Evanston Insurance Company v. Rembrandt Enterprises, Inc.

  1. February 27, 2024

    Egg Co. Not Covered For Avian Flu Losses, Minn. Judge Says

    A Markel unit does not owe coverage to an egg supplier for losses it sustained due to an avian flu outbreak in 2022, a Minnesota federal judge ruled Tuesday, finding that a communicable disease exclusion in a site pollution and environmental policy precluded coverage.

  2. August 10, 2023

    Disease Exclusion Bars Egg Co.'s Bird Flu Claim, Insurer Says

    An Iowa-based egg producer is not entitled to coverage for losses it sustained when it closed its facilities and euthanized poultry after an avian flu outbreak, a Markel unit told a Minnesota federal court, saying the policy's communicable disease exclusion bars coverage.

  3. January 12, 2023

    Judge Recuses Self From Bird Flu Coverage Suit

    A recently confirmed federal judge recused himself from a lawsuit by a Markel unit seeking to avoid coverage of an Iowa-based egg producer that had to close its facilities and euthanize poultry because of an avian flu outbreak.

  4. June 10, 2022

    Insurer Seeks To Escape Egg Co.'s Bird Flu Coverage Claim

    A Markel unit shouldn't have to cover an Iowa-based egg producer that had to close its facilities and euthanize poultry due to an avian flu outbreak, the insurer told a Minnesota federal court, arguing the disease doesn't count as a "pollution condition" under an environmental policy.