Virus Exclusion Bars Coverage For Losses Incurred By Novel Coronavirus

Mealey's (November 24, 2020, 1:29 PM EST) -- PHOENIX — An insured’s suit against its businessowners insurer cannot proceed because no coverage is afforded for losses sustained as a result of shutdown orders issued as a result of the novel coronavirus, an Arizona federal judge said Nov. 20 in determining that the policy’s virus exclusion clearly precludes coverage for the losses (Border Chicken AZ LLC v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., et al., No. 20-785, D. Ariz., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 217649)....