Insurance and the Polar Vortex: Recovering Losses from the Big Chill of 2014

On January 16, 2014, Pillsbury’s Insurance Recovery & Advisory team published their alert titled Insurance and the Polar Vortex: Recovering Losses from the Big Chill of 2014 discussing anticipated insurance coverage issues stemming from the extraordinary weather disaster during the first two weeks of 2014. Among other things, the big chill froze pipes and sprinkler systems, interrupted chemical manufacturing and disrupted transportation systems, causing extensive property damage and business interruption as a result of freezing temperatures.

Photo: AIRS, the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder, Taken on January 10, 2014 – Creative Commons