Hannah Smith

July 16, 2021 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

The NAIC Hawaii Insurance Data Security Model Law has been adopted in eleven other states.

By Hannah Smith

2 minute read

July 14, 2021 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

The cases allege the hospital system should have foreseen the possibility of a cyberattack, given the nature of the information stored, and the increasing number of cyber attacks on entities who store such sensitive client information.

By Hannah Smith

3 minute read

July 14, 2021 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

How is the industry responding to the first Appellate decision in a COVID-19 business interruption case?

By Hannah Smith

4 minute read

July 13, 2021 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Found in favor of a policyholder in a case that reaffirms an insurer's broad defense obligation, holding that an insurer could not evade coverage on the grounds that the insureds were not acting in an insured capacity.

By Hannah Smith

3 minute read

July 13, 2021 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

The restaurants are asking the Supreme Court to bypass the Court of Appeals and consider an insurer's appeal of a trial court decision that found there was coverage for COVID-19 business interruptions under the insurance policy.

By Hannah Smith

2 minute read

July 12, 2021 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

The bill focused on how and how much Connecticut is investing in climate change resilience projects as the state prepares to widely address the severe impacts of climate change.

By Hannah Smith

1 minute read

July 09, 2021 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

The new law bans the use of any factors that disproportionately harm communities of color, or people on the basis of their sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity.

By Hannah Smith

2 minute read

July 07, 2021 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

So far, Iowa state and federal courts have uniformly determined that the COVID-19 pandemic and related government-imposed restrictions do not constitute a direct physical loss.

By Hannah Smith

3 minute read

July 06, 2021 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

The decision is a leap for college athletes as it expands their access to unrestricted education-related payments. It represents another step toward expanded rights, protections, and opportunities for student-athletes.

By Charles F. Gfeller and Olivia C. Tawa

7 minute read

July 06, 2021 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

This is the latest suit in a major amount of litigation stemming from pandemic-related insurance claims in entertainment and other industries.

By Hannah Smith

2 minute read