Business Interruption Insurance

HEADNOTE HSB expands its environment-friendly coverage features Differentiation can be a hefty business challenge in a commodity world. Whether your product is tangible, like a stainless steel kitchen sink, or intangible, like a...

l For most professions the idea of applying their trade to their own set of circumstances is anathema. The vast majority of general insurance brokers purchasing PI ask not "what is my exposure...

HEADNOTE OUR POINT OF VIEW The general consensus from meteorologists and other experts as Hurricane Irene melted into sunny skies and pleasantly cool temperatures is that the storm could have been much worse....

Hurricane Irene could take a huge financial toll on New Jersey businesses, since insurance proceeds won't fully cover the physical damage or the revenues lost by firms forced to temporarily shut down and...

The North Carolina Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's grant of summary judgment in favor of a liability insured in an action brought by its insurer seeking a declaration of non-coverage for...

After Hurricane Katrina, property and casualty insurance broker Ellsworth Corp. filed a business interruption claim with one of the companies it was representing -- not on behalf of a client, but for Ellsworth...

This is the fourth in a s eries of articles that examines your business operations to de termine whether your business is healthy and whether you are doing everything you can to maximize...

HEADNOTE Sound risk management needed as hotel & restaurant occupancies rise In general, the hospitality business is experiencing an upswing-modest as it may be. "Occupancy percentage, room rates and payroll exposures have stabilized...

It might be inconceivable to small business owners that a disaster hundreds or thousands of miles away could shut them down. But the earthquake and tsunami in Japan interrupted shipments of parts and...

HEADNOTE Exclusions make finding the right coverage difficult Raising the subject of contingent business interruption coverage prompted by the earthquake and tsunami disaster in Japan is like closing the barn door after the...

It might be inconceivable to small business owners that a disaster hundreds or thousands of miles away could shut them down. But the earthquake and tsunami in Japan have interrupted shipments of parts...

HEADNOTE Analysis NEWYORK It might be inconceivable to small business owners that a disaster hundreds or thousands of miles away could shut them down, but the earthquake and tsunami in Japan have interrupted...

Congress continues its effort to pass a long-term extension of the National Flood. Insurance Program (NFIP). The program, which has been operating on short-term extensions since 2008, maps and manages the nation's floodplains...

Ho CHI MINH -- Bao Minh Insurance Joint Stock Corporation has started to trial agricultural insurance by insuring coffee farmers in Central Highland Dak Lak Province before expanding to all rice and coffee...

The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida denied cross-motions for summary judgment in an action brought by an excess liability insurer against its insured seeking a declaration of non-coverage for...

VA. CIRCUIT COURT INSURANCE Contaminated Infant Formula Not Covered by Policies An infant formula manufacturer that had to destroy $6 million worth of formula contaminated by melamine and disintegrated filter components does not...