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Liability Insurance
insurance against legal liability that the insured might incur, for example, from causing an accident
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Insurance insight: if you can't find or afford adequate liability insurance, you're not alone.(The NAHB Research Center Corner) (National Association of Home Builders)(Brief Article)
LIABILITY INSURANCE GIVES BUILDERS coverage for damages resulting from third-party claims such as bodily injury and property damage. In recent years, insurance coverage for builders has become dramatically less available, and builders are seeing enor LIABILITY INSURANCE GIVES BUILDERS coverage for damages resulting from third-party...
Tags: insurance, liability insurance, NAHB Research Center, National Association of Home Builders
Research articles 2003-12-01
AOA: Congress Must Establish Professional Liability Insurance Reform to Protect Patients from 'Paying the Price'
WASHINGTON, April 17 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Congress must pass professional liability insurance reforms to stop the increasing problem of reduced patient access to quality affordable health care, says the American Osteopathic Association AOA. WASHINGTON, April 17 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Congress must pass professional liability insurance reforms to stop the increasing...
Tags: liability insurance, patient, U.S. Congress
Research articles 2002-04-17
St. Paul Travelers and Aon Announce New Management Liability Insurance Program for Manufacturers
HARTFORD, Conn. -- St. Paul Travelers (NYSE:STA) has launched a new management liability insurance program for members of the National Association of Manufacturers NAM. The program is administered exclusively by Aon Association Services, a division of Aon's Affinity Insurance Services, Inc.
Tags: Aon Corp., liability insurance
Research articles 2005-05-17
D & O queries common from boards: survey.(boards of directors and officers)(by Tillinghast business of Towers Perrin)
Liability is a paramount issue for directors these days, and for good reason. So, perhaps it's surprising that just half of all public and private companies have received directors and officers (D & O) liability insurance inquiries from their boa Liability is a paramount issue for...
Tags: board, liability insurance, officer, survey, Towers Perrin
Research articles 2006-04-01
Child care ins. available, affordable: Labor. (Department of Labor)
Child Care Ins. Available, Affordable: Labor WASHINGTON - Liability insurance for employer-provided, on-site and near-site child care centers is both available and affordable, a Labor Department task force has concluded following a nine-month study. Child Care Ins. Available, Affordable: Labor WASHINGTON -...
Tags: insurance, liability insurance, U.S. Department of Labor
Research articles 1990-01-22
LIMITS TO AUSTRALIA'S LIABILITY INSURANCE COULD BACKFIRE: ACCC.
MELBOURNE, Sept 3 Asia Pulse - The head of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ACCC warned today that some of the proposed limitations on public liability insurance could benefit shonky suppliers. MELBOURNE, Sept 3 Asia Pulse - The head of the Australian Competition...
Tags: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, liability insurance
Research articles 2002-09-03
AIG Member Companies to Offer Liability Insurance Programs to Information Technology Association of America —ITAA— Members
Business Editors
Tags: Information Technology Association, insurance, liability insurance
Research articles 2000-05-02
Captive provides $25 million of med mal, GL coverage.(Risk Manager of the Year)(Brief Article)
HCA Inc. captive insurer Health Care Indemnity Inc. writes a primary medical malpractice liability insurance policy that covers HCA's entire hospital and surgery center operation with $10 million of occurrence-based limits. A second layer that HCI HCA Inc. captive insurer Health Care Indemnity...
Tags: HCA Inc., liability insurance, Risk Manager
Research articles 2005-04-18
Enron Faces Fight over Use of Liability Insurance Policies to Pay Legal Fees.
By Eric Berger, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News By Eric Berger, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Tags: Enron Corp., liability insurance
Research articles 2002-02-24
Aviation war risk liability; Governments step in to keep airlines aloft.(Brief Article)
Governments worldwide stepped in last week to act as insurers, as crisis meetings among airline and insurance executives and government officers in Europe, the United States, Africa, Australia and Asia produced an array of government-backed plans to Governments worldwide stepped in last week to act...
Tags: European Commission, government, insurance, insurance company, liability insurance
Research articles 2001-10-01
Products & Services; Best updates version of loss control resource.(News)(Thompson Insurance Enterprises)(employment practices liability insurance)
OLDWICK, N.J.-A.M. Best Co. has released the second edition of its 2005 "Best's Loss Control Manual,'' which intends to provide a better understanding of industrial and commercial risks. The guide is geared to risk managers and insurance under OLDWICK, N.J.-A.M. Best Co. has released...
Tags: Head Start, insurance, liability insurance, MetLife Inc., Web
Research articles 2005-07-18
Bias suits could spur ins. buying. (insurance)
Employers have yet to become sensitized to the risk of employee discrimination. Two headlines in the press recently brought this unfortunate fact to my attention. The first one concerned a class-action lawsuit alleging years of racial discriminati Employers have yet to become sensitized...
Tags: Avis Rent A Car System Inc., company, discrimination, insurance, liability insurance, risk, Risk Manager
Research articles 1996-12-16
Appeals Ct. rules sex abuse covered. (9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals)
In a precedent setting judgment, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a professional liability insurance policy can be triggered to cover a child sex abuse settlement despite the fact that the crime is an intentional act. The decision In a precedent setting...
Tags: liability insurance, U.S. Circuit Court
Research articles 1995-07-03
AUSTRALIAN PUBLIC LIABILITY INSURANCE TOO COSTLY: ICA.
CANBERRA, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - The insurance industry today will try to blame every level of government if public liability cover failed to become cheaper and more available. CANBERRA, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - The insurance industry today will try to blame every...
Tags: ICA Corp., liability insurance
Research articles 2002-10-01
CHI Opts for ASP Version of DTI's OASIS Solution; CHI looks to DTI for fully-integrated, end-to-end processing for medical professional/general liability insurance
BOSTON -- Delphi Technology, Inc. DTI, an established provider of technology solutions to the property and casualty insurance market, announced today that California Healthcare Insurance Company, Inc, A Risk Retention Group CHI, has chosen to implement the full suite of DTI's OASIS insurance software solution. CHI's management company subsidiary, Optima...
Tags: liability insurance, Microsoft ASP, OASIS
Research articles 2005-10-11
D&O payments have doubled since '89: Wyatt. (directors' and officers' liability insurance claims)
The average directors' and officers' liability claims payment has nearly doubled since 1989, according to a new survey by the Washington-based Wyatt Company. Despite the increasing size of claimant awards, however, insurance premiums for typical D The average directors' and officers' liability claims...
Tags: D&O, liability insurance, Norton Co., officer, payment
Research articles 1993-02-22
Olympic coverage not easy to find. (National Broadcasting Co.'s liability insurance)
Getting protection for an event half-way across the world, one that is prone to libel and slander suits, the threat of cancellation, and even terrorism is no mean feat - just ask the risk manager for the National Broadcasting Company. In a recent ...
Tags: NBC Universal Inc., Olympic Games, game, liability insurance
Research articles 1992-09-28
ADR uses doubles in CGL disputes, survey finds.(alternative dispute resolution, commercial general liability insurance policies)
The use of alternative dispute resolution in settling commercial general liability claims more than doubled from 1991 to 1994, according to a survey by the New York-based ISO Data Inc., a subsidiary of the Insurance Services Office. ADR use increased The use of alternative dispute resolution...
Tags: ISO, liability insurance, survey
Research articles 1996-06-17
Risk mgr. calls cat liability limits 'inadequate.' (Richard C. Heydinger, catastrophic liability insurance)
With their corporations cutting costs in order to compete internationally, many risk managers have bought catastrophic liability limits that are "inadequate" to cover rising tort exposures, the risk manager of Hallmark Cards says. " With their corporations cutting costs in order to compete...
Tags: Hallmark, liability insurance, Risk Manager
Research articles 1993-06-07
ADA ruling seen positive for EPL insurers. (Employment Practices Liability Insurance).(Americans with Disabilities Act, employment practices liability)
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the Americans with Disabilities Act in January is viewed as a triumph by insurers and employers. Although they are happy to see the scales tip in their favor, some experts say their chief concern has been claims for r...
Tags: Americans with Disabilities Act, company, disability, insurance, liability insurance, Toyota Motor Corp., WILLIAMS, workplace
Research articles 2002-02-25
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