability Headlines
All the headlines from our Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
USI, Crum & Forster Offer Cyber Coverage to Bar Association Law Firms
Sep 21 2020 // USI Affinity and the American Bar Association (ABA) have partnered with Crum & Forster to offer a cyber liability insurance program for law firms nationwide. As the broker for the ABA Insurance Program, USI Affinity...
Avoid Claim Pitfalls Related to 1099 Workers
Sep 21 2020 // When the construction labor market tightens, employers fill the gap with independent contractors. A quarter (25%) of construction laborers are 1099 workers. While hiring 1099 contract workers helps keep projects on track,...
Schools Find Lessons About Insurance Liability and COVID-19 Are Complicated
Sep 21 2020 // School officials and insurers across the country are facing questions about COVID-19-related insurance liability as classes begin, but answers remain elusive, according to A.M. Best. “Uncertainty about the plethora...
Insurance for ‘Human’ Professionals
Sep 21 2020 // Professional liability insurance is a complex and interesting concept. As insurance professionals, or practitioners if you prefer, we are used to the concepts and terms of several different liability policies. We...
The Role Insurance Plays in Civil Rights Settlements Against Law Enforcement
Sep 21 2020 // Municipalities, their insurers and risk pools should be heeding the current public re-examination of police and prosecutorial actions taking place across the country, according to an insurance policyholder attorney who...
New Mexico Officials Say Teachers Are Safe from Legal Liability Amid Virus
Sep 21 2020 // New Mexico officials have clarified that teachers won’t be on the hook for lawsuits that might stem from COVID-19 outbreaks as in-person classes began for some students. “In no way will teachers or school...
Boeing Crash Victims’ Families Want Congress to Lift Shield on Planemakers’ Liability
Sep 16 2020 // Families of Boeing 737 MAX crash victims are urging U.S. lawmakers to ensure the planemaker is held accountable for accidents that together killed 346 people by blocking a key legal defense, according to a letter sent on...
Financial Conduct Authority Hails Business Interruption Ruling as Policyholder Win
Sep 15 2020 // The Financial Conduct Authority said today’s High Court judgment in its coronavirus business interruption insurance test case found in favour of policyholders on the majority of the key issues. “Our aim...
Coronavirus Pandemic Will Have Severe Impact on Social Inflation: Fitch’s Mazzuoli
Sep 15 2020 // Claims inflation for the commercial liability business will increase through 2020, although it was accelerating even before the coronavirus pandemic hit. This trend, known as social inflation, has led the insurance...
EU Wants Better Self-Regulation by Facebook, Google, Twitter; Plans Liability Changes
Sep 11 2020 // Two years after agreeing to a self-regulatory code of practice to tackle disinformation, Facebook, Alphabet’s Google, Twitter and other tech rivals must try harder to be more effective, the European Commission said...
Ascot Starts E&S Casualty Unit for U.S.; Welcomes AXA’s Roy as Senior VP
Sep 10 2020 // Specialty insurer Ascot has started an Excess & Surplus Casualty division for the U.S. and appointed Matthew Roy as senior vice president for the new wholesale unit. Writing exclusively on a wholesale basis, the...
New Mexico Officials Say Teachers Are Safe from Legal Liability Amid Virus
Sep 10 2020 // New Mexico officials clarified this week that teachers won’t be on the hook for lawsuits that might stem from COVID-19 outbreaks as in-person classes began for some students. “In no way will teachers or school...
Clyde & Co. Hires Voses as a Partner in New York
Sep 10 2020 // Global law firm Clyde & Co has hired insurance lawyer Marc Voses as a partner in New York to further enhance its U.S. and global insurance practices. Voses joins from Goldberg Segalla, where he was chair of the...
Insurance Agencies Get No Break When It Comes to Cyber Liability
Sep 10 2020 // As this trying year drags on, insurance agents might be tempted to take a quick breather. From a cyber liability perspective, however, the pressure on agents is ramping up over the rest of the year. Here’s why. In...
Schools Find Lessons About Insurance Liability and COVID-19 Are Complicated
Sep 10 2020 // School officials and insurers across the country are facing questions about COVID-19-related insurance liability as they begin classes, but answers remain elusive, according to A.M. Best. “Uncertainty about the...
Republican Senators Eye Law Shielding Internet Firms From Liability for Postings
Sep 9 2020 // Three Republican U.S. senators on Tuesday introduced the latest legislation targeting a federal law that largely exempts tech platforms such as Facebook and Twitter from legal liability for the material their users...
Trump Labor Rule That Narrows ‘Joint Employer’ Standard Struck Down by Judge
Sep 9 2020 // A federal judge on Tuesday struck down a Trump administration rule that narrowed the definition of “joint employer,” and which the attorneys general of 17 states and Washington, D.C. said would eliminate...
4 Republican Attorneys General Back Trump Social Media Liability Move
Sep 8 2020 // Four Republican state attorneys general led by Texas backed President Donald Trump’s push to narrow the ability of social media companies to remove objectionable content and require new transparency rules. Texas,...
Is It Covered? The Unimpeachable Case of What ‘Are’ Is
Sep 8 2020 // One claim dispute I was involved with I refer to in seminars as “The Unimpeachable Case of What ‘Are’ Is.” It illustrates how a single word, even the tense of a verb, in a policy form can make all...
Internet Companies Urge FCC to Reject Trump Rules on Social Media Liability
Sep 3 2020 // A group representing major internet companies including Facebook Inc., Amazon.com Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google on Wednesday urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reject a Trump administration bid to...
