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Design and Professional Liability
Negligent Misrepresentation: Chipping Away at the Design Professional's Protection under the Economic Loss Doctrine
2001-03-01 | Kenneth A Slavens
The merits and failings of the economic loss doctrine as applied to the design professions have been continually debated. Learn how relatively recent court opinions have signaled further erosion of the protection that the doctrine provides.
Liability Insurance
Coordinating Persons Insured in Primary and Excess Liability Policies
2001-02-01 | Richard Rudolph
Too often, little attention is paid to exactly how coverage follows the various insureds from underlying policies into umbrella/excess layers. Richard Rudolph teaches the three important points to review when coordinating coverage: the named insureds, the additional insureds, and insured-versus-insured provisions.
Liability Insurance
Gun Violence and the CGL Policy
2001-02-01 | W Jeffrey Woodward
Discover how commercial general liability (CGL) policies respond to gun violence claims and the challenges of establishing coverage in court.
Construction Defect Coverage
Insurance Coverage for Mold Arising Out of Defective Workmanship
2001-02-01 | Patrick J Wielinski
Discover how contractors navigate insurance coverage for mold issues due to defective workmanship, including legal interpretations and policy implications.
Construction Liability Insurance
How Well Does That Blanket Cover You?
2001-02-01 | Ann Hickman
Blanket additional insured endorsements are useful tools for preventing administrative oversights and reducing paperwork, but they also carry risks for both the named and additional insureds. Discover methods contractors and subcontractors can use to minimize the risks of breaching their contracts when using blanket AI endorsements.
Liability Insurance
Spoliation of Evidence: The Next Frontier for Insurance Coverage Battles
2001-01-01 | Jill B Berkeley
Over the past several years, courts have fashioned a new cause of action deriving from products liability cases when evidence is destroyed, lost, or altered: spoliation of evidence. Does the post-1986 ISO, CGL policy cover this loss? See why this author thinks so.
Liability Insurance
Who Wants To Be an Insured?
2000-12-01 | Richard Rudolph
It is common for businesses to involve multiple corporate, partnership, and joint venture entities, and there are a number of subtle nuances that can effect how insurance coverage applies to these entities. Care must be taken to identify them and assure that insured status is properly provided under CGL policies.
Design and Professional Liability
What Is Subrogation ... and Why Is My Contract Waiving It?
2000-12-01 | Kenneth A Slavens
Do you really know what you're doing when you sign a waiver of subrogation? Ken Slavens explains what it is and how it helps you manage risk.
Design and Professional Liability
Professional Liability: Are Contractors Adequately Protected?
2000-12-01 | Fred Muse
Fred Muse discusses as the lines of responsibility between design firms and contractors merge and contractors are assuming nontraditional risk whether their core insurance coverages are being addressed.
Construction Defect Coverage
More on Defective Work as an Occurrence
2000-11-01 | Patrick J Wielinski
Discover how to navigate the complexities of defective work claims and understand the implications of court opinions on construction defect coverage.
Design and Professional Liability
Negligent Misrepresentation: Chipping Away at the Design Professional's Protection under the Economic Loss Doctrine
2001-03-01 | Kenneth A Slavens
Liability Insurance
Coordinating Persons Insured in Primary and Excess Liability Policies
2001-02-01 | Richard Rudolph
Construction Defect Coverage
Insurance Coverage for Mold Arising Out of Defective Workmanship
2001-02-01 | Patrick J Wielinski
Liability Insurance
Spoliation of Evidence: The Next Frontier for Insurance Coverage Battles
2001-01-01 | Jill B Berkeley
Design and Professional Liability
What Is Subrogation ... and Why Is My Contract Waiving It?
2000-12-01 | Kenneth A Slavens
Design and Professional Liability
Professional Liability: Are Contractors Adequately Protected?
2000-12-01 | Fred Muse
Construction Defect Coverage
More on Defective Work as an Occurrence
2000-11-01 | Patrick J Wielinski
