Insurer’s Denial Of Coverage Under Exclusion Was Not In Bad Faith, Judge Rules

Mealey's (May 23, 2018, 1:04 PM EDT) -- SCRANTON, Pa. — A water exclusion in a homeowners insurance policy is unambiguous and precluded coverage for damages caused when sewage backed up into an insured’s basement; as a result, an insurer did not act in bad faith in denying coverage, a federal judge in Pennsylvania ruled May 21 in granting the insurer’s motion for summary judgment (Audrey Sanko v. Allstate Insurance Co., No. 16-1620, M.D. Pa., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 84943)....