Insurer Says Pollution Exclusion Bars Coverage for Claims Against Drywall Supplier

MIAMI - Amerisure Mutual Insurance Co. has filed a motion for summary judgment in a declaratory judgment action filed against it by an insured-drywall installer, arguing there is no question that a pollution exclusion in its policy bars coverage for property damage claims asserted against the insured. Caceres Drywall Corp. v. Amerisure Mutual Insurance Co., No. 11-61427 (S.D. Fla.).

In a Dec. 20 motion filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Amerisure contends that numerous federal and state rulings support its argument that damage caused by sulfur compounds emitted from defective drywall fit squarely within the …