There’s No Place Like Home … For a Catastrophic Claim Denial April 6, 2020 By Bill Wilson An elderly widow in Kentucky was admitted to a nursing home to recuperate from surgery. During her convalescence, her nonresident...
Commentary: Does Business Income Insurance Cover Coronavirus Shutdowns? March 24, 2020 By Bill Wilson On March 16, a lawsuit was filed in district court in New Orleans seeking a declaratory judgment about whether the...
Logic & Language, Forms & Facts: The Case of the ‘Holey’ Insurance March 9, 2020 By Bill Wilson For a number of years, I’ve done a workshop called “The Adventures of Ace Insura, Claims Detective.” Participants assist Ace...
Logic & Language, Forms & Facts: Frozen II, The Sequel February 24, 2020 By Bill Wilson For much of the country, ’tis the season to beware of frozen water pipes. In this month’s column, we examine...
Logic & Language, Forms & Facts: The Unimpeachable Case of the Word ‘Are’ January 27, 2020 By Bill Wilson Last year, I wrote a 12-part series of Insurance Journal columns based on my book “When Words Collide: Resolving Insurance...
Resolving Claim Disputes: Step 3 Research and Document the Interpretation – Part 3 of 3 November 4, 2019 By Bill Wilson In the past two columns, we examined eight legal and contractual principles nonlawyers can use to resolve most claim disputes...
Resolving Claim Disputes: Step 3 Research and Document the Interpretation – Part 2 of 3 October 7, 2019 By Bill Wilson Last month’s column began a three-part series on legal and contractual principles that can be used to resolve most coverage...
Resolving Claim Disputes: Step 3 Research and Document the Interpretation – Part 1 of 3 September 16, 2019 By Bill Wilson This article introduces a three-part series covering over a dozen largely legal and contractual principles, many of which are used...
Resolving Claim Disputes: Step 2…Other Policy Interpretation Doctrines August 5, 2019 By Bill Wilson Step 2 of the claim resolution process involves interpreting policy provisions that are cited as the basis for a claim...
Resolving Claim Disputes: Step 1…The RTFP Doctrine July 1, 2019 By Bill Wilson If you have been following this 12-part series, welcome to the home stretch. In the first six articles, we’ve examined...