‘Other Insurance’ Clause Required CPL Insurer To Provide Only Excess Insurance

Mealey's (October 4, 2022, 12:43 PM EDT) -- NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A federal judge in Connecticut ruled that a contractors pollution liability (CPL) insurer did not owe a subcontractor a duty to defend in an underlying lawsuit stemming from the collapse of a sewer line the subcontractor installed because while the subcontractor was covered under both the CPL policy and a commercial general liability (CGL) policy it obtained, the “other insurance” clauses in both policies required the CPL policy to provide only excess coverage....