Contractual Requirement for CGL Coverage

An insurer recently denied coverage for a claim where property damage was caused by a subcontractor on a job site of our insured. The reason given by the insurer was that there was no written contract between the insured and the subcontractor; there was an oral agreement. Is the insurer correct?

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