The hallmark of a claims-made liability policy is coverage exclusively for claims “first made” during the policy period, thus limiting the insurer’s risk to new claims asserted against the policyholder during a finite time period. Insurers further reduce their risk by “deeming” related claims to be a single claim made on the earliest date the
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
On December 13, the North Carolina Supreme Court gave policyholders a partial victory in long-running litigation over business interruption coverage for shutdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic. In North State Deli v. Cincinnati Insurance Co., the court unanimously agreed with the plaintiff restaurants and bars that their insurance coverage for “direct physical loss” included