If your car is stolen and not recovered for months or longer, your auto policy likely pays for the ACV of your vehicle. However, if the thief commits a crime and your auto is confiscated for the months or longer required to try the case, your loss is excluded. Property policies have similar “government action” exclusions. Is it time for a change?
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Yes, the Supreme Court has made a pro-policyholder decision on business income coverage for COVID-19 claims. However, this is the UK supreme court, not the US supreme court. To learn more about how or if this decision may impact U.S. claims, keep reading….
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In a recent COVID-19 business income lawsuit, the court opined that direct physical “loss of” property could include “loss of use of” that property. This is an erroneous reading of the policy form and certainly not the intent of the insurance contract. This article explains why that is and links to a more detailed discussion that refutes this interpretation.
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After a brief absence while finishing my new book, I’m back with two new blog posts, one about vermin exclusions and the other about certificates of insurance. In addition, I post some information about ordering my new book “Why Insurance Doesn’t Cover the COVID-19 Pandemic” at a discounted price.
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THE Definitive and Conclusive Analysis of Why Insurance Doesn’t Cover Pandemics. is now available on presale at Amazon.com This book by one of the industry’s foremost P&C insurance coverage experts, author of “When Words Collide: Resolving Insurance Coverage and Claims Disputes,” explains why potentially trillions of dollars of COVID-19 business interruption losses should not, can not, and are not covered by insurance.
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While I’m working on my new book “20/20 Vision: Why Insurance Doesn’t Cover the COVID-19 Pandemic,” I thought I’d take a quick break and make a blog post. Recent news accounts reminded me of a couple of articles I’ve posted and in this post, I link to two of them. One is about this week’s anniversary of 9/11 and the other is about a coverage gap you may not have considered that has arisen following recent riot damage.
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Property policies written on a replacement cost (RC) basis, both personal and commercial lines, usually have a provision that the insured can collect on an ACV basis, then advise within 180 days that they intend to exercise their right to a RC recovery. But what happens when the insured doesn’t discover damage (e.g., from hail) until 180 days after the loss or damage (e.g., the hail storm)?
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This video podcast addresses many of the business income insurance issues presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. The panelists discuss the coverage issues, including pending litigation and government mandates from an insurance agency perspective.
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