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Adams and Reese LLP

Post-Hurricane Francine Checklist for Individuals and Businesses

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Hurricane Francine proved to be a true reminder that hurricane preparedness is critically important. With this unique weather event, Hurricane Francine formed in the southern Gulf and within 48 hours was knocking on the...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Sunscreen Is Not the Only Key to Avoid Getting Burned This Summer: The Importance of a Mid-Year Review of Your Insurance Policies

Summertime. The kids are getting out of school. Maybe you have a vacation planned. Down here in Florida, we make early preparations for the annual “it’s going to be the worst hurricane season on record” reports...more

Flaster Greenberg PC

Eight Steps to Recovering Under Your Florida or New Jersey Hurricane Insurance Policy

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The threat of hurricanes is very real for southern states from Texas to Florida and eastern states from Florida to New Jersey, New York, and even Maine during the six-month long Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June...more

K&L Gates LLP

Extreme Weather and Natural Disasters - Insurance Tips for Commercial Policyholders

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Storms and hurricanes, isolated but powerful tornados, earthquakes, fires, and floods—the question is not whether, but where and when policyholders will confront the next natural disaster. Climate change is clearly having an...more

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The Key Bridge Tragedy: What Loss Of Income Coverages Will Apply?

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At 1:29 am on March 26, 2024, a cargo ship collided (or, more accurately, allided) with the Francis Scott Key Bridge near Baltimore, Maryland. The bridge fell into the Patapsco River in a matter of seconds, immediately...more

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Risk Awareness and Mitigation in Disaster Recovery: After a Catastrophe

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Natural disasters, while undoubtedly disruptive and damaging, can serve as powerful catalysts for organizational transformation if approached with foresight and strategic intent. As we’ve explored, successful post-disaster...more

Console and Associates, P.C.

Litigation Over Lahaina Wildfire Commences as Residents Claim Negligence of Hawaiian Electric Industries Resulted in Over 100...

Earlier this month, wildfires tore through the Island of Maui. While the fires affected an estimated 17,000 acres, the town of Lahaina was hit the hardest, leaving over 114 people dead and another 850 missing. More recently,...more

K&L Gates LLP

Maui Wildfires - Coverage Considerations and What Business Policyholders Need to Know

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The Maui wildfires are now the deadliest—and certainly among the most destructive—in modern US history, already outpacing the loss of life and impact on critical wildlife habitat/species of the 2018 Camp fire in California....more

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Taking the Market’s Temperature on Coverage for Climate Change-Related Property Damage

Temperatures in Arizona this week reached over 110 degrees Fahrenheit. The water temperature in the Florida Keys was reported to reach sauna-like levels, threatening the life of habitat-sustaining coral. Atmospheric...more

White and Williams LLP

Hurricane Ian: Discussing Wind-Water Disputes

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Most of the Florida homes in the path of Hurricane Ian lack flood insurance, posing a major challenge to rebuilding efforts, new data show. In the counties whose residents were told to evacuate, just 18.5 percent of homes...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Hurricane Ian: Insurance Implications

Hurricane Ian struck Florida on September 28. By late afternoon, it was a Category 5 storm with top winds of 155 miles per hour, producing huge storm surges along a wide area of the state’s southwestern coast. Damage is...more

Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP

Bracing for Fiona – A pre and post analysis of hurricane risk in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean

How can carriers prepare for what is to come after Fiona’s direct impact on Puerto Rico? First and foremost, carriers should begin securing and mobilizing an adequate roster of independent adjusters, ready to respond to...more

Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

Wildfire Season is Here: Will Your Company’s Insurance Policy Withstand the Heat?

Wildfire season typically occurs between July and November in California. However, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection maintains global warming is causing wildfire seasons to start earlier and last...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Insights for Insurers

Part Four: Reviewing Key U.S. Insurance Decisions, Trends, & Developments

Civil Unrest, Riots, And Strikes - This is the fourth installment of our series of articles reviewing some of the key trends and developments currently impacting the U.S. insurance industry. Many commentators have...more

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Seventh Circuit Continues String of Insurer Victories in COVID-19 Business Interruption Litigation

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At least five Circuit Courts of Appeal have now come out in favor of insurers in COVID-19 business interruption lawsuits. The latest is the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Sandy Point Dental, P.C. v. Cincinnati Ins. Co.,...more

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Cyber Rulings Aren't Helping COVID Biz Interruption Cases

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Along with seeking to analogize COVID-19 physical loss or damage to that in the fumes or contaminants context, policyholders are now also attempting to rely on cases discussing the bounds of physical loss or damage in the...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Insurance Recovery After Severe Weather

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While the 2021 hurricane season is not officially over yet, catastrophic weather events including Hurricanes Ida, Henri and Nicholas have already caused substantial damage, bringing record-breaking rainfall and flooding....more

Bricker Graydon LLP

The Sixth Circuit keeps the insurers’ COVID-19 coverage streak alive: Insurers 3-0

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In Santo’s Italian Café v. Acuity Ins. Co., __ F.4th __, 2021 WL 4304607 (6th Cir. September 22, 2021), the Sixth Circuit held that the phrase “direct physical loss of or damage to” property requires some tangible alteration...more

Morgan Lewis

Five Steps for Leveraging Insurance to Recover from Severe Weather

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Financial losses caused by recent storms, fires, hurricanes, and other natural disasters are a significant and urgent problem. Insurance industry observers predict that such extreme weather may result in losses of over $100...more

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After the Storm: Maximizing Insurance Assets to Recover from Natural Disasters

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Severe weather events are causing catastrophic damage and business interruption losses to businesses each year around the world. The energy industry is particularly vulnerable, including entities in the exploration,...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Hurricane Ida & Tropical Storm Nicholas: Insurance Implications

Category 4 Hurricane Ida cut a destructive swath from Louisiana to New York, and Tropical Storm Nicholas bears down on the Gulf Coast. Those in the affected area should prepare for insurance recovery. Category 4 hurricane...more

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Maximizing Insurance Recoveries for Hurricane Ida Losses and the Remainder of the 2021 Hurricane Season

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With Hurricane Ida having battered Louisiana, Mississippi and various other states, businesses will soon look to secure insurance recoveries for the significant property damage and business income losses left in its wake....more

K&L Gates LLP

Disaster Preparedness Toolkit

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While the onset of a natural disaster is generally unpredictable, we can proactively prepare with mitigation efforts and emergency response procedures. As we experienced throughout 2020, and through present day, natural...more

Burr & Forman

Uphill Battle Awaits COVID-19 Business Insurance Claimants as the Debate Moves up to Appellate Courts

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A majority of trial courts adjudicating COVID-related property insurance coverage lawsuits have found that coverage is not triggered absent direct physical loss or property damage. ...more

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The Northern District of Ohio Provides More Clarity On COVID-19 Related Business Interruption Claims

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Two more federal court judges in the Northern District of Ohio have weighed in on whether insurance carriers in the cases pending before them must cover claims for damages caused by the COVID19 pandemic. In both cases, the...more

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