In this case, the insurer owed no duty to defend the insured under not one but two separate exclusions. The habitual new construction exclusion mirrors the typical "your products" and "your work" exclusions in traditional CGL policies, including the ISO policy. (Credit: VCNW/Shutterstock.com) In this case, the insurer owed no duty to defend the insured under not one but two separate exclusions. The habitual new construction exclusion mirrors the typical "your products" and "your work" exclusions in traditional CGL policies, including the ISO policy. (Credit: VCNW/Shutterstock.com)

Upholding a lower court's decision, a federal appeals court ruled an insurer is not obligated to defend a land developer charged with negligent design and construction under exclusions in its policies.

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