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The Doctrine of 'Unavailability'

By Leslie Davis
November 28, 2011

A frequently disputed issue in cases involving insurance coverage for what many courts refer to as “continuous injuries,” is which party ' the policyholder or its insurers ' should bear the portion of loss allocable to periods where the policyholder purchased insurance from now-insolvent carriers.

Pro Rata Allocation

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