Litigation

Expanding potential liability for employers and their employment practices insurers, the U.S. Supreme Court gave the green light to litigation involving the use of tests that have a disparate impact on a protected class.

Executives of W.R. Berkley said they would not hesitate to write coverage again for the operator of the oil rig that exploded in the Gulf last month, adding that increased prices and insurance requirements for operators could provide opportunities.

Insurance agents in Tennessee might have to deal with the prospect of lawsuits over accusations that they failed to properly advise customers about flood insurance.

A New York agents' association defended its lawsuit opposing a producer compensation regulation after a New York State Insurance Department representative questioned the group's motive in opposing disclosure and asked what the association has to hide.

Expanding potential liability for employers and their employment practices insurers, the U.S. Supreme Court gave the green light to an employment case involving the use of tests that have a disparate impact on a protected employment class.

Non-U.S. organizations vaulted up a premium ranking of writers of excess and surplus lines insurance in the United States in 2009, although industrywide U.S. E&S premiums shrank for the third straight year.