As the latest in a series of similar bills introduced by the legislatures of various states, California Assembly Bill 1552 would create important rebuttable presumptions affecting the burden of proof and supporting coverage...more
7/22/2020
/ Business Interruption ,
Civil Authority Coverage ,
Commercial Insurance Policies ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Governor Newsom ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Ingress/Egress ,
Insurance Industry ,
Property Damage ,
Rebuttable Presumptions ,
State Legislatures
The Situation: Corporate policyholders and their directors and officers may soon face lawsuits and claims arising from COVID-19 as the economy reopens and companies, their employees, and consumers get back to business.
The...more
The Situation: In an ongoing effort to discourage commercial policyholders from pursuing COVID-19-related business interruption claims, the insurance industry continues to issue sweeping pronouncements of alleged "no...more