Editor’s Note: Past “Construction Law Briefs” have published four separate columns dealing with Colorado law on the question of whether defective construction is covered under comprehensive general liability (CGL) insurance policies carried by most contractors and subcontractors.
The column has addressed previous Colorado court decisions and the Colorado statute passed in 2010 that was designed to overrule an earlier Colorado Court of Appeals decision. In the latest of those columns, coverage for defective construction was generally left unanswered. However, on October 25, the Colorado Court of Appeals rendered a decision that may answer the question—but not entirely.