With business interruption claims being filed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, questions are now being asked regarding filing claims related to damage sustained in the wave of protests currently taking place across the country. The Dallas Business Journal spoke to Fears Nachawati partner Matthew McCarley on what business owners can expect.
“This is different than the business interruption claims,” Matthew said. “With (COVID-19-related) business interruption claims, the insurance companies are saying there is no property damage in most of these cases because in order to have property damage, you have to show that the virus was inside your facility.”
The article goes on to speak about coverage of lost income resulting from the actions of civil authorities, such as police and fire departments.
The full article can be found at the Dallas Business Journal.