Motion Picture Production Company Sues Insurer Over Delays Caused By Coronavirus

Mealey's (September 30, 2020, 7:40 AM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — A motion picture production company on Sept. 9 filed suit in a California federal court alleging that its insurer refused to extend its "film producers risk" insurance policy when the production of the  movie "Hypnotic" starring Ben Affleck was delayed by risks associated with the novel coronavirus pandemic and instead indicated that the policy would be "renewed" with the addition of an exclusion for losses relating to the coronavirus (Hoosegow [Hypnotic] Productions Inc. v. Chubb National Insurance Company, No. 20-08253, C.D. Calif.)....