Insurer Has Duty To Indemnify Insured For Suits Arising Out Of Chemical Release

Mealey's (September 14, 2021, 10:32 AM EDT) -- KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A pollution liability insurer has a duty to indemnify an insured for underlying claims arising out of the release of toxic emissions from the insured’s facilities because a contamination exclusion in the pollution liability policy is ambiguous and cannot be construed as a bar to coverage, a Kansas federal judge said Sept. 10....