An overview of the development of umbrella and excess liability policies.

An overview of layering coverage when multiple policies are needed to provide sufficient coverage for the insured.

A discussion of considerations in obtaining umbrella and excess policies.

An overview of layering coverage for catastrophic protection.

Are a party's legal expenses, such as attorney's fees, considered "damages" subject to coverage under an excess liability policy?

An overview of the D&O Market and expected trends for 2025

An overview of the care, custody or control exclusions in umbrella policies.

An overview of the standard Aircraft and Watercraft exclusion common in umbrella policies.

An overview of the advertising injury exclusion common in many umbrella forms.

Southwest Airlines spent more than $35 million in compensating customers affected by a system failure in 2016.