Insurer Owes Coverage For Settlement Of Construction Defects Case, Panel Finds

(October 22, 2020, 4:15 PM EDT) -- CHICAGO — An insurer of two subcontractors on a residential condominium complex project has a duty to defend and indemnify a general contractor and a developer’s insurer for settling a construction defects case, an Illinois appeals panel ruled Oct. 19, also finding that prejudgment interest was properly awarded (West Bend Mutual Insurance Company v. Trapani Construction Company, Inc., No. 1-19-1772, Ill. App., 1st Dist., Div. 1, 2020 Ill. App. Unpub. LEXIS 1783)....