Business Income and First-Party Issues in the Aftermath of Huricane Katrina

About the Authors
photo-1 Richard P. Lewis is a partner in the New York office of Anderson Kill & Olick, P.C., which also has offices in Philadelphia, PA, Newark, N.J., Washington, D.C. and Chicago, IL.





photo-2 Jean M. Farrell is a partner in the Newark office. Anderson Kill specializes in assisting policyholders in insurance coverage disputes.

As with the attacks of September 11, 2001, Hurricane Katrina has spawned many commercial insurance claims. As with the claims stemming from the terrorist attacks, many of these claims - especially the large ones - will be strenuously resisted by insurance companies; indeed, …