Virus Exclusion Bars Coverage For COVID-19 Business Losses

Mealey's (December 14, 2020, 2:11 PM EST) -- OAKLAND, Calif. — A California federal judge on Dec. 10 granted an insurer’s motion to dismiss after determining that a policy’s virus exclusion clearly precludes coverage for business losses sustained as a result of shutdown orders issued to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (HealthNOW Medical Center v. State Farm General Insurance Co., No. 20-4340, N.D. Calif., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 232626)....