On April 13, California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara issued a sweeping Bulletin addressed to all Property and Casualty and Workers Compensation Insurers

The Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA), signed into law in December 2020, is known for authorizing the second round of direct stimulus payments to individuals and extending enhanced unemployment benefits.

As businesses large and small grapple with how to survive the COVID-19 pandemic, many are looking to their insurance policies' business-interruption coverage as a way to stay afloat.

As of the end of 2020, according to the COVID Coverage Litigation Tracker maintained by the University of Pennsylvania Law School, there were 1,457 pending lawsuits between policyholders...

The news that A.M. Best is developing stress testing to gauge the impact of COVID-19 on insurers is a timely reminder of the various regulatory capital ...

As more businesses are shuttered, and meetings are cancelled, companies need to assess their contractual options and liabilities.

On May 15, 2020, the Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Department of the Treasury released the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loan Forgiveness Application, which provides detailed instructions on how to apply...

During the early morning hours of March 14, 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the "Families First Coronavirus Response Act," (H.R. 6201) by an overwhelming vote of 363-40.

As the coronavirus strain (COVID-19) continues to spread, the government, insurance companies and medical providers are rushing to find paths to more efficiently...

Given the risk to life and the economic impact of coronavirus, policyholders and the insurance industry alike are watching and considering whether business interruption or event cancellation insurance benefits ...

On 11 December, the Financial Conduct Authority published draft guidance on how the presence of COVID-19 can be proved where that is a necessary element of establishing a business interruption claim on a property damage policy.

Twenty-six years ago, I sat in an overcrowded courtroom filled with insurance company lawyers ready to argue that insurance companies should not pay for environmental cleanup costs.

Our February 2023 post "The Commercial Division Rejects Yet Another Insured's Claim for Coverage for Covid-Related Revenues Losses" left readers wondering whether the New York Court of Appeals would uphold the First Department's determination ...

The effective assistance of counsel to which a party is entitled includes adequate time for counsel to prepare briefs or other documents that fully advance the party's interests.

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners ("NAIC") has launched an effort to coordinate the collection of premiums and claims data regarding business interruption insurance...

Legislators in multiple jurisdictions are moving forward with laws that provide businesses with varying degrees of immunity from civil liability for COVID-19 claims.

Insurance is often a two-way street, with insurance companies requiring insureds to be proactive and appropriately mitigate and provide notice as soon as possible.

Many small businesses in North Carolina are wondering if they will survive the temporary closures or other losses required by Governor Roy Cooper's Executive Stay at Home Order.

On 26 June, there was a further case management conference (CMC) in the FCA's COVID-19 BI insurance test case.

On May 3, 2021, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services ("HHS") announced the creation of the COVID-19 Coverage Assistance Fund ("CAF").