Lack Of Notice, Policy Exclusions Bar Coverage For Builder’s Faulty Work

Mealey's (April 21, 2023, 4:16 PM EDT) -- BALTIMORE — An insurer owes no damages to homeowners for a judgment issued against its contractor, based on the contractor’s faulty workmanship in the construction of a home, because the insurer failed to provide adequate notice of the homeowners’ claims against it and because the damages were barred under the policy’s “your work” exclusions, a federal judge in Maryland ruled in granting the insurer’s motion for summary judgment and denying a cross-motion filed by the homeowners....