Wildfires present a significant risk to homeowners, according to a report from the United Nations that paints a large picture of that risk, but legal observers said there are lots of policymaking discussions left on how to handle environmental and economic issues affecting the insurance industry.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's enforcement efforts on coal ash pond cleanup should spur coal plants with potential liabilities to dig through historical insurance policies to find coverage for any remediation costs, policyholder attorneys say.
An Ohio justice’s past authored opinion is on the minds of attorneys for policyholders as the Buckeye State’s highest court on Tuesday addresses, in a closely watched business-interruption suit, whether Cincinnati Insurance Co. must cover an audiology practice’s pandemic-related losses.
The Vermont Supreme Court on Wednesday will become the second state high court to address a COVID-19 coverage suit, as the country's largest military shipbuilder tries to convince the justices why a group of reinsurers should cover losses to its operations during the pandemic.