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Design and Professional Liability
Contractors Professional Liability Market Update
2008-06-01 | Jeff Slivka
Jeff Slivka expects to continue to see an expanded need for contractors professional liability. Markets, requirements, rates, and trends are provided.
Liability Insurance
Variations on a Theme: When the Cause Theory Determines the Number of Occurrences
2008-05-01 | R Steven Rawls
Steve Rawls shows how similar facts may result in a different number of occurrences, despite courts' reliance on the cause theory.
Construction Defect Coverage
Defective Construction as an Occurrence: Witnessing the "Occurrence" Farewell Tour?
2008-04-01 | Patrick J Wielinski
Explore the intricate litigation surrounding "occurrence" and "property damage" definitions in CGL policies through expert analysis and case reviews.
Liability Insurance
I Did Not Expect That! The CGL Exclusion for Expected or Intended Injury
2008-03-01 | Craig F Stanovich
Craig Stanovich highlights what is and what is not excluded by the commercial general liability (CGL) insurance policy's Exclusion a.
Design and Professional Liability
Owners Protective Professional Indemnity Insurance
2008-03-01 | Jeff Slivka
Jeff Slivka and Tony Polini discuss the OPPI policy as a more desirable option for owners than the alternatives currently available to them.
Liability Insurance
The Burden to Allocate: Mine, Yours, or Ours?
2008-02-01 | R Steven Rawls
Steve Rawls and Rebecca Appelbaum examine the caselaw surrounding the allocation issue.
Construction Defect Coverage
The Year of the Occurrence: 2007 Defective Construction Insurance Cases in Review
2008-02-01 | Patrick J Wielinski
Pat Wielinski reviews litigation involving the CGL definitions of "occurrence" and "property damage."
Liability Insurance
Raising the Bar—The Liquor Liability Exclusion in the CGL
2008-01-01 | Craig F Stanovich
Craig Stanovich explains why assuming that liability insurance will respond to claims due to the serving or furnishing of alcohol is a mistake.
Liability Insurance
Insurance Law and Exclusion (m): It's Not Broken If You Can Fix It
2007-11-01 | R Steven Rawls
Insurance Law and Exclusion (m) Steve Rawls discusses cases addressing the impaired property exclusion in the commercial general liability insurance policy.
Liability Insurance
When Workers Aren't Employees
2007-09-01 | Craig F Stanovich
Is a leased worker considered a temporary worker? Craig Stanovich explains the difference and the insurance implications.
Design and Professional Liability
Contractors Professional Liability Market Update
2008-06-01 | Jeff Slivka
Liability Insurance
Variations on a Theme: When the Cause Theory Determines the Number of Occurrences
2008-05-01 | R Steven Rawls
Construction Defect Coverage
Defective Construction as an Occurrence: Witnessing the "Occurrence" Farewell Tour?
2008-04-01 | Patrick J Wielinski
Liability Insurance
I Did Not Expect That! The CGL Exclusion for Expected or Intended Injury
2008-03-01 | Craig F Stanovich
Design and Professional Liability
Owners Protective Professional Indemnity Insurance
2008-03-01 | Jeff Slivka
Construction Defect Coverage
The Year of the Occurrence: 2007 Defective Construction Insurance Cases in Review
2008-02-01 | Patrick J Wielinski
Liability Insurance
Raising the Bar—The Liquor Liability Exclusion in the CGL
2008-01-01 | Craig F Stanovich
Liability Insurance
Insurance Law and Exclusion (m): It's Not Broken If You Can Fix It
2007-11-01 | R Steven Rawls
