Hannah Smith
October 22, 2020 | FC&S Insurance
The Designated Premises EndorsementSummary: In April 2017 ISO introduced revisions to the CG 21 44 04 17 endorsement, Limitation of Coverage to Designated Premises or Project. The revision…
By Hannah Smith
13 minute read
October 19, 2020 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Court: Producer Cannot Be Liable for Denial of COVID-19 Business Interruption ClaimAfter an insurance carrier denied a lawyer and her firm's claim for lost business income due to the COVID-19-related shutdown, she sued both her carrier and the producer that procured the policy.
By Christopher P. Leise and Marc L. Penchansky
3 minute read
October 15, 2020 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
South Carolina Private Flood Insurance Act, Enacted.The Act aims to make flood insurance more accessible.
By Hannah Smith
1 minute read
October 12, 2020 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Novel Coronavirus Property Damage Coverage Part II: Case Law Before the PandemicA discussion on why the losses suffered from the pandemic constitute compensable "physical losses," and how courts decided in similar cases prior to the pandemic.
By John S. Vishneski III, Douglas C. Rawles, and Adrienne N. Kitchen from Reed Smith, LLP.
10 minute read
October 12, 2020 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Novel Coronavirus Property Damage Coverage Part I: Property Rights, Physical Loss, Physical Damage, and the Novel CoronavirusA discussion on why the losses suffered from the pandemic constitute compensable "physical losses."
By John S. Vishneski III, Douglas C. Rawles, and Adrienne N. Kitchen from Reed Smith, LLP.
13 minute read
October 08, 2020 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
The Debut of the Virus ExclusionDid Insurers Provide Adequate "Notice" upon Initially Including this Exclusion in Your Policy?
By Richard P. Lewis, John N. Ellison, and Lin Zheng
11 minute read
October 01, 2020 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Employee Deserves Compensation for Injury from Common ActivityThe Illinois Supreme Court has ruled that an employee's injuries from common everyday activities, such as bending, kneeling, and reaching, are compensable under the Illinois Workers' Compensation Act if the employee might reasonably be expected to perform those actions incidental to their assigned duties.
By Hannah Smith
6 minute read
September 29, 2020 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
New California Law Vastly Improves Mental Health CoverageDespite health insurers' attempts to stop California legislation S.B. 855, a bill that would force them to cover more mental health services than ever…
By Hannah Smith
2 minute read
September 29, 2020 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Workers' Comp Claims Denied for Families of Deceased Meat PackersThe family of a deceased meat plant worker has been denied workers' compensation benefits after workplace exposure and contraction of the COVID-19 virus.
By Hannah Smith
1 minute read
September 28, 2020 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Does COVID-19 Trigger Force Majeure?Join Corporate Counsel Editor in Chief Heather Nevitt and international lawyer Lisa Richman in a discussion about the practical implications of force majeure in making business decisions state-by-state and across the globe.
By Hannah Smith
1 minute read
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