Judge Finds Insurer Need Not Defend Subcontractor For Work Completed Before Policy

(March 6, 2024, 2:13 PM EST) -- CHARLESTON, S.C. — A federal judge in South Carolina on March 5 granted an insurer’s motion for summary judgment, finding that the insurer has no duty to defend a subcontractor from claims of structural issues in homes it helped build because of an exclusion in the insurance policy barring coverage if the work was completed before the beginning of coverage....