Insurance litigation stemming from COVID-19 has offered few jurisprudential surprises: exclusions were largely enforced, defense costs mostly paid. While policyholders almost immediately sued their insurers under a variety...more
On April 14, California Insurance Commissioner, Richard Lara, issued a Notice prohibiting any “insurer, insurance agent, broker or other Department licensee” from dissuading a policyholder from filing a claim under business...more
In response to COVID-19, Massachusetts, Illinois, Pennsylvania and a growing list of states have directed health insurance carriers to, among other things, relax cost-sharing and enhance telemedicine services. These...more
In times of crisis, individuals and corporations rightly turn to their insurance policies in the expectation of alleviating current and future loss. When doing so, they discover, for the first time, the policies’ exclusions,...more