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Insurance

Jul. 29, 2022

Human trafficking and insurance coverage implications for the hospitality industry

Those in the hospitality industry and other entities who could be implicated in a human trafficking lawsuit should familiarize themselves with the related risks and the insurance coverage that could be used to mitigate that risk.

Mikaela Whitman

Partner
Pasich

Email: mwhitman@pasichllp.com

Mikaela has spent her entire career representing policyholders in complex insurance coverage matters and litigates insurance coverage disputes across the United States. She can be reached at mwhitman@pasichllp.com.

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Human trafficking is a global problem that has increasing insurance coverage implications for many industries. In particular, it has impacted the hospitality industry. According to a 2020 Federal Human Trafficking Report, 170 federal human trafficking lawsuits were initiated against hotels in 2019 and 2020, including a series of high-profile lawsuits against some of the largest and most well-known international hotel management and franchise companies.

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