Liability

California Faces $36 Billion Price Tag to Build Durable Wildfire Catastrophe Fund, State Study Finds

A report by the California Earthquake Authority concludes that the state’s current systems for managing wildfire risk are failing ratepayers, insurance policyholders, and disaster survivors.

Corporate Class Action Spending Projected to Hit $4.8 Billion as Nearly All Large Companies Face Regular Claims

Cookie and Tracking Litigation Emerges as a Major Cyber Loss Driver for SMBs

Executive Lines Market Faces Growing Volatility Beneath Surface-Level Calm

Litigation Finance Capital Commitments Rebound 23% After Two-Year Contraction

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Critters of all shapes and sizes have presented unique risk management challenges for sporting event organizers.

The Value of Quantifying Industrial Risk Exposure

In this Q&A, the U.S. CEO of a global risk consultancy discusses why measuring loss expectancy is critical to understanding exposure.

7 Critical Issues Facing the Commercial Real Estate Industry

Fire, flood and hail are among the risks that threaten commercial real estate.

5 Reasons Why Juries Are Awarding Billion-Dollar Verdicts

Emotion and trust play a big role in how a jury rules in personal injury and liability cases.

9 Critical Issues Facing Higher Education

Financial pressures and societal changes are challenging university risk managers like never before.

Who Will Be Sued When A Robot Causes Harm?

Legal questions arise over who will be held responsible if a robot causes harm to people or property.

How to Manage the Unique Risks of School Bus Drivers

Transporting young children is risky business. In this Q&A, an underwriting VP discusses solutions to minimize the exposures.

8 Questions for Richard Northcott

This Ironshore executive didn’t get into fine art on purpose, but has developed expertise in its beauty and its risks.

Opioids Give Rise to Liability Epidemic

Opioids were supposed to help. Instead, their addictive power harmed many, and calls for accountability are broadening.

Food & Tech: Using AI and Automation to Improve Food Safety

The agriculture industry is ready to embrace robots and artificial intelligence to make farming and food safety more efficient.

The Looming Manufacturing Skills Shortfall Part 2: Cobots to the Rescue?

Robot co-workers may bridge talent shortfalls and improve productivity, but only if manufacturers anticipate the risks.

Opioid Addiction Strikes Just as Hard at the Social Services Sector

Opioids have increased demand for treatment center beds, addiction specialists and foster families to critical levels. Providers are feeling the pinch.

Allowing Guns in the Workplace Introduces Liability Risk

Having an armed manager adds on-the-spot protection, but guns in the workplace could open companies to liability risks.

Internal Crime Prevention

Background checks and monitoring property — like laptops lent by the company — can deter and prevent crimes committed by employees.

Insuring Innovation

For a company that’s changing the way people drive, building the right insurance program was a collaborative accomplishment.

AI as a Risk Multiplier

AI has potential, but it comes with risks. Mitigating these risks helps insurers and insureds alike, enabling advances in almost every field. 

Captives and Liability

The flexibility of captives is well-suited to serve the rapidly changing risks health care organizations face.

Social Media Acts as Reputation’s Existential Threat

Social media — the very tool used to connect people in an instant — can threaten a business’s reputation just as quickly.

How Vendor Risk Management Affects Your Brand

A third party partner’s mishap can spell disaster for your reputation.

Crewless Ships Raise Questions

Is a remote operator legally a master? New technology confounds old terms.