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14 businesses in New Jersey and Pennsylvania sued their property insurers for coverage from losses from government orders closing or restricting their business ..read more

The Regular Session of the 102nd General Assembly began on January 4 and will adjourn on May 12. In the first month of the Session, the General Assembly has introduced several bills which insurers may want to keep an eye on ..read more

Suit sought recovery for STD infection contracted in insured’s auto ..read more

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In Garrison Property & Casualty Ins. Co. v. McWhirt, WD84612, -- S.W.3d -- (Mo. App. W.D. Aug. 2, 2022), the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, recently interpreted 2018 amendments to Missouri’s interpleader statute, R.S.Mo. § 507.060 ..read more

As expected, the unprecedented impact of COVID-19 has resulted in businesses looking to the insurance industry as a means for economic relief. Insurers have faced – and will likely continue to face – a deluge of claims relating to property and business interruption insurance coverage. Disclaimers of coverage for these claims have been primarily due to the lack of direct physical loss, damage, or injury to tangible property. Insureds are starting to get creative in their claims ..read more

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On June 29, 2021, Governor Parson signed into law Missouri HB 345, which amends R.S.Mo. § 537.065 (permitting contracts to limit recovery to specified assets or insurance policies) and R.S.Mo. § 435.415 (Missouri’s Uniform Arbitration Act). This legislation is an effort to reform insurance “bad faith” litigation in Missouri, supplement legislation passed in 2017, and address recent tactics to avoid the statutory protections granted to insurers in 2017 ..read more