Pollution, Contamination Exclusion Bar Coverage For COVID-19 Losses

Mealey's (August 25, 2022, 2:00 PM EDT) -- DENVER — A policy’s pollution and contamination exclusion bars coverage for business interruption losses sustained by an insured as a result of business shutdown orders issued in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, a Colorado federal judge said Aug. 24 in granting the insurer’s motion to dismiss....