As one of the principal centers for the study and discussion of insurance law in the United States, the Rutgers Center for Risk and Responsibility hosts periodic works-in-progress workshops for insurance law scholars. Participants submit and discuss drafts of academic articles on a wide range of topics. Past participants include leading insurance law scholars and… continue reading
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The protection gap is the difference between losses that are insured and losses that could or should be insured. The Rutgers Center for Risk and Responsibility at Rutgers Law School Conference on The Protection Gap in Property Insurance addressed the protection gap in residential and commercial property losses and related types of losses in the… continue reading
This program, on April 13, 2022, discussed many questions raised by the New Jersey Insurance Fair Conduct Act (IFCA, formerly Senate Bill 1559) that Governor Phil Murphy signed into law on January 18, 2022. The IFCA creates a statutory cause of action for insurance bad faith in the handling and payment of claims for uninsured… continue reading
The issue of business interruption insurance coverage for losses related to the outbreak of COVID-19 has been a constant in headlines across the country. Dozens of lawsuits have been filed, and bills have been introduced in multiple state legislatures as well as Congress that would mandate coverage and would create backup funding mechanisms for insurers…. continue reading
The protection gap is the difference between losses that are insured and losses that could or should be insured. The Rutgers Center for Risk and Responsibility Conference on The Protection Gap in Property Insurance, March 29, 2019, at Rutgers Law School in Camden, addressed the protection gap in residential and commercial property losses and related… continue reading
