Tropical Storm Harvey has forced manufacturers and producers across Southeastern Texas to shut down operations while repairing their damaged facilities. These companies will turn to their business interruption carriers to recoup their business income lost during this period. However, for companies doing business in that region, but physically located outside the reach of Harvey, business interruption coverage may not protect them from lost profits caused by the storm.

In addition to the insurance best practices mentioned in part one, the cloud can raise multiple insurance issues that should be considered carefully. For example, how would insurance provide coverage to the cloud provider or the user if there were a data breach or denial of service attack?

The reality that business data of all kinds is now stored, managed, accessed and maintained in the cloud is inescapable. The reasons for this migration of data from within an organization’s network computing system to a vended cloud provider are infinitely varied. In this two-part series, we will explore the benefits, risks and insurance coverage issues associated with the cloud.

Keep up with Insurance Coverage Section happenings: take a look at this quarter's message from section chair, Lewis Wooton.

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The case of Garba v. West Bend Mut. Ins. Co., 2017 WL 2119170 (Ind. Ct. App. 2017) addresses a contention that is often raised by policyholders concerning the amount of coverage that they may be entitled to recover for destroyed homes when they elect not to rebuild at the damaged location.

The IndyBar has some updates that you may want to share with your section members or colleagues. Please note: some of these opportunities have fast-approaching deadlines.

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How does a company incorporate a sustainable and cohesive risk management system for an enterprise with nearly 100,000 employees, 70 manufacturing and technology research centers located in 170 countries around the world, and $21 billion in annual sales?

New for 2017: take a look at this video message from section chair Lew Wooton and get an idea of what you can expect from the Insurance Coverage Section this year.