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Katherine Henry is the Chair of the Policyholder Insurance Coverage team. Katherine’s practice focuses on meeting clients’ business objectives in matters involving insurance.

In the home health care business? Whether a franchisor, franchisee, or independent agency, beware of bodily injury exclusions in professional liability policies that could eliminate coverage for otherwise covered claims.

Home healthcare agencies often operate as franchisees, relying on the franchisor for development of the franchise, and once up and running, utilizing the franchisors’ advertising

Insurance policies often incorporate assignment clauses, which require policyholders to obtain their insurers’ written consent before assigning their insurance policies to others. For example, the ISO Common Policy Conditions Form, which is often used in commercial liability insurance policies, including package policies, precludes policy assignments under Section F: “Your rights and duties under this policy

This is the second in a series of articles addressing critical issues in risk management and insurance for skilled nursing facilities.

How much insurance does my organization need? This conundrum impacts policyholders from small businesses needing single policies to Fortune 500 companies placing complex, multimillion-dollar insurance towers. For owners and operators of skilled nursing facilities

This is the first in a series of articles addressing critical issues in risk management and insurance for skilled nursing facilities.

Owners and operators of skilled nursing facilities know that a claim or lawsuit against their facility is not a matter of if, but when. Procuring the proper insurance is critical to effectively managing and