“Long-tail” claims involve personal injury or property damage from alleged exposure to injury-causing products, such as asbestos or PFCs, over a number of years and multiple policy periods. Courts in various jurisdictions use different methods to identify the insurance policies applicable to these long-tail claims. One of the most important coverage cases of 2016 demonstrates
More States Applying “No-Prejudice Rule” on Notice to Claims-Made Policies
In a majority of states, an insurer cannot deny coverage based on a policyholder’s late notice of a claim without showing that the delay prejudiced the insurer. This “notice-prejudice rule” is an advance over the traditional “no-prejudice” rule that allows insurers to deny claims based on late notice regardless of the circumstances leading to the