/insurance-authority/general-liability?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Insurance Authority General Liability Copyright 2025 sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½. en-US Tue, 23 Sep 2025 14:24:22 +0000 /insurance-authority/general-liability/articles/2390930?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/general-liability/articles/2390930 Marine engineering, logistics and surveying companies are on the hook for nearly $1.8 million after a government contractor's equipment was damaged during transit from Washington to Hawaii, insurers for the contractor told a Washington federal court. Mon, 22 Sep 2025 20:41:57 +0000 /insurance-authority/general-liability/articles/2390940?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/general-liability/articles/2390940 A bridal shop said a contractor's insurers must pay their combined $7 million policy limits toward a $38 million judgment in an underlying suit over a fire caused by the contractor's demolition work at another property, according to a complaint removed to New York federal court Monday. Mon, 22 Sep 2025 16:47:22 +0000 /insurance-authority/general-liability/articles/2390459?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/general-liability/articles/2390459 The Total Traffic and Weather Network and its parent company will pay $126 million to settle a negligence case by the widow of a local meteorologist who died in a helicopter crash — $50 million of which its primary insurers must cover immediately, according to North Carolina state court filings. Fri, 19 Sep 2025 18:42:42 +0000 /insurance-authority/general-liability/articles/2389422?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/general-liability/articles/2389422 Hartford Fire Insurance Co. has sued a subcontractor on a Maryland commercial project in state court to recover the costs of a $719,405 claim made after a steel joist system partially collapsed in 2022. Fri, 19 Sep 2025 17:04:39 +0000 /insurance-authority/general-liability/articles/2389947?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/general-liability/articles/2389947 An insurer for Uber told a Texas federal court that it should only owe coverage up to a lower set of limits over an auto collision involving one of its drivers, arguing that a policy with a higher limit only applied once a driver actually accepted a ride request. Thu, 18 Sep 2025 22:34:52 +0000 /insurance-authority/general-liability/articles/2389719?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/general-liability/articles/2389719 A recently approved California bill supporting the development of a public fire risk model could help boost transparency around methods insurers use to make coverage decisions, while advancing a complicated field of study full of uncertainties, experts say. Thu, 18 Sep 2025 21:19:16 +0000 /insurance-authority/general-liability/articles/2389937?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/general-liability/articles/2389937 An insurer can't relitigate court findings that it owed coverage under a general liability policy to a company that settled a trademark infringement lawsuit for more than $1.3 million, an Indiana federal court ruled, channeling baseball Hall of Famer Yogi Berra in the process. Thu, 18 Sep 2025 20:14:21 +0000 /insurance-authority/general-liability/articles/2389839?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/general-liability/articles/2389839 Whether gas station operator Gull Industries Inc. is entitled to legal defense costs from Granite State Insurance Co. in long-running litigation over the company's environmental liability may ultimately boil down to timing, Washington state appellate judges suggested at a hearing Thursday. Thu, 18 Sep 2025 19:25:15 +0000 /insurance-authority/general-liability/articles/2389689?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/general-liability/articles/2389689 As the Georgia House of Representatives continues to study the state's insurance rate-setting practices, profit margins and claims processing, insurance attorneys in the state evaluate the areas in which homeowners should be watching closely, including cosmetic exclusion triggers, third-party adjusters and the changes to come under April's tort reform legislation. Thu, 18 Sep 2025 15:43:44 +0000 /insurance-authority/general-liability/articles/2389684?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/general-liability/articles/2389684 Three insurers have continued to renege on their duty to defend an underlying lawsuit seeking to hold a New York-based petroleum company liable for a man's multiple myeloma diagnosis, the company told a state court, saying they've already acknowledged that such a duty exists. Thu, 18 Sep 2025 15:31:53 +0000 /insurance-authority/general-liability/articles/2386694?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/general-liability/articles/2386694 A Florida federal jury’s recent $329 million verdict against Tesla over a fatal crash demonstrates how jurors’ perceptions of nuanced facts can make or break a case, and why attorneys must maximize the potential of their mock jury exercises to pinpoint the best trial strategy, says Jennifer Catero at Snell & Wilmer. Thu, 18 Sep 2025 14:57:09 +0000 /insurance-authority/general-liability/articles/2389713?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/general-liability/articles/2389713 A Delaware state court found that Frontier Communications was entitled to a defense against copyright infringement claims, a split Ninth Circuit panel backed certification denial for a proposed class of Progressive policyholders, and the Second Circuit heard arguments in a firearms retailer's bid for coverage of ghost gun suits. Here, Law360 takes a look at the past week's top insurance news. Wed, 17 Sep 2025 21:58:25 +0000 /insurance-authority/general-liability/articles/2389174?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/general-liability/articles/2389174 A North Carolina Business Court judge on Wednesday wanted help deciding whether a Georgia insurance company belongs in a fight over a defunct captive insurer's demise, but neither party seemed to have the answers he needed. Wed, 17 Sep 2025 21:09:42 +0000 /insurance-authority/general-liability/articles/2389209?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/general-liability/articles/2389209 Insurers for Frontier Communications had a duty to defend the telecommunications company against copyright infringement claims that were ultimately settled, a Delaware state court ruled in a recently unsealed opinion, analyzing a deliberate acts exclusion and the timeliness of Frontier's claim notice. Wed, 17 Sep 2025 19:48:10 +0000 /insurance-authority/general-liability/articles/2389200?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/general-liability/articles/2389200 A Connecticut state court refused to nix a breach of contract claim in an ice cream sandwich maker's $4.5 million suit accusing its insurance broker of failing to recommend and procure insurance that would cover a food recall. Wed, 17 Sep 2025 17:42:21 +0000 /insurance-authority/general-liability/articles/2389134?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/general-liability/articles/2389134 The Second Circuit seemed skeptical of a Texas-based firearms retailer's argument that it is owed coverage for suits alleging it contributed to gun violence by selling unfinished components used to assemble what are known as ghost guns, grilling the retailer Wednesday for specific allegations of negligence that would trigger coverage. Wed, 17 Sep 2025 17:23:30 +0000 /insurance-authority/general-liability/articles/2387661?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/general-liability/articles/2387661 Attorneys at Debevoise discuss their top takeaways from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners summer meeting last month, including developments on risk-based capital requirements and the evolving use of artificial intelligence in insurance practices. Tue, 16 Sep 2025 15:53:32 +0000 /insurance-authority/general-liability/articles/2388192?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/general-liability/articles/2388192 A Progressive unit that provided commercial auto insurance for a concrete company told a Texas state court it should owe no defense or indemnity in a wrongful death lawsuit involving an overturned cement truck, arguing the insurer did not directly insure the vehicle. Tue, 16 Sep 2025 15:08:27 +0000 /insurance-authority/general-liability/articles/2388263?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/general-liability/articles/2388263 An insurer must arbitrate its dispute with a homeowners association over coverage for underlying suits claiming that the association's pool contractor allowed hazardous chemicals to spread and injure patrons, a Virginia federal court ruled, finding that the policy's nonbinding arbitration agreement is enforceable under state law. Mon, 15 Sep 2025 22:47:59 +0000 /insurance-authority/general-liability/articles/2388083?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/general-liability/articles/2388083 An Ohio-based insurance company filed a lawsuit against a tree service and a funeral services business in Florida federal court, saying that it should not have to defend the company that was sued over cutting down the tree that caused a fire and resulted in $2 million in damage.