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
/ Business Closures ,
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 Southern District of New York recently held that a contamination exclusion was ambiguous in the context of Covid-19-related business interruption losses. Accordingly, the court held that the issue was inappropriate to...more
4/16/2021
/ Business Interruption ,
Business Losses ,
Commercial Insurance Policies ,
Contamination ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Denial of Insurance Coverage ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Insurance Claims ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Policy Exclusions ,
Policy Terms