Fla. Marketing Firm Says COVID-19 Business Losses Covered Under Hartford Policy

OCALA, Fla. — A Florida marketing and consulting firm has sued Hartford Casualty Insurance Co. for coverage of business losses it sustained when it was forced to suspend operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic and related civil authority orders.

In a complaint removed to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida on Aug. 8, Victory Marketing & Consulting Inc. and Victory Solutions alleges the suspected presence of the virus “caused direct physical loss of and/or damage” to its insured premises by “damaging the property, denying access to the property, and/or causing a suspension of business operations on …