The NHL is "embroiled in a legal fight with insurance companies that refuse to pay most of the costs related to the league's years-long concussion lawsuit and the settlement the league reached with retired players," according to Rick Westhead of TSN.ca. The NHL filed a lawsuit in New York State Supreme Court on July 31 "against eight insurance companies: TIG Insurance Co., Federal Insurance Co., Chubb Insurance Co. of Canada, National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh, Vigilant Insurance Co., American Home Assurance Co., Aviva Insurance Co. of Canada, and Zurich Insurance Co." The league in November '18 announced an $18.9M settlement with 318 former players who "joined a lawsuit accusing the league of downplaying the long-term dangers of repeated brain trauma." The NHL alleges in its lawsuit that it "paid for insurance coverage dating back to 1974 and that it has made five demands since settling the concussion litigation to the insurance companies to pay its legal costs related to the case but that the insurance firms have reimbursed the league only for about a quarter of what the NLH says it is owed." The league said it is "seeking 'tens of millions of dollars in damages, plus 9 per cent interest, for breach of policies.'" The NHL said that it "has paid $16,981,600 of the settlement amount and that the insurers have not reimbursed them for that payout" (TSN.ca, 11/23).
