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Hunton Insurance Recovery Blog
Updates, Analysis and Breaking News for Commercial Policyholders
The Hunton Insurance Recovery Blog, published by Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, focuses on issues related to insurance coverage and recovery strategies. It covers topics such as property and business interruption insurance, risk management tools like the SAFETY Act, and emerging liabilities including those related to artificial intelligence. The blog also addresses legal developments in insurance policy rescission, directors and officers liability, and commercial litigation forums such as New York's Commercial Division. It provides insights into regulatory and litigation trends affecting policyholders, with an emphasis on complex insurance disputes and risk mitigation for businesses across various industries.
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Illinois Court Says 7th Circuit Fumbled Illinois Law in BIPA Decision
Companies face significant exposure from privacy related claims. An increasing number of these claims result from efforts at the state level to regulate use of personal data. One key focus is Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”), but as lawmakers…
Expanded Virginia Court of Appeals Leads to Policyholder Relief
Exercising its newly expanded jurisdiction that now permits Virginia’s intermediate appellate courts to hear insurance coverage disputes, the Court of Appeals recently reversed a lower court decision that allowed a two-year “Suits Against Us” provision to serve as a basis…
Financial Services Company Found to Have Wrongly Deducted Captive Insurance Premiums
Earlier this month, the US Tax Court agreed with an IRS determination against favorable tax treatment of premium and dividend payments using a foreign captive. In the decision, the court ruled that a financial services company could not deduct millions…
Invisible Particles or Not: Coverage May Exist for COVID Claims
A Washington state court in The Board of Regents of the University of Washington v. Employers Insurance Company of Wausau, No. 22-2-15472-1, recently held that the University of Washington has made a plausible claim for coverage for losses sustained…
Hawaii Supreme Court Says Aloha to Insurers Trying to Recoup Defense Costs From Policyholders
The Hawaii Supreme Court emphatically rejected insurer efforts to seek reimbursement of defense costs absent a provision in the policy providing for such reimbursement in St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company v. Bodell Construction Company, No. SCCQ-22-0000658, 2023 WL…
Hunton’s Adriana Perez Selected to Co-Chair Group for National Association of Women Lawyers
Adriana Perez, a Miami-based insurance coverage associate at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, was appointed to co-chair the National Association of Women Lawyers (“NAWL”) Women in Insurance Practice Area Affinity Group. This group is designed for women lawyers to connect and…
“The Lines Are Not Blurred”: Attorney Claim Handlers Are Not Protected by Attorney-Client Privilege
A Michigan federal court in Wolverine World Wide Inc. v. The American Insurance Co. et al., No. 1:19-cv-00010 (W.D. Mich.), recently confirmed what should go without saying – a claim handler is a claim handler, even if they may…
Policyholders Score Win as Another State’s High Court Adopts the “Continuous-Trigger” Theory for General Liability Policies
Commercial general liability insurance policies are often written on an “occurrence” basis. An “occurrence” is typically defined as “an accident, including continuous or repeated exposure to substantially the same general harmful conditions.” Coverage, therefore, requires generally that the “bodily injury”…
D&O Insurance: An Essential Tool in the Evolving ESG Landscape
On September 26, 2023, KPMG published independent research showing that three-quarters of global businesses feel they are not ready for new ESG reporting regulations. KPMG’s findings are the latest reminder to businesses—and their directors and officers and other insureds—about the…