Pollution Exclusion Bars Coverage; Exception Does Not Apply, Panel Says

Mealey's (April 21, 2021, 8:36 AM EDT) -- SEATTLE — An insured is not entitled to coverage for pollution damage under a commercial umbrella policy because the umbrella policy’s pollution exclusion XE "pollution exclusion"  clearly bars coverage and the policy’s narrow exception to the pollution exclusion cannot be applied, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said April 19....