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Construction Safety

The Cost of Safety

2002-10-01 | Ron Prichard

Setting an organization up to track safety costs can be a complicated and time-consuming process. Ron Prichard examines some ways to approach the task.

Construction Defect Coverage

Even More on Defective Work as an "Occurrence"

2002-10-01 | Patrick J Wielinski

Pat Wielinski explains how a recent Texas Supreme Court case may finally put to rest the question of whether the CGL policy provides coverage for the defective work of others despite the definition of occurrence.

Environmental

Environmental Risk in Retail: Exposures and Solutions

2002-10-01 | Alan Bressler

Alan Bressler examines the environmental risks in retail operations and presents the relevant risk transfer products designed to mitigate these exposures.

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Construction Liability Insurance

Insuring Design-Build Risks

2002-08-01 | Ann Hickman

Taking on responsibility for design in addition to construction entails many new risks. This article examines the potential liabilities facing design-builders and how they can be handled. Also see IRMI's new book by the most knowledgeable practitioners in the industry, Design-Build Risk and Insurance, which offers you their insight in one handy, well-organized guide.

Design and Professional Liability

Insurance Coverage—Waivers of Subrogation

2002-08-01 | Kent Holland

In this article, Kent Holland discusses a Fourth Circuit case that demonstrates the importance of waivers of subrogation as part of the risk allocation strategy.

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Surety

Exoneration Based on Fraud in the Inducement as a Surety Defense

2002-08-01 | Marilyn Klinger

With new business scandals unfolding daily, improper business conduct is currently in the spotlight. Here, Marilyn Klinger considers a surety's exoneration defense based on fraud or material misrepresentation in the inducement._x000D_

Additional Insured Issues

Is Additional Insured Coverage Becoming Just an Illusion?

2002-07-01 | Joseph P Postel

Joe Postel looks at the recent Illinois Appellate Court decision, National Union v R. Olson Constr., and at the judicial confusion over additional insured endorsements that exclude the additional insured's own negligence.

Design and Professional Liability

The Design Professional's Statute of Repose: Stumbling Blocks to the Defense of Torts and Contractual Indemnity Claims

2002-07-01 | Kenneth A Slavens

Ken Slavens examines the case of Jordan v. Sandwell, Inc., highlighting the problems that design professionals may encounter when the statute of repose is raised as a defense.

Surety

Protecting the Balance Sheet

2002-07-01 | Rolf A Neuschaefer

An uninsured loss drains cash, the lifeblood of any business, and erodes net worth. Rolf Neuschaefer explains what surety underwriters are looking for from their principals in the current market.

Construction Defect Coverage

Potomoc Insurance v. Huang

2002-06-01 | Patrick J Wielinski

Pat Wielinski examines a recent Kansas case recognizing the validity of the insurability of a contractor's work to repair property damage before suit is brought.

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