The U.S. Supreme Court this week refused to take up a new test of “qualified immunity,” rejecting several appeals that challenged the legal doctrine that has become a broad liability shield for police officers accused of civil rights violations. Qualified …
The Justice in Policing Act of 2020 introduced by House Democrats this week contains a provision that is likely to become the subject of lively debate: The provision effectively eliminates the legal defense known as “qualified immunity” for state and …
Safety National Casualty Corporation has acquired an excess and surplus company that will begin operations in March 2016 as Safety Specialty Insurance Company (SSIC). Safety Specialty will initially focus on complementing Safety National’s public entity multi-line program, which includes general …
Kinsale Insurance Co. has launched a new law enforcement/police professional product. This is the initial product in Kinsale’s recently established Public Entity Division. Per Clay Rhoades, Kinsale vice president, law enforcement/police professional is the first of many products planned for …
South Carolina taxpayers are spending millions of dollars a year addressing alleged misdeeds by law officers or detention officials including excessive force and civil rights violations. The Greenville News reports the state last year spent $17 million to defend officers …
Kinsale Insurance Co. has launched a new law enforcement/police professional product. Eligible accounts include boroughs, cities, counties, townships and villages’ law enforcement departments serving populations of 100,000 or less. Larger venues may be submitted for underwriting review. Target law enforcement/police …
