Defense Owed For Damages Caused By Installation Of Masonry, Federal Judge Says

(January 24, 2017, 9:54 AM EST) -- SIOUX CITY, Iowa — An insurer has a duty to defend its insured for water damages caused by the installation of defective masonry by one of the insured’s subcontractors because the damages at issue occurred during the applicable policy period and are not excluded by any of the policy exclusions, an Iowa federal judge determined Jan. 12 (Tim Van Der Weide v. Cincinnati Insurance Co., No. 14-4100, N.D. Iowa; 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 4469)....