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Massachusetts Joins Ohio, N.J. in Proposing COVID-19 Business Interruption Bill

Massachusetts is one of the latest states to propose legislation that would mandate insurers cover COVID-19 related business interruption claims despite virus exclusions in many policies. This comes as Insurance Journal reported legislators in New Jersey and Ohio have floated …

NY Regs Ask Insurers for Details of Business Interruption Policies in Wake of COVID-19

The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has instructed insurers to submit details of business interruption policies that have been provided to insureds, as well as the coverage each policy offers regarding COVID-19. The instructions were issued on …

Proposed N.J. Bill Would Require Insurers to Pay COVID-19 Business Interruption Claims

A proposed New Jersey bill, which aims to create business interruption insurance coverage for COVID-19 related claims despite virus exclusions in many policies, has drawn concern about the constitutionality of legislation like this. “The New Jersey legislation would alter multiple …

Travel Businesses in California’s Big Sur Community Reeling After Bridge Closure

Almost all the hotels, restaurants and state parks cut off when a bridge on the Central California coast crumbled last month remain closed, but Kurt Mayer chose to keep his deli and taproom open — even though it’s costing him. …

Advising Businesses on Business Interruption Insurance

With the recent late-winter storms that have hit the Northeast, many businesses could have suffered a loss of revenue they were not anticipating. If a business owner was impacted by this latest storm, chances are his or her company was …

New York Businesses Advised to Check Insurance in Wake of Chelsea Terrorism Bombing

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has identified the incident where a bomb went off from inside a dumpster in New York’s Chelsea neighborhood, injuring 29 people, as an act of terrorism. “I said yesterday I believed it was an act …

Marsh, Munich Re Launch Non-Damage Business Interruption Coverage for Life Sciences

Marsh and Munich Re have launched non-damage business interruption insurance (NDBI) product that combines risk transfer and consulting services to assist life sciences companies in managing the impact of regulatory actions imposed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). …

Marsh Launches Catastrophic Cyber Policy For Large Companies

Marsh, a global insurance broker, risk manager and a wholly owned subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Cos., has launched a new cyber insurance policy that provides catastrophic protection for large companies seeking to better manage the growing threat of a …

California City’s Bid To Close Sriracha Plant Denied

A judge has refused to order an immediate halt to production of the internationally popular hot sauce Sriracha at a Southern California factory that local residents say is stinking up their neighborhoods with pepper and garlic fumes. In rejecting the …

I.I.I. on Business Insurance Lessons Learned From Sandy

The difficulty many businesses had reopening after Superstorm Sandy is a reminder of the importance of having a disaster recovery plan and the right type and amount of insurance, according to the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.). The I.I.I. notes that …