Pollution, Contamination Exclusion Bars Coverage For Virus Claims, Judge Reiterates

Mealey's (May 4, 2023, 9:21 AM EDT) -- PHILADELPHIA — A pollution and contamination exclusion included in primary and excess all-risk policies bars coverage for an insured hotel operator’s business losses sustained in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, a Pennsylvania judge said in denying the insured’s motion for reconsideration and rejecting the insured’s argument that the exclusion applies only to traditional environmental pollution claims....