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Liability Insurance
Lowered Expectation: How Courts Treat Expected Injury Exclusions
2010-02-01 | R Steven Rawls
Courts struggle to differentiate between expected and intended injury, per Steven Rawls.
Liability Insurance
A High-Level View of the CGL Policy
2010-01-01 | Craig F Stanovich
A plain, straightforward explanation of certain portions of the CGL policy provided by Craig Stanovich.
Design and Professional Liability
Project Professional Liability Insurance for Construction Firms
2009-11-14 | Jeff Slivka
Contractors are exposed to a variety of day-to-day professional risks, and Jeff Slivka describes products that are available to cover them.
Liability Insurance
The Duty to Defend: the Four(ish) Corners Rule
2009-11-01 | R Steven Rawls
The actual, not alleged, facts of a case play an important role in determining an insurer's defense obligation, per Steve Rawls.
Liability Insurance
OCP Liability versus Additional Insured Coverage
2009-10-01 | Craig F Stanovich
Whether OCP or additional insured coverage is preferable depends on many factors, per Craig Stanovich.
Construction Defect Coverage
CGL Exclusions May Impact Coverage for Occurrences Involving Defective Work
2009-10-01 | Patrick J Wielinski
Pat Wielinski relates a case finding no coverage for claims solely for economic loss due to faulty workmanship.
Liability Insurance
What Satisfies the Self-Insured Retention?
2009-08-01 | R Steven Rawls
CGL SIR endorsements are applied in a variety of ways, per Steve Rawls, depending on the jurisdiction.
Liability Insurance
Contractual Confusion—Assuming the Liability of Others
2009-07-01 | Craig F Stanovich
Craig Stanovich provides straightforward examples of the workings of contractual liability insurance.
Design and Professional Liability
Understanding Contractor's Protective Insurance
2009-06-01 | Jeff Slivka
Jeff Slivka explains why firms involved extensively in design/build efforts may need CPPI.
Design and Professional Liability
The 2007 AIA Document: Changes in Formal Dispute Resolution
2009-05-16 | Kenneth A Slavens
A new process allows the contracting parties to choose the dispute resolution method to be used. Ken Slavens explains.
Liability Insurance
Lowered Expectation: How Courts Treat Expected Injury Exclusions
2010-02-01 | R Steven Rawls
Design and Professional Liability
Project Professional Liability Insurance for Construction Firms
2009-11-14 | Jeff Slivka
Construction Defect Coverage
CGL Exclusions May Impact Coverage for Occurrences Involving Defective Work
2009-10-01 | Patrick J Wielinski
Liability Insurance
Contractual Confusion—Assuming the Liability of Others
2009-07-01 | Craig F Stanovich
Design and Professional Liability
Understanding Contractor's Protective Insurance
2009-06-01 | Jeff Slivka
Design and Professional Liability
The 2007 AIA Document: Changes in Formal Dispute Resolution
2009-05-16 | Kenneth A Slavens
