Coverage Owed For Water, Sewage Backup Damages Under Exception To Water Exclusion

Mealey's (January 17, 2023, 10:10 AM EST) -- EUGENE, Ore. — Additional coverage is owed for water and sewage backup in an insured property because the policy’s water exclusion does not apply as the cause of the damage was due to a collapsed sewer pipe, a covered cause of loss pursuant to an exception to the water exclusion, an Oregon federal judge said in granting the insured’s motion for summary judgment....