The Robins Kaplan Insurance Insight

In this issue:

• A Magnifying Glass on the Notice Prejudice Standard in Massachusetts for Excess Insurers by Taylore Karpa Schollard 
• California's Sustainable Insurance Strategy: Balancing Innovation with Industry Challenges by Jennifer Leland
• AI’s Impact on Property Insurance Coverage by Lee Ann Thigpen

In this issue: 

• Considerations for D&O Insurance in Light of the Changing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Legal Landscape by Christina Lincoln
  After George Floyd’s death in May 2020, companies (including their directors and officers) are facing increasing liability exposure and scrutiny from both sides of the political aisle relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. While coverage under a directors and officers (D&O) liability policy will vary according to the individual terms and conditions, there are specific coverage considerations insurance companies should keep in mind relating to such exposures.
• Crack the Code: Evaluating Cyber Claim Exposure by Taylore Karpa Schollard 
  Small businesses are under cyber-attack, with the risk of loss continuing to increase. Staying up to date on case law trends in cyber coverage is a great tool to help insurers of small businesses evaluate their potential risk.
• Don’t Shoot the Messenger: Examining the Applicability of Liability Policy Exclusions to Shooting Incident-Related Claims by Michele Detherage
  An article examining the potential relevance of assault and battery and intentional act exclusions to claims involving gun-related injuries.
• The Weight of Words: Evaluations and the Feedback Fetish by Melissa M. D’Alelio
  Challenging the presumptions underlying the workplace feedback and evaluation fetish through Marcus Buckingham and Ashely Goodall’s Harvard Business Review article entitled, “The Feedback Fallacy.”