Homeowners Insurer Entitled To Same Coverage As Contractor, 11th Circuit Affirms

Mealey's (April 7, 2022, 2:10 PM EDT) -- ATLANTA — The 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on April 6 held that a homeowners insurer’s certificate of insurance entitled it to the same coverage as a contractor and an underlying breach of contract claim against the homeowners insurer is a covered claim under a contractors policy, affirming a lower federal court’s ruling in a coverage dispute over claims seeking to hold the homeowners insurer liable for its own acts arising out of a contractor’s alleged errors in remediation work....