Insurers Winning Most, But Not All, COVID-19 Business Interruption Lawsuits November 30, 2020 By Jef Feeley and Katherine Chiglinsky In the multibillion-dollar fight over insurance coverage for pandemic-related business losses, a Florida gynecologist succeeded where more than a dozen...
P/C Insurers Face Workforce, Risk, Policy Challenges as Pandemic Continues November 9, 2020 Given that business-as-usual is unlikely to return soon due to the coronavirus pandemic, U.S. property/casualty insurers will continue to face...
Pennsylvania Judge Allows COVID Business Loss Suit Against Lloyd’s to Advance October 30, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson Lloyd’s of London lost its initial bid to squelch a coronavirus business interruption lawsuit brought by a Philadelphia bar and...
Business Interruption Cyber Risks Demand More Insurer Attention as 5G Dawns October 26, 2020 By Mark Hollmer Business interruption cyber risks demand more attention from insurers as globalization continues to worsen their impact, a panel of experts...
Insurer to Appeal Restaurants’ Win in North Carolina COVID Business Interruption Case October 23, 2020 A judge in Durham County, North Carolina has handed down what may be the nation’s first dispositive ruling in favor...
Insurers, Policyholders, Analysts React to UK’s COVID-19 Business Interruption Ruling September 15, 2020 Insurers and observers are weighing in on the ruling by a London court in a test case brought by Britain’s...
Claims for Business Income Loss Due to Construction Dust Denied in Pre-COVID Case August 21, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson In an opinion that could inform coronavirus business interruption claims now before various courts, a federal appeals court has ruled...
Federal Judge Advances Business Interruption Dispute Between Law Firm, Travelers August 17, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson A federal judge in California disappointed a law firm suing Travelers Insurance over coronavirus lockdown related business interruption claims in...
Celebrating Insurers Warned Michigan COVID Ruling Not Knockout Punch They Wanted July 29, 2020 By Susanne Sclafane A recent ruling from a Michigan judge that business interruption claims payouts require tangible alteration to a property may have...
St. Paul Businesses Burned in Floyd Upheaval Weigh Next Steps July 28, 2020 Charred piles of rubble remain in the Midway neighborhood in St. Paul, Minn., where rioters torched businesses following the death...