The Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division recently upheld a lower court’s finding that the war exclusion in a property insurance policy did not preclude coverage for Merck’s claim stemming from a 2017 cyberattack. The decision is appropriately being
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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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Insurance Industry Highlights Inconsistent Reliance on AI
Artificial intelligence technology (“AI”) is poised to radically improve human functionality, although some say the technology is quietly learning how to overtake it. In the meantime, the insurance industry has been using AI to save time, attain consistency and improve…
Hunton’s Lorie Masters Honored by The American College of Coverage Counsel
Six members of Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP’s insurance coverage team (Walter Andrews, Lorie Masters, Koorosh “KT” Talieh, Larry Bracken, Mike Levine and Scott DeVries) attended the American College of Coverage Counsel’s annual meeting in Chicago, where Lorie Masters received the…
Hunton’s Jae Lynn Huckaba Named to the Miami Dade Bar Young Lawyers Section Board of Directors
Congratulations to Jae Lynn Huckaba, an associate in Hunton’s Miami office and a member of the Firm’s insurance coverage team, for being named to the Miami Dade Bar Young Lawyers Section (YLS) board of directors.
The Miami Dade Bar YLS…
Representation and Warranties Insurance Fundamentals
The explosive growth of representations and warranties (R&W) insurance over the last decade is no secret. But, for many, R&W insurance remains an enigma, particularly as respects filing a claim under such policies. Indeed, even those involved in buying R&W…
Nine-Figure Verdicts: What is BIPA and Why You Should Care
In 2008, Illinois enacted the Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) to protect individuals’ privacy rights in their biometric information, including retina or iris scans, fingerprint, voiceprint, hand scans, facial geometry, DNA and other unique, identifying biological information. Companies are now…
Rejuvenation of Abuse Claims Sparks a Need to Evaluate Historical Liability Coverage
On April 11, 2023, Maryland Governor Wes Moore signed into law the Child Victims Act of 2023, allowing Maryland to join the growing number of states to rejuvenate previously time-barred lawsuits by victims of child sexual abuse against public school…
Coverage Lawsuit Against USC Highlights How Prior Events Can Impact Coverage
An insurer for University of Southern California recently filed suit in California federal court against the university and a former gynecologist at USC’s Student Health Center seeking to rescind USC’s insurance policy. The dispute concerns North American Capacity Insurance Company’s…
Insurance Coverage Under Umbrella Policy Extends Beyond Requirements of Service Contract
In ExxonMobil Corp. v. Natl. Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, PA, the Texas Supreme Court held that an insurance policy did not incorporate the payout limits of an underlying service agreement and thus the insured was entitled to the…
Hunton’s Alice Weeks Selected to the Miami Dade Bar’s Circle of Excellence for Insurance Litigation
Congratulations to Alice Weeks, an associate on Hunton Andrews Kurth’s insurance coverage team, for being selected to the Miami Dade Bar’s Circle of Excellence for Insurance Litigation.
The Circle of Excellence award is awarded to peer-selected attorneys in their area…