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Insurers Face Business Interruption Claims After Global Tech Outage

Insurance Journal

Insurers could face a raft of business interruption claims after a worldwide tech outage crippled industries from travel to finance on Friday, insurance industry experts said. A software update by global cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike appeared to have triggered systems problems …

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Texas Health System Loses COVID-19 Business Interruption Suit

Insurance Journal

By Ezra Amacher A Texas nonprofit health system who purchased a specialized commercial property insurance policy is not covered for business interruption losses caused by COVID-19, a 5th Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled, relying on existing precedent that COVID-19 …

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Appraising Facts Regarding Business Income Loss Much More Efficiently Than Litigating and Then Appraising Business Interruption Losses

Property Insurance Coverage Law

This is especially true when the policy calls for arbitration of a commercial dispute, where the costs of the arbitration panel can run into hundreds of thousands of dollars and discovery is conducted, with parties paying for arbitrators, … The post Appraising Facts Regarding Business Income Loss Much More Efficiently Than Litigating and Then (..)

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Can an Appraisal Panel Determine the Period of Restoration for a Business Interruption Dispute? Does the Panel Have to State the Period of Restoration In the Appraisal Award?

Property Insurance Coverage Law

A question sometimes arises whether the “period of restoration” is a coverage question reserved for courts or an issue that an … The post Can an Appraisal Panel Determine the Period of Restoration for a Business Interruption Dispute? Does the Panel Have to State the Period of Restoration In the Appraisal Award?

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CrowdStrike and contingent business interruption insurance

Elmore

The post CrowdStrike and contingent business interruption insurance appeared first on Elmore Insurance Brokers. Unlike fungible (interchangeable) digital assets, such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, NFTs are unique. That means they cannot be traded one for the other, as each NFT has its own unique independent value.

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Philadelphia Eagles and 76ers Lose Delayed Covid Claim Cases

Insurance Journal

Two Philadelphia professional sports team have lost their appeals over denied business interruption insurance claims tied to the COVID-19 pandemic. District Judge Michael Baylson this week dismissed lawsuits by the Philadelphia 76ers basketball team and the Philadelphia Eagles football …

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US Court Declines to Dismiss Mandarin Hotel COVID-19 Claim Against Insurers

Insurance Journal

Insurers have failed to win dismissal of a federal COVID-19 business interruption lawsuit against them by the luxury hotel chain Mandarin Oriental. Judge John P. Cronan of U.S District Court in New York found that endorsement language about coverage for …