Tag archives: General liability policies

Hiring a sexual offender who causes harm is an insured ‘accident’ (US)

By Patrick Bracher (ZA) on July 30, 2018 Posted in Insurance

The California Supreme Court held that the negligent hiring, retention and supervision of an employee who sexually abused a 13-year old at a school where he was working was an ‘accident’ for the purposes of a general liability policy. In Californian law an accident is ‘an unexpected, unforeseen, or undesigned happening or consequence from either … Continue reading

Cover for cyber breaches under general liability policies

By Elsa Jordaan on April 13, 2016 Posted in Insurance

If insurers don’t want to cover cyber liability under a general liability policy they’d better check their wordings and introduce exclusions if necessary. Whether or not cyber breaches are covered under the “personal and advertising injury” section of commercial general liability policies depends on the circumstances of each case. I discuss two cases which illustrate … Continue reading