Trump Tells Insurers to Pay Virus Claims If Pandemics Not Excluded April 14, 2020 By Jim Sams President Donald Trump has staked out his position in a legal battle over business-interruption claims: Unless the policy excludes pandemics,...
D&O Insurers Brace For Coronavirus ‘Event Driven’ Litigation April 6, 2020 By Jim Sams What may be the first U.S. securities lawsuits alleging misdeeds related to coronavirus were filed in late March — one...
Insurers Report Uptick in Claims Against Architects and Engineers April 6, 2020 By Jim Sams Increased billings by architecture and engineering firms generated bigger professional liability premiums in 2019 but also led to the first...
Liability Insurers Report Rise in Claims Against Architects and Engineers March 24, 2020 By Jim Sams Increased billings by architecture and engineering firms generated bigger professional liability premiums in 2019 but also led to the first...
Consumer Groups Want Auto Premiums to Reflect Coronavirus Curb on Driving March 24, 2020 By Jim Sams The shutdown of workplaces and gathering spots around the country to slow the spread of coronavirus may lead to a...
Coronavirus Impact on Workers’ Compensation Limited But Some Workers May Be Covered March 23, 2020 By Jim Sams The outbreak of coronavirus has already resulted in some workers’ compensation claims and more are expected. But whether those claims...
Restaurant Suit Tests Business Interruption Insurance for Coronavirus Shutdowns March 19, 2020 By Jim Sams A restaurant in the heart of the New Orleans tourism district filed a lawsuit on Monday asking a state judge...
Virus Impact on Workers’ Compensation Limited But Some Workers May Be Covered March 17, 2020 By Jim Sams The outbreak of coronavirus has already resulted in some workers’ compensation claims and more are expected. But whether those claims...
Insurers Win Antitrust ‘Steering’ Lawsuits Filed by Body Shops March 16, 2020 By Jim Sams A federal appellate court threw out most of the claims by automotive body shops in Indiana, Utah and Mississippi that...
Coronavirus Work-from-Home Response May Expand Cyber Risk March 13, 2020 By Jim Sams As U.S. employers ask employees to work from home to avoid exposure to coronavirus, they may be exposing themselves to...