Insurer Sues Centerline Homes over Coverage of Fla. Drywall Suits

MIAMI - Centerline Homes Inc. has been sued by its insurer in Florida over a dispute involving coverage for more than two dozen Chinese drywall personal injury and property damage claims filed against the builder. The Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania v. Centerline Homes Inc., et al., No. 10-61707 (S.D. Fla.).

In a lawsuit filed Sept. 15 in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, The Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania says that a pollution exclusion contained in two commercial umbrella policies preclude the insurer's duty to defend or indemnify Centerline for the drywall …