Professional Services Exclusion Bars Coverage For Subcontractor, Judge Rules

Mealey's (November 3, 2022, 1:55 PM EDT) -- TAMPA, Fla. — A commercial general liability insurer has no duty to defend its insured subcontractor on claims that the insured breached the terms of a contract and was negligent in performing its construction management services duties in the construction of an apartment complex because the insured’s policies contained an exclusion for “professional services,” a federal judge in Florida ruled Nov. 2, granting the insurer’s motion for judgment on the pleadings....