Liability
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Liability
Design professional insight: Top ten insurance myths
To help architects, engineers and other design professionals understand what professional liability insurance does and does not cover, XL Catlin’s Design Professional insurance team addresses some of the most common insurance coverage misconceptions.
Why contractors big and small should protect themselves from pollution risk
Insuring one’s business from a possible pollution condition at a job site is now seen as a business essential for all types and sizes of construction and environmental contractors. This article highlights examples of a pollution condition and the types of cover available for organisations.
Underground storage tanks: Low threat doesn’t necessarily mean “no threat”
No question about it, leaking underground storage tanks (LUSTs) are a threat to the environment, particularly to groundwater. This article sheds light on the nature and scale of the risks posed by LUSTs, and the implications for property developers looking to re-develop closed LUST sites.
Roundtable: ADAS and the next step to driverless cars
A recent Post roundtable, in association with National Windscreens, explored liability around the recent introduction of ADAS and the costs for insurers, repairers, and customers in ensuring that this technology remains safe. This article provides a summary of the roundtable discussion.
Drones: Unmanned Aerial Systems in the drilling industry
Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) or “drones” are quickly changing the way construction companies operate, and offer solutions to complex construction and safety challenges. This article explores UAS applications for the drilling industry, risk management considerations and available insurance options.
Position paper on liability insurance and emerging technologies
This paper responds to EU discussions relating to emerging technologies and consequential liability insurance needs.
Exploring drones: How unmanned aircraft could change the way we live, work, and think about risk
This whitepaper provides information on drones, potential uses for drones in various markets and industries, as well as potential exposures and risks that the commercial use of drones may present to the insurance industry and global markets.
Emerging liability risks: Designing liability scenarios
Liability exposure management has historically been a challenge for insurers. This report presents an approach which combines insights provided by scenarios and supply chains to quantify losses that could arise from liability events.
Emerging liability risks: Harnessing big data analytics
Accumulations of liability risk have the potential to send shockwaves through the insurance industry. This report presents a new approach and helps insurers tackle the four key challenges associated with understanding emerging liability risks.
Liability: Robotics
Who is liable when an artificial agent develops an error in its code? Post's article looks at the increasing role played by robotic technology in the motor industry and the impact upon motor insurance risks as well as liability issues.