Under the terms of a standard Commercial General Liability ('CGL') policy, an insurance company must defend and indemnify its insured for claims of property damage (or bodily injury) resulting from an 'occurrence' subject to certain enumerated policy exclusions. An 'occurrence' is typically defined as 'an accident, including continuous or repeated exposure to substantially the same general harmful conditions.' CGL policies do not define the term 'accident' and, consequently, the term has prompted substantial litigation. <i>See State Farm Fire & Cas. Co. v. CTC Dev. Corp.</i>, 720 So. 2d 1072, 1075 (Fla. 1998) (stating that 'few insurance policy terms have provoked more controversy in litigation than the word 'accident''). At the heart of the litigation is the parties' disagreement over what constitutes accidental damage.
Jay M. LevinPart One of a Two-Part Series
Under the terms of a standard Commercial General Liability ('CGL') policy, an insurance company must defend and indemnify its insured for claims of property damage (or bodily injury) resulting from an 'occurrence' subject to certain enumerated policy exclusions.
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