I am forwarding below a link to a recent September 22, 2020, well-written post by Weintraub Tobin (Josiah Prendergast and Mark Ellinghouse) discussing how one federal court read the wording of a business interruption policy to preliminarily include coverage for COVID-19. The Court discussed the word “or” in the policy. As you might be aware, insurance coverage is significantly based on the words that are used in the policy and the interpretation of those words and the policy as a whole based on multiple factors. Every policy is different, although different policies might use some of the same standard language for various of the provisions. Read your policy carefully – whereas it is not uncommon for an insurer to deny coverage for COVID-19, depending on the circumstances you might have coverage. Here is the link to the article: https://www.weintraub.com/blogs/articles/recent-federal-decision-regarding-business-interruption-insurance-could-mark-a-turning-point-for-covid-affected-businesses

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