Latest Liability Headlines

All the headlines from our Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.

Ironshore Names Leahy as President of Professional Liability Unit IronPro

Nov 1 2019 // Ironshore has announced that Thomas F. Leahy, Jr. has been named president of IronPro, its professional and management liability division. He will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of marketing, underwriting and...

Higher Limits of Liability for 2020 Disapproved for Texas Windstorm Insurer

Nov 1 2019 // In mid-October, Texas Insurance Commissioner Kent Sullivan denied a request by the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) to raise its maximum liability limits for new and renewal policies with an effective date of...

A Quick Introduction to Occurrence vs. Claims-Made Forms

Oct 30 2019 // We received this question recently. I have inherited an account where the primary CGL was written on an occurrence form and the excess liability was written on a claims-made form. Can you help explain why this isn’t...

Saxe Doernberger & Vita Hires Manobianca as Of Counsel in Northeast Office

Oct 24 2019 // Saxe Doernberger & Vita P.C. (SDV) has hired Stacy Manobianca as an Of Counsel attorney in its Northeast office. Manobianca is experienced in all aspects of litigation, including depositions and motion practice as well...

Ex-DuPont CEO Claims No Intent to Burden Chemours with Unlimited Liabilities

Oct 24 2019 // DuPont de Nemours Inc. never intended to saddle its spinoff Chemours Co. with “unlimited exposure” to its liabilities, DuPont’s former chief executive officer said, sending Chemours stock up...

Florida Specialty CEO Disputes State Regulator’s Claims, Says Insurer Not Insolvent

Oct 24 2019 // The head of recently shuttered Florida Specialty Insurance Co. says that claims by Florida’s insurance regulator that the company is insolvent are untrue. The company’s CEO, Susan Patschak, argues...

Travelers Q3 Profit Falls on Asbestos, Commercial Liability and Auto Claims

Oct 22 2019 // The Travelers Companies reported net income of $396 million for the third quarter compared to $709 million in the prior year quarter. Core income in the current quarter was $378 million compared to $687 million in the...

Insurtechs Discovering the Value of Agents

Oct 21 2019 // Insurtechs have been making headlines for several years with how they are changing the insurance business and the threat they pose to traditional insurance distribution. But as these fledgling insurance technology firms...

A Modern Economy Demands Modern Protection: Advancing Liability Coverage into the Digital Age is Imperative — and Long Overdue

Oct 21 2019 // Liability insurance as we know it no longer suits a large fraction of today’s and tomorrow’s small-business owners. Brokers and insurers are at a crossroads on how to serve small businesses’ changing...

California Export List Hearing for Surplus Lines Slated for November

Oct 21 2019 // Parametric earthquake coverage and terrorism coverage are among the potential items on the 2019 Export List hearing being held next month by the California Department of Insurance. Adding a risk or coverage to the export...

James River Insurance Retains Rating After Dropping Its Biggest Customer, Uber

Oct 18 2019 // Ratings agency A.M. Best said its ratings of James River Insurance remain unchanged after the insurer said it would be cancelling its business with ride-hailing giant Uber affiliate, Rasier, its largest client. A.M Best...

IAT Insurance Group Hires Passaro to Lead New Management Liability Unit

Oct 18 2019 // IAT Insurance Group, a provider of specialty property and casualty products, is expanding its product offerings with the formation of a new Management Liability business unit. The company has hired John Passaro to lead the...

Idea Exchange: Missouri Court Rulings Conflict with Insurer Right to Intervene Protections

Oct 18 2019 // The Western District of the Missouri Court of Appeals recently issued opinions that effectively strip any practical effect from a Missouri amendment made to provide certain protections to insurers. In Aguilar v. GEICO Cas....

London-Based MGA Castel Specialty Enters Construction and Engineering Market

Oct 17 2019 // Castel Specialty, the London-based division of club-style MGA formation platform Castel Underwriting Agencies Ltd., has entered the construction and engineering market, primarily focused on the UK, North America,...

Bipartisan Group Calls for Pulling Internet Firms’ Liability Immunity

Oct 17 2019 // A bipartisan group of lawmakers is stepping up efforts to have U.S. trade officials eliminate a legal liability shield that tech companies are pushing to keep in new agreements, including a deal to replace the North...

Higher Than Usual Number of Items Could be Added at California Surplus Export List Hearing

Oct 16 2019 // Getting items on California’s surplus lines export list is no easy task. Just ask Ben McKay, executive director of the Surplus Line Association of California. McKay can recall only a few coverages that have been...

Why Big Internet Firms Think They Should Remain Shielded from Content Liability

Oct 16 2019 // A 23-year-old law giving technology companies legal protection from lawsuits over user-generated content remains critical to the internet’s future, Alphabet Inc.’s Google unit and social media site Reddit Inc....

Does the Cloud of Vaping-Related Injuries Portend a Storm of Litigation? – Cannabis Industry Alert

Oct 15 2019 // Electronic cigarettes and vaping have been heralded by many as a safer alternative to smoking traditional cigarettes. A recent outbreak of illnesses allegedly related to vaping, however, has ignited public hysteria and...

Berkshire’s MedPro Acquires Swiss Re Corporate Health Care Liability Business

Oct 14 2019 // Berkshire Hathaway health care liability insurance unit MedPro Group has agreed to acquire the healthcare professional liability business of Swiss Re Corporate Solutions effective Oct. 11. The agreement includes hospital...

California Export List Hearing for Surplus Lines Slated for November

Oct 11 2019 // Parametric earthquake coverage and terrorism coverage are among the potential items on the 2019 Export List hearing being held next month by the California Department of Insurance. Adding a risk or coverage to the export...