Insurance Coverage Issues Arising from New York Child Victims Act

The New York Law Journal has published my article discussing some basic insurance coverage issues pertaining to the New York Child Victims Act (“NYCVA”), which opened a one-year window for victims of sex abuse to file suit against perpetrators, employers, supervisors and others. For insurers, NYCVA resulted in millions of dollars in new exposures. The aggressive regulatory posture of the NYSDFS underscores the challenges faced by these insurers.