Covid-19 Business Interruption

In recent times Edwin Coe has been at the forefront in advancing claims for losses suffered as a result of Covid-19.  Many of the issues surrounding such claims were resolved in the recent FCA test cases, but a number of crucial developments are still in play, and we have been advising clients on how best to present such claims.  The particular issues include:

• multiple claims for short indemnity periods under infectious disease wordings
• claims under non-damage denial of access clauses
• claims for furlough payments deducted by insurers as savings in the calculation of the loss
• aggregation
• claims for Covid-19 business interruption losses under multiple clauses appearing in the same policy.

Examples of our recent work and the press coverage associated with it can be found in the links below:

Thomson Reuters: COVID-19 business interruption losses: dining out on a success story

Edwin Coe Press Release: Success for Corbin & King in Covid-19 BI claim as judgment handed down in Corbin & King v AXA

Law360: AXA Must Pay Corbin & King £4.5M For COVID Closures

The Caterer: Corbin & King wins High Court battle over business interruption insurance

Edwin Coe Press Release: Dirty Martini stands up to RSA and QIC by forming Hospitality Action Group

Post Online: RSA and QIC face BI group action from hospitality businesses

Insurance Times: Cocktail bar chain leads formation of BI action group against RSA and QIC Europe