May 02, 2022
Hiscox Insurance has no duty to defend a recycling company accused of illegally dumping hazardous waste, a Texas federal court said, finding the recycler in default after it failed to enter an appearance or answer the insurer's complaint in the nearly two years since it was filed.
July 22, 2020
Hiscox Insurance Co. has told a Texas federal judge it should not be on the hook for two suits accusing its policyholder Blue Star Recycling LLC of illegally dumping hazardous waste into a local creek, saying the policy does not cover the damages sought and also bars pollution coverage.