Zurich Sues Insured After Deadly Plane Crash in Georgia

March 28, 2019

An insurance company is suing a business whose chief executive was flying a plane that crashed in Georgia, killing him and three passengers.

Federal court records show Zurich American Insurance Co. of Illinois is suing Sunshine International Corp. in relation to a plane crash that killed pilot Wei Chen and three business associates in Atlanta in December.

Chen was a Memphis resident and CEO of Sunshine, which distributes Chinese construction and industrial equipment.

Zurich claims Sunshine answered “no” when asked if it owned or operated aircraft on a workers’ compensation coverage application. The lawsuit claims a Sunshine subsidiary, Chen Aircraft, owned the plane.

Zurich wants the court to decide if the application is void and whether another insurance company that helped Sunshine with its application is actually liable for claims.

Topics Lawsuits Georgia

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  • March 29, 2019 at 11:26 am
    Augustine says:
    Blue Sky Facts--very interesting. Thanks for digging into that!
  • March 29, 2019 at 10:30 am
    Blue Sky Facts says:
    Per a TN WC verification search: Sunshine Enterprises.... "SunShine International Corp" appears to have a 6/4/15 inception date with Zurich: "Stepup Scafforld" appears to have... read more
  • March 29, 2019 at 9:36 am
    sak74 says:
    Quite possibly Zurich is suing the NI in order to get the other insurance carrier that assisted with filling out the application involved. Sounds like Zurich wants to push li... read more

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