Struggling merchants, insurers battle over pandemic coverage
Restaurants, bars and other merchants struggling to stay afloat during the coronavirus pandemic are desperately reaching out for a lifeline from insurers that in turn contend they are being miscast as potential saviors. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)Restaurants, bars and other merchants struggling to stay afloat during the coronavirus pandemic are desperately reaching out for a lifeline from insurers that in turn contend they are being miscast as potential saviors. This popular meme out there that the insurance industry isn't paying for losses is just not true," Sampson said. The denial of business interruption coverage is also hurting bars across the country, many of which haven't been able to offer pick-up or outside dining like restaurants have. Gavrilides' lawyer, Matthew Heos, contended business interruption coverage should apply because authorities prohibited customers from physically entering the property, an assertion derided as nonsense" by Judge Joyce Draganchuk during a July 1 hearing posted online.