8th Circuit Finds Contractor Was Additional Insured, Coverage Denied In Bad Faith

Mealey's (April 22, 2021, 1:45 PM EDT) -- ST. LOUIS — An Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on April 21 vacated a ruling awarding summary judgment to an insurer that refused to defend and indemnify a general contractor, finding that the contractor was an additional insured under a policy the company issued to a cement subcontractor and that the insurer did not have a reasonable basis to justify its refusal....