EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES LIABILITY

Employment-related risks are among the most potentially damaging exposures. Often centering around sexual harassment, wrongful termination and discrimination, employers of all sizes face potential damage from employment practices liability (EPL) lawsuits, which can not only result in financial disaster, but also irreparable damage to an organization’s reputation or brand image.

Employment Practices Liability RiskEmployment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI) is designed to help employers respond to growing EPL exposures, mitigate the impact of EPL risks and protect a company's bottom line, which extends beyond financial loss.

Through Marsh's Employment Practices Liability practice, insureds can choose from a menu of comprehensive coverage offerings that combine insurance and risk management techniques designed to:

  • Lower the cost of transferring employment practices risk
  • Protect the company, its directors and officers, as well as employees for claims brought by past, present or prospective employees (and third parties)
  • Reduce the risk of costly litigation

Marsh has initiatives designed specifically for large and multinational corporations as well as mid-size and small companies.
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April 04, 2011  |  Views: 971 |  Comments: 0  | Article Rating
Employment Practices Liability Risk
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April 01, 2011  |  Views: 793 |  Comments: 0  | Article Rating
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Italian Executive Murder Conviction Makes Case-Law History
In an historic recent court case, an executive was convicted of murder on the grounds that the company’s failure to adopt accident prevention and safety measures resulted in the de...  Read More...
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June 14, 2010  |  Views: 929 |  Comments: 0  | Article Rating
Largest-Ever Punitive Damages Award in Employment Practices Case Highlights Need for Liability Insurance
A recent ruling by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, in which the court awarded $250 million in punitive damages in an employment practices liability (...  Read More...
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Workplace Gender Disparity Could Leave Employers at Risk For Lawsuits
A report released by the World Economic Forum this month revealed a consistent gender gap in areas including pay and opportunities for promotional advancement, despite increasing a...  Read More...
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Soft Commercial Insurance Market Conditions Expected to Persist in Fourth Quarter of 2010: Marsh
Soft U.S. commercial insurance market conditions are expected to persist through the fourth quarter of 2010, according to preliminary rate information published today by Marsh.  Read More...
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Marsh Webcast Oct. 21 Examines Widening Employment Practices Liability Risks as Organizations Cut Jobs and Discrimination Claims Rise
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