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Additional Insured Issues
Who Provides the Defense in Construction Defect Suits?
2001-10-01 | Joseph P Postel
Subcontractors' insurers must provide a complete defense to the developer/general contractor, but can they force others to pitch in? Joe Postel examines recent case law.
Surety
Bonding Tips and Tactics: Contractor Default Insurance
2001-10-01 | Rolf A Neuschaefer
Rolf Neuschaefer examines default insurance—a recent development designed as a substitute for the traditional surety performance guarantee and discusses its shortcomings from a surety producer's perspective.
Design and Professional Liability
You Just Stood There? The Design Professional's Responsibility for Job Site Injuries
2001-09-22 | Kenneth A Slavens
What should the design professional do after witnessing unsafe job site practices by the contractor? Ken Slavens explains how different jurisdictions answer that question and what can be done to both prevent injury and protect liability.
Construction Defect Coverage
Glorifying Form over Substance: "Legally Obligated" in the CGL Insuring Agreement
2001-08-01 | Patrick J Wielinski
Insurers may deny claims where a contractor, absent the filing of a lawsuit, repairs property damage caused by an obvious accident. Pat Wielinski discusses the scenarios, issues, case law, and provides practical pointers for avoiding this situation.
Construction Defect Coverage
Glorifying Form over Substance: "Legally Obligated" in the CGL Insuring Agreement
2001-08-01 | Patrick J Wielinski
Insurers may deny claims where a contractor, absent the filing of a lawsuit, repairs property damage caused by an obvious accident. Pat Wielinski discusses the scenarios, issues, case law, and provides practical pointers for avoiding this situation.
Design and Professional Liability
Design-Build Engineer Held Liable for Negligence
2001-07-21 | Kent Holland
A complex court decision holds that a developer is entitled to recover its losses from the design-builder who employed the engineer and constructed the failed projects. J. Kent Holland Jr. explains its significance.
Surety
Surety Bond Penalty Waivers in Takeover Situations
2001-07-01 | Marilyn Klinger
Learn how surety bond penalty waivers apply in takeover situations and understand the legal implications for performance bonds and sureties. Marilyn Klinger discusses.
Surety
All Guarantees Are Not Created Equal
2001-07-01 | Rolf A Neuschaefer
In construction, the obvious alternative to the owner/lender assuming the performance risk is to secure some form of guarantee. Rolf Neuschaefer examines some of the alternatives and highlights differences between them.
Surety
All Guarantees Are Not Created Equal
2001-07-01 | Rolf A Neuschaefer
In construction, the obvious alternative to the owner/lender assuming the performance risk is to secure some form of guarantee. Rolf Neuschaefer examines some of the alternatives and highlights differences between them.
Construction Defect Coverage
Back to the Exclusions—The "Subcontractor" Exception
2001-05-01 | Patrick J Wielinski
Explore the intricacies of the "your work" exclusion and its "subcontractor" exception within CGL policies, and understand their impact on construction defect cases.
Additional Insured Issues
Who Provides the Defense in Construction Defect Suits?
2001-10-01 | Joseph P Postel
Design and Professional Liability
You Just Stood There? The Design Professional's Responsibility for Job Site Injuries
2001-09-22 | Kenneth A Slavens
Construction Defect Coverage
Glorifying Form over Substance: "Legally Obligated" in the CGL Insuring Agreement
2001-08-01 | Patrick J Wielinski
Construction Defect Coverage
Glorifying Form over Substance: "Legally Obligated" in the CGL Insuring Agreement
2001-08-01 | Patrick J Wielinski
Design and Professional Liability
Design-Build Engineer Held Liable for Negligence
2001-07-21 | Kent Holland
Construction Defect Coverage
Back to the Exclusions—The "Subcontractor" Exception
2001-05-01 | Patrick J Wielinski
