Topic Business Interruption
MGAs finding it harder to place this kind of commercial coverage
September 1, 2020 by Greg MeckbachIf you are finding it difficult to place business interruption insurance for restaurants, hotels and event venues, you aren’t alone. Aurora Underwriting Services Inc., an Alberta-based managing general agent and Lloyd’s coverholder, is still placing insurance for restaurants, company owner…
What could happen when carriers disagree over commercial property pandemic exclusions
August 31, 2020 by Greg MeckbachWith commercial insurers adding pandemic exclusions to property and business interruption, it can be difficult to place a risk with multiple insurers unless they agree on what that exclusion should look like, a Quebec broker suggests. Some clients, especially during…
Why UK insurers say coverage for disease within 25 miles does not apply to COVID business interruption
August 25, 2020 by Greg MeckbachIf a client has business interruption coverage for occurrence of a disease within 25 miles of the property that causes a local government authority to place restrictions on the use of premises, this would not cover widespread lockdowns in case…
Why insurance regulator says this ‘notifiable contagious disease’ clause covers BI in pandemic
August 21, 2020 by Greg MeckbachWhether business interruption coverage for a notifiable human infectious or contagious disease within a certain distance from the client’s premises actually insures closure due to COVID-19 was a hotly contested issue in a British trial that recently wrapped up. The…
Is the pandemic hiding your commercial client’s under-insurance issues?
August 19, 2020 by Adam MalikThere may be fewer instances of under-insurance related to business interruption during the COVID-19 pandemic era, but brokers can’t let the issue of purchasing the right amount of cover to fall off the radar when advising their commercial clients. In…
How the largest commercial brokerage views its COVID E&O exposure
August 18, 2020 by Greg MeckbachAlthough some commercial clients may start “suing everybody” because their business interruption insurance did not cover income lost during the pandemic, brokers could not have obtained broad-scale pandemic coverage for all clients even if they wanted to because the exposure…
How the UK pandemic business interruption test case could play out
August 13, 2020 by Greg MeckbachThe industry will likely learn next month the outcome of a business interruption coverage test case arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, but the verdict is likely to be appealed, a Bermuda insurance CEO suggests. The British Financial Conduct Authority filed…
Policies under the microscope
August 7, 2020 by Greg Meckbach, Associate EditorHow the outcome of a test case in Britain over business interruption coverage during COVID-19 may reverberate throughout the Canadian commercial P&C market
Opinion: It’s on us as brokers to explain BI to clients
August 6, 2020 by Nick Novinger, Regional Manager (Quebec), Canadian Insurance Brokers Inc.Business interruption has become a touchy and even confusing topic for some of our clients, but it’s on us as brokers to ensure they properly understand the scope of its coverage. Business interruption will continue to be an important coverage…
Why Intact is “very confident” about defending pandemic-related BI claims
July 29, 2020 by Greg MeckbachTwo recent American court rulings in favour of insurers in COVID-related business interruption coverage disputes arose from policy wordings nearly identical to the vast majority of Intact Insurance’s BI policies, officials with Canada’s largest P&C insurer said Wednesday. “The language…
Hotels sue Aviva Canada for $150 million in proposed BI class action
July 27, 2020 by David GambrillLerners LLP has filed a proposed $150-million class-action lawsuit against Aviva Canada on behalf of hotels across the country, claiming that the hotels are entitled to coverage for loss of business income relating to COVID-19. “We know these are challenging…
Hub’s rationale for advising clients to file BI claims
July 24, 2020 by Adam MalikHub International is advising clients to submit claims related to the COVID-19 pandemic, even if there isn’t a physical damage loss. Business interruption has been the most-inquired-about coverage area over the last few months, noted Scott Fouts, vice president of…