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Icon denies QBE exclusions applied in Opal Tower disaster
Construction firm Icon Co has rejected QBE Underwriting's argument that exclusion clauses in coverage for Sydney's Opal Tower meant the insurer did not have to indemnity it after a series of major cracks in the building led to the evacuation of thousands of residents on Christmas Eve last year.
Insurer QBE claims Opal Tower cracking not ‘major’
QBE Underwriting has defended its decision to deny insurance coverage to the builder of Sydney’s troubled Opal Tower development, claiming the cracking was not “major” and did not cause last year’s Christmas Eve evacuation.