Panel:  Insurer Not Required To Indemnify Contractor For Water Main Repairs

Mealey's (February 24, 2023, 2:01 PM EST) -- DES MOINES, Iowa — An insurer does not owe a contractor a duty to indemnify for damages incurred by the contractor to repair a water main that was broken during excavation work at a construction site by an insured subcontractor because no claim has been made against the contractor for the damages, and the contractor has not obtained a judgment against the subcontractor, an Iowa Court of Appeals panel ruled in affirming summary judgment for the insurer....