11th Circuit: Insured’s Alleged Defective Roof Work Does Not Constitute ‘Property Damage’

Mealey's (October 3, 2016, 11:51 AM EDT) -- ATLANTA — A commercial general liability insurer had no duty to defend or indemnify a contractor in an underlying lawsuit seeking to recover the costs of repairing and replacing roofing work installed incorrectly by an insured subcontractor because the costs did not constitute “property damage” under the policy, the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed Sept. 28 (Core Construction Services Southeast Inc., et al. v. Crum & Forster Specialty Insurance Co., No. 16-10030, 11th Cir.; 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 17575)....