Attempts to force insurers to pay uncovered pandemic-related business interruption claims remain unsuccessful in Florida, as described by a recent article in Florida’s Business Observer:

• “Out of 29 rulings or resolutions so far in Florida, insurance firms have won all 29 cases, according to the national Covid Coverage Litigation Tracker, a University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School project.”

Quoting the Triple-I’s Mark Friedlander, the piece notes these lawsuits have failed because most policies contain virus exclusions or require physical damage to trigger a business interruption claim:

• “Industry officials say insurers have been prevailing in these cases for the simple reason that policy language doesn’t cover a pandemic-driven business shutdown. Also, about  80% of business interruption policies in the U.S. have virus exclusions, says Mark Friedlander, a spokesman for the Insurance Information Institute, a pro-insurance industry group.”
   

To read the full piece from Business Observer, click here.