Dentist: Insurance Industry Admitted Nearly Identical Policies Covered Viruses

Mealey's (April 26, 2021, 12:11 PM EDT) -- CHICAGO — A dental provider insured on April 6 asked the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to reverse a lower federal court’s ruling that it failed to allege a “direct physical loss” to trigger coverage for its financial losses as a result of the novel coronavirus closure orders, arguing that, in response to the SARS virus, “the greater insurance industry has admitted, over a decade ago, that nearly identical policies did cover viruses.”...