On this edition, Selena J. Linde outlines various insurance coverage issues as a result of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. She discusses who the various claimants are, the types of policies implicated, potential defenses to coverage, notice provisions and what businesses can do to protect insurance assets. Copyright© 2010 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Visit http://www.lexisnexis.com/community/insurancelaw.