Launching Into Space? Not So Fast. Insurers Balk At New Coverage September 1, 2021 By Noor Zainab Hussain and Carolyn Cohn An ever-swelling amount of space debris is threatening satellites that hover around Earth, making insurers leery of offering coverage to...
Viewpoint: Ohio at Epicenter in Quest for COVID-19 Business Interruption Cover February 2, 2021 By K. James Sullivan In our original first alert about COVID-19 business interruption insurance coverage that we authored at the pandemic’s outset, we predicted...
Tenn. High Court: Presumption Law Protects Agents as Well as Carriers December 7, 2020 By Jim Sams Under Tennessee law, policyholders who pay their premiums create a legal presumption that they have accepted the terms of coverage....
Business Income Insurance Covers Continuing Expenses Without Reduction for Insured’s Operating Loss January 9, 2018 By Richard Wolf It is typical for business income insurance, the modern version of business interruption coverage, to provide for two components of...
Defining the ‘Scope of Employment’ January 2, 2018 By Christi L. Swick, Counsel, Sandberg Phoenix & von Gontard Utilizing Job Descriptions and Employer Policies to Determine Coverage for Employee Acts Allow employment lawyers everywhere to let you in...
Notifying Additional Insureds of Coverage Denials Under New York Law February 25, 2015 By Steven Plitt Under N.Y. INS. LAW § 3420(d)(2), insurers that disclaim liability or deny coverage to an insured are required to give...
The Forces Behind Wind and Wave February 20, 2013 By Denise Johnson Superstorm Sandy is poised to become one of the top three most expensive hurricanes in history. With close to 1.4...
Allstate Drops North Carolina Homeowners Who Insure Autos Elsewhere November 23, 2011 By Michael Adams Some North Carolina residents who insure their residences through Allstate are finding themselves dropped by the company for refusing to...
Insurance Won’t Cover Idaho County Sheriff for Personnel Claims November 22, 2011 Owyhee County’s insurer told the county commissioners it would no longer cover the sheriff against any claims involving personnel matters,...
Flood Insurance Program Extended Until Dec. 16 November 21, 2011 Congress has approved yet another resolution to fund parts of the federal government including the nation’s flood insurance program on...