The Arizona Supreme Court held that state law mandates that a single auto insurance policy that insures multiple vehicles provides different uninsured motorist coverages for each vehicle.
"A plain reading of the policy provides that the parties intended to exclude coverage for COVID-19 related losses like the losses plaintiff allegedly suffered in the immediate case," the court said.
The lawsuit alleges that the 35 linked MSG companies paid "millions of dollars in premiums," but "instead of honoring their obligations, the insurers have paid nothing for the MSG Insureds' losses."
The court ruled on whether there was any physical damage to the properties and if activities designed to prevent the transmission of the coronavirus were 'repairs'.
The case law on this topic is divergent, a trend that will likely continue with different courts applying different interpretations of insurance policies.