March 18, 2021
A Pennsylvania federal judge ruled in favor of Travelers Property Casualty Co. on Thursday in a COVID-19 insurance dispute, finding that the medical center behind the suit is not entitled to coverage under its insurance policy because a virus exclusion bars its claims.
August 17, 2020
In a pair of filings in Pennsylvania federal court, a Somerset County hospital and its insurer pointed to dueling decisions out of Texas and Missouri that reached opposite conclusions over whether financial damage from pandemic-related business restrictions could be considered a covered loss for insurance purposes.
July 14, 2020
A Pennsylvania federal judge said Tuesday it would be premature to declare that a hospital's "loss of use" of buildings and facilities resulting from state-mandated COVID-19 closures is a physical loss covered under its policy with Travelers Property Casualty Co., noting that he will wait until he's considered certification of the putative class.
July 10, 2020
A Pennsylvania hospital urged a federal judge to rule that its "loss of use" of buildings and facilities because of state-mandated COVID-19 closures is a physical loss covered under its policy with Travelers Property Casualty Co., adding that the policy's virus exclusion only applies to coverage of "losses" but not to "business expenses."
April 23, 2020
A medical center filed a proposed class action Thursday in Pennsylvania federal court against Travelers Property Casualty Co. of America, accusing the insurer of failing to cover losses that occurred as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.