The authors of this guest essay, Evelyn Fletcher Davis and William T. Wood, III are partners in the Atlanta office of Hawkins Parnell & Young, LLP, where their practices focus on asbestos litigation defense.

The authors of this guest essay, Evelyn Fletcher Davis and William T. Wood, III are partners in the Atlanta office of Hawkins Parnell & Young, LLP, where their practices focus on asbestos litigation defense.

​Bedivere Insurance Company has been placed into liquidation and a deadline of December 31, 2021 has been set as the deadline for policyholders to file a Proof of Claim.

The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court has ordered Bedivere Insurance Company to be liquidated and the Pennsylvania Insurance Commission has taken over its remaining assets. Bedivere Insurance Company’s year-end 2020 financials showed a negative $227.5 million in policyholder surplus. The policyholder surplus at the end of 2019 was $24.2 million. Asbestos losses drove the deterioration.

Policyholders with Home Insurance Company policies should be aware that the court in the Liquidation of Home Insurance Company has entered an Order setting the claim amendment deadline.