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English Court Decides COVID-19 is a “Catastrophe”

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The English Court has, for the first time, considered the meaning of a “catastrophe”, as well as how Hours Clauses work in the context of non-damage business interruption losses claimed under two Property Catastrophe Excess...more

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Insurance Update - October 23, 2023

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Here’s what we discuss in our October Insurance Update. Illinois: Environmental Suits Alleging Non-Compliance with Laws and Regulations Did Not Assert an “Occurrence”- Massachusetts (federal): Insurer May Consider Sums...more

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No Paying Over Slow Milk? Wisconsin Appellate Court Finds Intentional Act by Cattle Feed Supplier May Be “Occurrence” Under CGL...

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In Riverback Farms LLC v. Saukville Feed Supplies Inc., a panel of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals found that an intentional act may still constitute an “occurrence” under a commercial general liability policy, reversed the...more

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NGE OnDemand: The Importance of Timely Reporting Occurrences, Claims and Suits to Insurers with Paul Walker-Bright

When disaster strikes your business or a lawsuit is filed against you in responding to the crisis, it is easy to overlook the existence of insurance that may reimburse you for the associated expenses and damages. A delay in...more

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A Recent “Event” in Wisconsin: Appellate Court Rules That a Commonly Used London Market “Occurrence” Definition Is Ambiguous

In recent years, Wisconsin generally has been a pro-policyholder jurisdiction when it comes to long-tail environmental coverage cases. That trend continues with a decision by a Wisconsin appellate court in a case involving...more

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Related Decisions: Three Recent Cases Emphasize Breadth of “Related Wrongful Acts”

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Third-party liability policies often include aggregation clauses. As the name suggests, these clauses aggregate “related claims” or “interrelated wrongful acts” into one claim or occurrence....more

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California Court Finds Coverage When “Property Damage” Doesn’t Require Physical Injury By Definition

Although it may seem strange at first, the recent ruling by the California Fourth Appellate District Court in Thee Sombrero, Inc. v. Scottsdale Co., (2018 EL 5292072), holding that an insurer must pay for a claim where there...more

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