Damage-To-Property Policy Exclusion Applies To Bar Coverage, 7th Circuit Says

Mealey's (January 3, 2018, 3:41 PM EST) -- CHICAGO — The Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Dec. 18 found that because an insurance policy’s damage-to-property exclusion barred excess coverage for a property damage claim arising from an April 27, 2010, grain elevator explosion, the insurer had no duty to act in good faith in responding to an offer to settle the claim (West Side Salvage, Inc. v. RSUI Indemnity Co., No. 16-3928, 7th Cir., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 25533)....