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Aviation Lessors Fight to Stop Insurance Dispute Hearings in Russia

LONDON —More than 40 aviation leasing firms, locked in a battle with insurers over who should bear up to $10 billion in costs for 400 jets stuck in Russia, are urging the High Court to allow a reinsurance dispute to …

Viewpoint: ‘Take-Home COVID’ Claims May Lead to Future Insurance Disputes

“Take-home COVID” claims are claims brought against an employer by the spouse or child of an employee who caught COVID-19 in the workplace and brought it home, infecting a spouse or child and causing injuries. These claims are controversial because …

The Long Tail of Pandemic-Related Global Insurance Disputes

As the COVID-19 pandemic began to spread around the world last year, businesses faced unprecedented certainty and disruption, leading to a wave of insurance coverage disputes. Roughly a year and a half later, we are beginning to get some clarity …

Lawmakers: Insurance Disputes Slow Louisiana Storm Recovery

BATON ROUGE, La. — Southwest Louisiana lawmakers Wednesday criticized the insurance industry’s handling of claims from Hurricanes Laura and Delta, describing slow responses, low-balled damage estimates and drones used to assess destruction instead of people. “We’re almost four months ago …

Flood of Legal Questions Now Roils Sandy Survivors

First they needed blankets and generators. But before long, many of Superstorm Sandy’s bedraggled survivors also needed a lawyer. Thousands of people with damaged homes and businesses have sought help with legal headaches ranging from fights with building contractors to …