The insurance landscape continues to evolve, shaped by litigation that tests the limits of policy language, coverage obligations, and public policy considerations. In 2025, courts across the country issued several significant rulings that will influence how insurers and policyholders navigate claims and risks. Notable trends in 2025 include disputes over property coverage for wildfire and […]

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Alexander Hopkins recently authored a guest post for The D&O Diary: “Global AI Regulations: D&O Liability Implications in a Changing Legal Landscape.”As AI continues to transform industries, directors and officers face an increasingly complex web of regulations across the jurisdictions-including the U.S., Canada, Mexico, the UK, the EU, and China. In his article, Alex breaks […]

Partner Will Bennett contributes to the latest Engineering News-Record’s Risk Management & Insurance Today Special Advertising Section, “Contracts and Conditions.” The article explores the complex risk landscape of construction joint ventures and the importance of aligning JV agreements with insurance programs. As Will notes, “It is not intuitive to get a JV agreement and all […]

In her recent article, “Digital Defense: Covering Your Cyber Risk,” published in URMIA – University Risk Management & Insurance Association Insights, October 2025 Issue, Rachel Pearson explores the growing threat of cyberattacks in higher education and the critical role of risk assessment and appropriate insurance in mitigating an institution’s exposure. With data breaches costing an […]

Authored by: Will S. Bennett (SDV) and Joanna Grant (Fenchurch Law) In early 2025, we participated in a panel discussion about the similarities and differences in the process of resolving a disputed insurance claim. We were both so taken by the striking differences in the process and had such a good time learning about each […]

Justin Baldoni, his companies associated with the motive It Ends with Us, and certain executives of those companies (the “Baldoni Entities”) are yet again defendants in a lawsuit, this time with their Management Liability insurer Harco National Insurance Company (“Harco”), involving Blake Lively’s sexual harassment claims (“Lively Lawsuit”). Harco filed suit against the Baldoni Entities […]

The Supreme Court of Oregon recently ruled that a general contractor’s tort liability for its defective work may constitute a covered “occurrence” within the meaning of the ISO commercial general liability (“CGL”) policy, providing much needed clarity on the issue under Oregon law.[1] However, property damage arising solely from a contractor’s contractual obligations does not […]

The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts recently expanded plaintiffs’ rights to bring construction defects suits in the state.[1] The ruling allows plaintiffs in Massachusetts to now bring suit even after the statute of repose for construction defect claims has passed if the cause of action is based on a contractual dispute rather than tort liability. […]