Insurance Business

Financial Times reports that insurance against gun violence is becoming a booming business in the United States. Products covering active-shooter incidents and related liabilities are attracting growing demand from schools, businesses and event organisers amid the persistent toll of shootings. The rise points to how private markets are adapting to a risk that public policy has not resolved.

A legal analysis piece examines the issues employers should address before deploying robots in the workplace, including safety, liability and regulatory compliance. The commentary suggests companies integrating robotic systems need to prepare contracts, insurance and oversight arrangements in advance. With robots increasingly entering warehouses, factories and offices, businesses are being warned to sort out the legal groundwork before automation arrives on the job.