UK Supreme Court Rules BI Insurance to Cover Pandemic Losses
Advertisement U.K. high court extends reach of business interruption coverage for policy holders – What do U.S. insurers need to know? Tuesday, January 26, 2021 Last week, the United Kingdom’s Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling (the “Judgment”) analyzing the extent to which business interruption coverage applies to losses caused by the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and resulting government restrictions. In a ruling that bucked the trend of most American decisions on the topic, the U.K. Supreme Court found that some losses caused by COVID-19 and consequent lo...