Clearing Of Wetlands Was Not Occurrence; No Duty To Indemnify Exists, Judge Says

(October 27, 2023, 10:05 AM EDT) -- INDIANAPOLIS — An insurer has no duty to indemnify its insureds for penalties imposed by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) because the insureds’ clearing of a state-regulated wetlands area was not an occurrence as required for coverage to exist under the insureds’ policy, an Indiana federal judge said in granting the insurer’s motion for summary judgment....