Source: https://www.businessinsurance.com/, August 4, 2020
By: Judy Greenwald

A mechanical engineering firm cannot recover a pollution loss under its coverage because it filed its claim late, even though it was allegedly told by its insurer’s claims department to hold off filing a claim until a formal demand had been made, a federal appeals court said Tuesday in affirming a lower court ruling.

The appeals court said the poor advice allegedly given by the claims department cannot be used to justify coverage because a claims-made policy was involved. Read more.