Storm Water Qualifies As A Pollutant, 11th Circuit Panel Says In Affirming

Mealey's (April 30, 2018, 1:30 PM EDT) -- ATLANTA — No coverage is owed to an insured seeking coverage for an underlying suit alleging property damages as a result of storm water runoff because the policy’s pollution exclusion clearly bars coverage for storm water, which qualifies as a pollutant under the exclusion, the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said April 27 (Centro Development Corp. v. Central Mutual Insurance Co., No. 17-13489, 11th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 10909)....