No Coverage Owed For Water Damage Caused By Sump Pump Failure, Panel Says

Mealey's (June 24, 2020, 8:51 AM EDT) -- JERSEY CITY, N.J. — The Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court on June 22 affirmed a trial court’s ruling that no coverage is owed for water damage incurred as a result of the failure of a sump pump because the policy excluded water damage caused by a sump pump failure and the insurer had no duty to inform the insured on an annual basis of the available supplemental coverage for sump pump failure (Tony Ping Yew v. FMI Insurance Co., No. A-4947-18T3, N.J. Super., App. Div., 2020 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 1200)....