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ABA Formal Opinion 512: AI-Assisted Legal Work and Professional Liability Implications

The American Bar Association's Formal Opinion 512 addresses competence obligations when using AI tools in legal practice. EPR's legal risk team analyzes which coverage lines are implicated and what law firms should be asking their insurers.

Nonprofits

Five D&O Coverage Gaps Nonprofit Boards Consistently Miss at Renewal

Directors & Officers liability for nonprofits carries distinct exposures that for-profit D&O policies often exclude or sublimit. From grant-related fiduciary claims to volunteer liability triggers, EPR's nonprofit practice identifies the five gaps most commonly discovered — too late — at claim time.

Manufacturing

Webinar Replay: Product Recall Insurance in a Hard Market — What Mid-Market Manufacturers Need to Know

Product recall premiums have increased 25–45% since 2023. In this recorded session, EPR's manufacturing risk team walks through recall program structures, carrier appetite shifts, and how to build a defensible submission in today's underwriting environment.

RIA & CPA

The SEC's New Marketing Rule: Eighteen Months In, and RIAs Are Still Getting It Wrong

SEC enforcement activity under the amended Advisers Act Marketing Rule has accelerated. EPR's RIA risk practice reviews the compliance triggers most commonly flagged, maps them to IAE&O coverage terms, and outlines what your current policy likely will — and will not — cover in a regulatory examination response.

Food & Beverage

FDA's Updated FSMA 204 Traceability Rule: Enforcement Begins July 1 — Coverage Checklist

FDA's Food Traceability Rule under FSMA Section 204 enters full enforcement in July 2026. Food manufacturers and distributors in scope should review their product liability and contamination coverage immediately. EPR's food & beverage team has prepared a coverage checklist aligned to the new traceability requirements.

Manufacturing · Food & Beverage · Supply Chain

Supreme Court Rules Freight Brokers Can Be Sued for Negligent Carrier Selection — What Your Risk Program Needs to Address Now

In Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II, LLC (No. 24-1238, decided May 14, 2026), the Supreme Court unanimously held that the FAAAA's safety exception preserves state tort claims against freight brokers who negligently hire unsafe carriers. The ruling has direct implications for manufacturers, distributors, and food & beverage companies that rely on third-party brokers to move goods — and for the brokers themselves. EPR's risk team breaks down the coverage lines affected, the questions your carrier submissions should now address, and what broker liability insurance programs need to look like post-ruling.

Life Sciences

Clinical Trial Liability Insurance: What Emerging Biotech Companies Are Getting Wrong in Phase I and II Programs

Clinical trial liability coverage is among the most misunderstood lines in life sciences risk. EPR's life sciences practice identifies the five structuring errors most commonly made by pre-commercial biotechs — and how they manifest at claim time when they matter most.

Tech & Fintech

Cyber Insurance in 2026: Why Your Renewal Application Is the Most Important Document You'll Sign This Year

Carrier scrutiny of cyber renewal applications has intensified significantly. Misrepresentations — even inadvertent ones — are being used to deny claims with increasing frequency. EPR's tech practice team outlines what underwriters are focusing on and how to build a submission that holds up at claim time.

Healthcare

EPR Risk Briefing Ep. 12 — Value-Based Care Contracts and the Hidden Malpractice Exposure Most Physicians Don't See

EPR's healthcare risk advisor Sarah Reyes and managing director James Okafor discuss how value-based care arrangements — particularly shared-savings and downside-risk contracts — create professional liability exposures that standard medical malpractice policies rarely cover.

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Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II, LLC — Supreme Court Expands Freight Broker Liability Under State Tort Law

In a unanimous May 14, 2026 ruling, the Court held that the FAAAA's safety exception preserves negligent-hiring claims against freight brokers — directly affecting risk programs for manufacturers, distributors, and food & beverage companies.

May 14, 2026 · Read opinion → Read EPR's analysis