Litigation/Liability Trends
New York’s New Cyber Regulation Could Impact D&O Liability Coverage
While the full implications of the New York State Department of Financial Services' (DFS) cybersecurity regulation, which went into effect March 1, are still being realized by the insurance industry, ...
Liability Claims Topping $1 Billion Now More Common: Allianz
Large liability claims are becoming more expensive, complex and international, with activity increasing outside the United States, according a report published by Allianz Global Corporate & ...
Lawsuit Alleges Tesla Peddled Vehicles With ‘Dangerously Defective’ Autopilot Software
Tesla Inc. is facing its first U.S. legal challenge over self-driving technology in a case alleging the electric carmaker sold 47,000 vehicles with Autopilot software that's "dangerously defective" ...
UK Investigates Aon, JLT, Marsh and Willis Towers Watson Over Aviation Business
Britain's financial watchdog is investigating four large insurance brokers over information-sharing on aviation insurance, the companies said, in one of the first cases of its kind by the watchdog. ...
Three-Month Cyber Attack Targets 1,200 InterContinental Hotels in U.S.
Global hotel chain InterContinental Hotels Group Plc said 1,200 of its franchised hotels in the United States, including Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza, were victims of a three-month cyber attack that ...
XL Catlin Ups Terrorism Insurance Coverage Limits by 25%
XL Catlin said it has boosted available terrorism insurance coverage units by 25 percent in an effort to keep up with demand. Limits are now at $250 million, up from $200 million, the insurer and ...
Air Bag Maker Takata, Wounded by Safety Recall, Explores Rescue Talks
Potential rescuers of Japan's Takata Corp have extended talks, already in their 14th month, for a deal to take over the air bag maker at the heart of the auto industry's biggest safety recall, people ...
Insurers Increasingly Worry About Political Risk Coverage
Evan Freely has been insuring global risks for years—through the 2008 market meltdown, the 2002 crisis in Argentina, and the 1993 downturn in Venezuela. Yet turmoil now seems to be coming at a more ...