Insurer Has No Duty To Defend, Indemnify $3.9M Construction Defects Case

Mealey's (October 5, 2020, 11:01 AM EDT) -- CHARLESTON, S.C. — A continuous and progressive injury limitation endorsement (CPIL) relieves an insurer from a duty to defend or indemnify a $3.9 million construction defects case against a contractor because the "property damage" was first known after the policy's expiration, a South Carolina federal judge held Oct. 2 (Atain Specialty Insurance Company v. Carolina Professional Builders, LLC, et al., No. 18-2352, D. S.C., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 183205)....