Pollution And Contamination Exclusion Bars Coverage For COVID-19 Losses, Panel Says

( March 31, 2026, 12:14 PM EDT) -- HOUSTON — An additional insured is not entitled to coverage for business interruption losses caused by quarantine orders issued in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic because the commercial property policy’s pollution and contamination exclusion bars coverage, the 14th Texas Court of Appeals said March 31 in affirming a trial court’s ruling in favor of the insurer on breach of contract and extracontractual claims....