The Second Circuit has now joined the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, and Eleventh Circuits in holding that no insurance coverage exists for business interruption losses caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and the...more
An insurer has won the first jury trial on coverage for Covid-19 business interruption losses after a federal jury in the Western District of Missouri issued a verdict in favor of The Cincinnati Insurance Company in K.C....more
11/2/2021
/ Business Income ,
Business Interruption ,
Business Losses ,
Commercial Insurance Policies ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Denial of Insurance Coverage ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Insurance Claims ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Jury Trial ,
Policy Terms
In the second federal appellate ruling on Covid-19 business losses, the Eleventh Circuit has joined the Eighth Circuit in holding that they do not trigger coverage because they do not involve “physical loss” or “physical...more
9/2/2021
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Business Income ,
Business Interruption ,
Business Losses ,
Commercial Insurance Policies ,
Contract Interpretation ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Denial of Insurance Coverage ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Insurance Claims ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Policy Terms
The first appellate court to consider a COVID-19 business interruption claim has ruled in favor of the insurer holding that coverage for business losses resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and related government orders is...more
The Eleventh Circuit has provided some clarity to Florida businesses and their insurers dealing with COVID-19 claims. In Mama Jo’s Inc., d.b.a. Berries v. Sparta Ins. Co., No. 18-12887 (11th Cir. March 18, 2020), the Court...more
On April 20, 2020, two policyholders involved in Covid-19 class action suits filed the first motion with the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) asking for the transfer and coordination or consolidation of two...more
Coronavirus (“COVID-19”) has disrupted events, supply chains, sales, and entire industries. As a result, businesses are going to look to their property insurers to recuperate lost business income, as well as expenses related...more
3/18/2020
/ China ,
Civil Authority Coverage ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Crisis Management ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Insurance Claims ,
Policy Exclusions ,
Policy Terms ,
Property Damage ,
Property Insurance ,
Public Health
The novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) has disrupted events, supply chains, sales, and entire industries. As a result, businesses will likely look to their property insurers to recuperate lost business income, as well as...more
3/16/2020
/ Business Disruption ,
Business Interruption ,
Business Losses ,
China ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Crisis Management ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Insurance Claims ,
Liability Insurance ,
Policy Exclusions ,
Policy Terms ,
Property Damage ,
Public Health ,
Third-Party Liability