We recently posted an article on Hunton’s Insurance Recovery blog regarding an important appellate victory the Hunton Insurance Coverage team won for clients St. John’s University and Hofstra University in a coverage dispute arising from United Educators Insurance Company’s (“UE”) categorical refusal to defend or indemnify the universities in student class action lawsuits filed after the universities transitioned to remote instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision is significant both for colleges and universities facing pandemic-related tuition refund suits, and for policyholders more broadly.

Our full analysis on the proposed rule can be found at: NY Appeals Court Affirms Universities Owed Broad Defense Coverage Despite Certain Excluded Losses.