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

( May 22, 2025, 4:33 PM EDT) -- AUSTIN, Texas — A contamination exclusion bars coverage for an insured’s claim seeking coverage for damages and losses incurred as a result of the coronavirus because the exclusion is not ambiguous and clearly includes viruses in its definition of contamination, the Third District Texas Court of Appeals said May 22 in affirming a trial court’s judgment in favor of the insurers....