Insurers Refute Argument That Wind-Driven Rain Must Be Treated As ‘Separate’ Peril

Mealey's (July 17, 2023, 10:46 AM EDT) -- SEATTLE — Responding to a condominium owners association insured’s appeal in a water damage repairs coverage suit, insurers argued to the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals that the Washington Supreme Court’s recent unanimous ruling Hill & Stout, PLLC v. Mut. of Enumclaw Ins. Co. precludes the insured’s argument that wind-driven rain must be treated as a “separate” peril under the policy....