COVID-19 Is Not Biological Agent, Pollution Condition, Florida Federal Judge Says

Mealey's (May 24, 2021, 11:27 AM EDT) -- MIAMI — No coverage is owed for an insured’s business losses sustained as a result of shutdown orders issued to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus because the insured failed to show that the virus is a biological agent as defined in the policy’s pollution condition endorsement, a Florida federal judge said May 20 in granting the insurer’s motion to dismiss....