Amped-up settlements and jury awards are creating upward pressure on the global liability market, while new technology offers an opportunity for insurers to be more proactive.
Across industries and across business lines, the liability landscape is in a state of flux.
The plight of PG&E after last years catastrophic wildfires highlights concerns about wildfire liability claims going forward. Traumatic brain injury claims are cropping up earlier and are a growing issue for automotive and general liability lines. Practically any entity that touches opioids could be ensnared in the effort to shift liability for the opioid crisis onto the broader health care industry.
These issues and so many more are occupying the headspace of carrier and brokerage executives, especially in light of the environment inside U.S. courtrooms right now, where 8-, 9- or even 10-figure liability verdicts are no longer unheard of.