Tag: Insurance

NJ Supreme Court Rules Casino’s Business Interruption Insurance Doesn’t Cover COVID-19 Losses

NJ Supreme Court Rules Casino’s Business Interruption Insurance Doesn’t Cover COVID-19 Losses

In AC Ocean Walk v. American Guarantee and Liability Insurance, (A-28-22/087304) (Decided January 24, 2024), the Supreme Court of New Jersey held that the presence of the COVID-19 virus did not constitute the kind of “direct physical loss or damage” required to support a business-interruption insurance claim. Facts of AC

NJ Supreme Court Rules Self-Insurance Is Not the Same as “Other Insurance”

NJ Supreme Court Rules Self-Insurance Is Not the Same as “Other Insurance”

In Statewide Insurance Fund v. Star Insurance Company (A-62-21/086440) (Decided February 16, 2023), the Supreme Court of New Jersey held that a public entity joint insurance fund (JIF) established under the Joint Insurance Fund Act affords liability protection to public entities through “self-insurance,” not insurance. Accordingly, the “other insurance” clause

NJ Supreme Court to Decide Whether Joint Insurance Fund Qualifies as “Insurer”

NJ Supreme Court to Decide Whether Joint Insurance Fund Qualifies as “Insurer”

In Statewide Insurance Fund v. Star Insurance Co., the Supreme Court of New Jersey will decide under what context a joint insurance fund is considered an “insurer” under New Jersey law. The case involves insurance coverage dispute arising from a deadly accident on a Long Branch beach in 2012 which