A January 15, 2021, decision from the UK’s highest court spells good news for English policyholders. In The Financial Conduct Authority v. Arch Insurance (UK) Ltd., and others, UKSC 2020/0177, the Court held that 21 insurance...more
1/27/2021
/ Business Interruption ,
Business Losses ,
Causation ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Hybrid Insurance Policies ,
Insurance Claims ,
Insurance Industry ,
Insurance Litigation ,
UK ,
UK Supreme Court
Two recent COVID-19 insurance decisions highlight how different interpretations of the same few policy words can result in one policyholder losing the coverage for which it paid. In Henderson Road Restaurant Systems, Inc. v....more
The New York Court of Appeals recently answered two certified questions from the Delaware Supreme Court concerning insurance allocation, and the Court’s answers may impact significantly policyholders litigating “long-tail”...more
5/18/2016
/ Asbestos Litigation ,
Contract Interpretation ,
DE Supreme Court ,
Excess Policies ,
Horizontal Exhaustion Doctrine ,
Insurance Industry ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Long-Tail Claims ,
Non-Cumulation Clause ,
Pro Rata Allocation Rule ,
Umbrella Policies