Contractor sues six CGL insurers after all deny facade failure claim
Source: https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/, April 8, 2026
By: Tez Romero
A Texas general contractor is suing six of its own CGL insurers, alleging every one of them walked away when years of progressive facade failures triggered a defense obligation.
Mycon General Contractors, Inc. filed suit on April 6, 2026, in the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas, naming Employers Mutual Casualty Company, Liberty Insurance Corp., Amerisure Insurance Company, Hartford Fire Insurance Company, Zurich American Insurance Company, and Arch Insurance Company as defendants. The case, docketed as No. 3:26-cv-01098, centers on whether those carriers owe Mycon a defense and indemnity in an underlying construction defect dispute — and whether their refusal to provide either crossed the line into bad faith. Read more.
