Insurance Companies Covid Losses

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Insurance companies covid losses. As health authorities work to contain the spreading coronavirus covid 19 and organizations bolster resilience plans questions often arise about whether insurance would cover covid 19 losses. The legal and legislative fight over how much insurance companies must pay for coronavirus related losses is just starting and it s likely to get uglier. Jul 1 2020 1 19pm cdt.

Covid 19 is as one insurance industry executive puts it the biggest insured loss event in history for many companies a successful insurance claim will make the. Businesses are evaluating their insurance coverage and deciding whether to file a claim for losses arising from covid 19. Bill aims to change that.

Here s what the experts say. Legislation unfairly burdens insurance companies with covid 19 losses by william w. Developments and the law are quickly evolving.

Insurance companies would have to cover costs for companies with 150 employees or fewer even if a contract specifically excludes losses caused by a virus. Bill aims to change that. On march 26 politico reported that house lawmakers urged insurance companies to recognize losses from the coronavirus as part of business interruption coverage in a bipartisan letter.

Since then pennsylvania and at least four other states have followed suit with similar proposals as has u s. I m not looking to attack the. Insurance companies may not pay for business losses from coronavirus.

Brian fitzpatrick r bucks at the federal level. The american property casualty insurance association estimates that coronavirus related shutdowns have cost companies with 100 or fewer employees anywhere from 250 billion to 430 billion per month. Lockyer july 24 2020 facebook twitter email linkedin reddit pinterest.