{"id":1999,"date":"2020-04-10T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-10T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/?p=2506760"},"modified":"2020-04-10T23:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-04-10T23:00:00","slug":"arizona-business-owners-may-turn-to-litigation-if-their-insurer-fails-to-honor-their-business-interruption-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipsnews.net\/business\/2020\/04\/10\/arizona-business-owners-may-turn-to-litigation-if-their-insurer-fails-to-honor-their-business-interruption-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Arizona Business Owners May Turn to Litigation if Their Insurer Fails to Honor Their Business Interruption Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"231\" height=\"61\" src=\"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1353-logo-usa.png\" class=\"webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;\" link_thumbnail=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Others have after their insurer denied their business interruption claim.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Although many non-essential businesses in Arizona were forced to close temporarily as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, many are still expected to meet their monthly financial obligations (i.e. rent, utilities, loan payments, etc.) While many are hoping to receive a loan from the government as a significant portion of the $3 trillion CARE Act set aside money specifically for business owners, many may either not qualify for a loan or won&rsquo;t be able to obtain enough to keep their business open.<\/p>\n<p><em>So, what are business owners doing in the meantime to try and keep up with the financial obligations that come with being a business owner? <\/em><\/p>\n<p>They are filing business interruption insurance claims. But that doesn&rsquo;t seem to be providing them with the relief they need. In fact, insurers are <em>denying<\/em> business interruption claims left and right alleging pandemics are not covered. For some business owners, like Barbara Snowden who is the owner of a wig shop, this was her &ldquo;last line of defense.&rdquo; After Snowden learned that her claim had been denied, she was left feeling hopeless. But, rather than accept her insurer&rsquo;s decision, she decided to fight back against it.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/news\/national\/2020\/04\/08\/563723.htm\">Insurance Journal<\/a>, Snowden, along with a dozen other business owners including celebrity chefs, Native American casino owners, etc. are <a href=\"https:\/\/insurance-claims.usattorneys.com\/\">suing insurance companies for refusing to honor their policies<\/a>. Legal experts are predicting that these lawsuits are only the first of what will become &ldquo;widespread litigation brought by policyholders.&rdquo; Although many business owners are feeling as though their backs are against the wall and they have no choice but to sue, insurers are claiming that the &ldquo;money that has been socked away&rdquo; will be eaten up too quickly.<\/p>\n<p>The American Property Casualty Insurance Association estimated that &ldquo;potential continuity losses for small businesses could total $220 billion to $383 billion per month,&rdquo; which would &ldquo;easily zap the estimated $800 billion surplus that U.S. insurers have&rdquo; put away [Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.post-gazette.com\/business\/healthcare-business\/2020\/04\/06\/COVID-19-outbreak-new-look-business-interruption-insurance-Henderson-Brothers-tom-Philbin\/stories\/202004010104\">Post-Gazette<\/a>]. Insurers worry that if they are forced to pay out on some of these claims, they wouldn&rsquo;t be able to provide relief for other losses.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Are you a small business owner in Arizona who had their business interruption claim denied?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If your business interruption claim was denied and you aren&rsquo;t sure where to turn to for help as your insurer doesn&rsquo;t seem willing to work with you, then contact <a href=\"https:\/\/usattorneys.com\/\">USAttorneys.com<\/a>. USAttorneys.com will place you in contact with an experienced <a href=\"https:\/\/insurance-claims.usattorneys.com\/arizona\/\">Arizona insurance claim denial attorney<\/a> who will determine what the best course of action is to get your issue resolved.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tags\">Tags: <a href=\"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/tag\/arizona-business-interruption-insurance-lawyers\/\" rel=\"tag\">Arizona Business Interruption Insurance Lawyers<\/a><\/p>\n<div><strong>See Campaign: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/usattorneys.com\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/usattorneys.com<\/a><br \/><b>Contact Information:<\/b><br \/>Free Case Evaluation<\/p>\n<p>Call Us: 800-672-3103<\/p>\n<p><b>Tags:<\/b><br \/><a href=\"\"><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/category\/content-marketing\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Content Marketing<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/category\/news-category\/extended-distribution\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Extended Distribution<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/category\/language\/english\/\" rel=\"category tag\">English<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"image\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" class=\"cwdfimg\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>Contact Information:<\/h3>\n<p>Free Case Evaluation<\/p>\n<p>Call Us: 800-672-3103<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"231\" height=\"61\" src=\"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1353-logo-usa.png\" alt=\"\">Others have after their insurer denied their business interruption claim. Although many non-essential businesses in Arizona were forced to close temporarily as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, many are still expected to meet their monthly financial obligations (i.e. rent, utilities, loan payments, etc.) While many are hoping to receive a loan from the government &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/2020\/04\/10\/arizona-business-owners-may-turn-to-litigation-if-their-insurer-fails-to-honor-their-business-interruption-policy\/\">Continue reading <span>Arizona Business Owners May Turn to Litigation if Their Insurer Fails to Honor Their Business Interruption Policy<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/ipsnews.net\/business\/2020\/04\/10\/arizona-business-owners-may-turn-to-litigation-if-their-insurer-fails-to-honor-their-business-interruption-policy\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,3,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1999","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-content-marketing","category-english","category-extended-distribution"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Arizona Business Owners May Turn to Litigation if Their Insurer Fails to Honor Their Business Interruption Policy - Business<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ipsnews.net\/business\/2020\/04\/10\/arizona-business-owners-may-turn-to-litigation-if-their-insurer-fails-to-honor-their-business-interruption-policy\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Arizona Business Owners May Turn to Litigation if Their Insurer Fails to Honor Their Business Interruption Policy - Business\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Others have after their insurer denied their business interruption claim. 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