State COVID-19 Liability Shields Create Insurance Challenges

The COVID-19 pandemic has created evolving uncertainties for insurers providing coverage throughout the U.S. As the pandemic spread throughout the country, insurers faced an influx of first-party claims related to decreased business revenue and mandated business closures. As of the publication of this article, state and federal courts had issued 165 decisions on motions to dismiss or summary judgment filed in first-party COVID-19 business interruption cases, according to a database maintained...
By: Zelle LLP

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