By: Eric B. Hermanson, Anthony L. Miscioscia, and Timothy A. Carroll Before the ink could even dry on our latest alert, regarding Ohio’s proposed bill, we learned that Massachusetts legislators
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Ohio Follows NJ: Legislature Introduces Bill to Force Insurers to Pay for COVID-19-Related Business Interruption Losses
By: Anthony L. Miscioscia and Timothy A. Carroll Yesterday, on March 24, 2020, following in New Jersey’s footsteps, the Ohio legislature introduced a bill, H.B. No. 589, “[t]o require insurers
“Direct Physical Loss or Damage”: The Gatekeeper to Property Insurance Coverage and COVID-19
By: Edward M. Koch and Elizabeth C. Dolce Commentary on insurance coverage for businesses in the wake of coronavirus (COVID-19) has largely, and unsurprisingly, focused on business interruption losses, civil
No (Social) Distance for Reinsurers? If Lawmakers Force Insurers to Pay COVID-19 Claims, Will Reinsurers Follow?
By: Daryn E. Rush, Justin K. Fortescue and Ciaran B. Way As legislators in New Jersey debate a new law that would force insurers to pay COVID-19-related claims that are
New Jersey’s Proposed COVID-2019 Business Interruption Insurance Legislation Fails to Socially Distance Itself From Constitutional Prohibitions
Without question, the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused a world-wide pandemic and paralyzed the United States economy in the first quarter of 2020. Many businesses have been forced to
First Coronavirus Coverage Suit Filed For Business Interruption
By: Edward M. Koch, Randy J. Maniloff and Marc Penchansky It wasn’t a question of if, but when. And the wait wasn’t long. Yesterday’s suit was filed in a Louisiana state