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Construction Defects Are Not Covered Property Damage in Commercial Liability Policy

Insurance Journal

A home builder is not covered under the property damage coverage in its commercial liability policy for construction defects for which it was responsible. A three-judge panel of the Massachusetts Appeals Court has held for the first time that “construction …

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Key Lessons From Peloton’s Tread+ Recall

Hunton Andrews Kurth

Consumer Product Safety Commission enforcement, reporting obligations, and how companies can leverage recall insurance, commercial general liability, and directors and officers liability policies to execute a recall swiftly, minimize losses and maintain customer relationships in the wake of a recall. Continue Reading.

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The Scoop On The Fifth Circuit’s Ruling Against Blue Bell Ice Cream

Hunton Andrews Kurth

As reported on Hunton’s Insurance Recovery Blog , the Fifth Circuit recently held that Blue Bell Creameries’ commercial general liability (CGL) insurers do not have a duty to defend the ice cream company in a shareholder lawsuit, which arose from a Listeria outbreak.

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Blog Post: I Want to Say One Word to You. Just One Word. Are you Listening? Plastics

LexisNexis

Insurance Coverage for PFAS Claims: Lawsuits, Government Investigations, and Nonparty Discovery Requests Get guidance on how insurance policies may provide coverage for PFAS-related liability in response to lawsuits, government investigations, and subpoenas for nonparty discovery, including practical pointers on how companies, government entities, (..)

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Travel Insurance for Businesses

Bankers Insurance

These policies can also cover areas such as foreign business auto rental, foreign commercial general liability, foreign voluntary workers’ compensation, foreign travel accident/sickness, marine ocean cargo, foreign commercial crime and political risk. Additionally, the U.S.

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Blog Post: Commercial Property Owners: Plan Ahead and Prepare for Emergencies!

LexisNexis

A disaster management and emergency response plan is essential for commercial real property owners, landlords, managers, and governing bodies. Commercial Property and Liability Insurance Dive into this practice note for an overview of commercial property insurance and commercial general liability (CGL) insurance.

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Nine-Figure Verdicts: What is BIPA and Why You Should Care

Hunton Andrews Kurth

In 2008, Illinois enacted the Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) to protect individuals’ privacy rights in their biometric information, including retina or iris scans, fingerprint, voiceprint, hand scans, facial geometry, DNA and other unique, identifying biological information.