Latest Liability Headlines
All the headlines from our Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
The Hilb Group Acquires Ohio’s Healthcare Liability Consultants Agency
Mar 24 2020 // The Hilb Group LLC (THG) has acquired Healthcare Liability Consultants Agency Inc., and hired owner and medical malpractice insurance specialist, Julie Paton, as a producer. Paton is based in Cleveland, Ohio. The...
Liability Insurers Report Rise in Claims Against Architects and Engineers
Mar 24 2020 // Increased billings by architecture and engineering firms generated bigger professional liability premiums in 2019 but also led to the first upswing in claims activity in several years, Ames & Gough said in a...
AXA XL Launches Insurance Policy for Autonomous Vehicles
Mar 20 2020 // AXA XL announced the launch of an insurance solution designed to cover the risks associated with autonomous vehicles. The offering will help companies developing or using the technology to better manage and transfer those...
Indiana Insurance Dept.: Childcare Facilities Not in Danger of Losing Liability Coverage
Mar 17 2020 // In response to concerns that have apparently been raised regarding the status of liability insurance coverage for facilities that provide services such as childcare and meals to the community, the Indiana Department of...
Insurer Responsible for Liability Claims Despite Uninsured Premises Exclusion
Mar 13 2020 // The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that an insurer is responsible for paying liability claims resulting from the improper use of a portable generator, despite an uninsured premises exclusion in the...
Proposed Missouri Law Would Require $100K in Liability Insurance for Delivery Robots
Mar 9 2020 // Missouri lawmakers are considering new guidelines to regulate delivery robots that may soon be roaming St. Louis and other communities in the state. The proposed law is aimed at allowing the small, cooler-sized delivery...
Drivers at Risk: Why Delivery Apps Might Leave Clients Without Coverage
Mar 9 2020 // Why Delivery Apps Might Leave Clients Without Coverage Just a few years ago, a grocery run or a run to Chick-fil-A was to get something you needed and bring it home. These days, it seems like a run anywhere can include a...
Logic & Language, Forms & Facts: The Case of the ‘Holey’ Insurance
Mar 9 2020 // For a number of years, I’ve done a workshop called “The Adventures of Ace Insura, Claims Detective.” Participants assist Ace in solving a variety of coverage and claims mysteries. Each case has one or...
Board Finalizes Rule Scaling Back Joint Employer Liability for Franchisees, Contractors
Mar 9 2020 // A U.S. labor board finalized a rule that will make it more difficult to hold companies liable for unlawful labor practices by franchisees and contractors, reversing a more worker-friendly Obama-era standard criticized by...
Georgia Senate Bill Aims to Limit Civil Lawsuits in the State
Mar 2 2020 // A Georgia Senate bill backed by Republicans aims to take on the tall task of limiting lawsuits in state courts, citing high legal costs faced by businesses. Senate Bill 415, sponsored by state Sen. Steve Gooch of...
NRA Seeks to Block New York’s ‘Political’ Enforcement Over Liability Insurance Programs
Mar 2 2020 // The National Rifle Association of America (NRA) is seeking a preliminary injunction in federal court in an attempt to stop the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) from conducting enforcement proceedings...
Agency M&As: Private Equity Still in Driver’s Seat; Digital Agencies Attract Attention
Mar 2 2020 // The private equity bandwagon continued to roll through the insurance agency and brokerage mergers and acquisitions territory in 2019. As many as two-thirds of all deals involved private equity, according to experts. Most...
Missouri Senate Backs New Limits on Punitive Damages
Feb 28 2020 // Missouri’s Republican-led Senate swiftly advanced a bill tightening standards for punitive damages in liability lawsuits after an all-night filibuster by Democrats successfully blocked a separate bill limiting...
Nationwide, Generali Form Joint Venture N2G to Sell Multinational Commercial Lines
Feb 27 2020 // Trieste, Italy meet Columbus, Ohio. Ciao! Hello! Two large insurers — Ohio’s Nationwide and Italy’s Generali — are teaming up to serve commercial insurance customers with global needs. The insurers...
Cannabis Power Brokers Tackle Five Pressing Insurance Questions
Feb 27 2020 // The cannabis business is a frontier industry that continues to offer no shortage of unique challenges to regulators, as well as boundless questions for industry watchers and ancillary businesses like insurance. Key...
Many Vehicles, Many Uses, Many Questions
Feb 26 2020 // This week’s blog post comes to us from friend of the Academy, Joseph S. Harrington. Joe is a prolific writer, observer, and commentator on the insurance industry. This post is based on his recent Academy webinar by...
Insurance Coverage for Losses Stemming from the Coronavirus
Feb 26 2020 // The coronavirus has not only sickened tens of thousands of people, killed several hundred, and disrupted life for millions, but has also sharply impacted the second-largest economy in the world. Many Chinese companies have...
Board Finalizes Rule Scaling Back Joint Employer Liability for Franchisees, Contractors
Feb 25 2020 // A U.S. labor board on Tuesday finalized a rule that will make it more difficult to hold companies liable for unlawful labor practices by franchisees and contractors, reversing a more worker-friendly Obama-era standard...
Danske Bank Ex-CEO Faces $387M Lawsuit over Money Laundering Scandal
Feb 24 2020 // The ousted chief executive of Danske Bank A/S, Thomas Borgen, has been personally targeted in an investor lawsuit arguing he withheld information about potential money laundering that subsequently destroyed the...
Beyond Farming: Agritainment and Farm Liability Coverage
Feb 24 2020 // The business of operating a farm has evolved significantly in the past several years. It’s not just about planting, caring for, harvesting and selling crops. It’s often about other ways that the land can be...
