Motorcycle Rally Organizers Lose Bid for Coverage for Auto Accident March 24, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson A three-judge panel of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a district court ruling that Berkshire Hathaway’s Covington...
Appeals Court Rules Insurers Not Obligated to Defend Distributor of Opioids January 17, 2023 By Chad Hemenway Westfield National Insurance Co. and Motorists Mutual Insurance Co. are not required by their insurance contracts to defend generic drug...
No Coverage for Food Plant’s $2M Cost to Avoid Shutdown, Potential BI Claim January 9, 2023 By Jim Sams Ken’s Foods would likely have filed a $10 million business-interruption claim had it not spent $2 million to upgrade its...
Ransomware Did Not Cause Direct Physical Loss, State High Court Says December 29, 2022 By Jim Sams A business owner’s insurance policy did not provide coverage for software damaged by a ransomware attack because there was no...
Viewpoint: Hurricane Ian, Anti-Concurrent Loss Language, and Ambiguities October 4, 2022 By Kathleen M. Bonczyk On September 28, 2022, the nearly Category 5 Hurricane Ian made landfall in southwest Florida with maximum sustained winds clocked...
Sunoco Subsidiary Sues AIG’s National Union Over Climate Change Lawsuit Coverage August 17, 2022 By Chad Hemenway Sunoco subsidiary Aloha Petroleum has filed a federal lawsuit in Hawaii against AIG’s National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh,...
Another State Supreme Court Rules No Coverage for COVID-19 Shutdown August 12, 2022 By Jim Sams The South Carolina Supreme Court on August 10 became the fourth state high court in the nation to rule that...
Travelers Wants Out of Contract With Insured That Allegedly Misrepresented MFA Use July 12, 2022 By Chad Hemenway In what may be one of the first court filings of its kind, insurer Travelers is asking a district court...
From Pandemic to Cyber War, Clear Policy Wording Is Key for Insurers June 15, 2022 By Elizabeth Blosfield Insurers and insureds alike agree that clear policy wording will be the path forward in dealing with concerns about cyber...
Is It Covered? The Unimpeachable Case of What ‘Are’ Is September 8, 2020 By Bill Wilson One claim dispute I was involved with I refer to in seminars as “The Unimpeachable Case of What ‘Are’ Is.”...