Insurer Has No Duty To Indemnify Roofer For Improperly Installed Roof

Mealey's (February 1, 2021, 11:36 AM EST) -- WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — A federal judge in Pennsylvania on Jan. 25 granted an insurance company’s motion for judgment on the pleadings after finding that it has no duty to indemnify a roofing company for a $492,023.40 judgment entered against the roofer in a homeowner’s action over the improper installation of a roof, holding that the claim was subject to a policy issued in 2012, when the roof began leaking after the work, and that the damages did not constitute an occurrence under the policy because the work was performed by a subcontractor....