Construction Industry Articles

Construction Defect Coverage

Defective Work as an Occurrence

2000-07-01 | Patrick J Wielinski

Explore the complexities of "occurrence" definitions in CGL policies and understand the divergent court interpretations across the United States.

Design and Professional Liability

Project-Specific Professional Liability: Who Really Pays for Design Errors?

2000-05-01 | David H Collings

David Collings looks at professional liability arising out of project design and construction management services.

Additional Insured Issues

Planning Around the "Other Insurance" Clause in the Subcontractor's Policy

2000-04-01 | Joseph P Postel

Joe Postel explains how the Illinois Supreme Court decided that when a general contractor's risk transfer plan is thwarted by the subcontractor's other insurance clause, the general contractor can neutralize the subcontractor's other insurance clause simply by making his own liability insurance 'unavailable.'

Construction Defect Coverage

The Changing Landscape of Coverage Disputes over Defective Work Claims

2000-03-01 | Patrick J Wielinski

Patrick Wielinski reviews the move away from using the traditional property damage exclusions as a basis to deny coverage for defective work claims to using the definitions of "occurrence" and "property damage," together with the insuring agreement.

Environmental

Hidden Environmental Exposures of the Construction Industry

2000-03-01 | Jeff Slivka

Jeff Slivka explains that contractors must open their eyes and realize that there are environmental exposures in their day-to-day operations. You don't have to be an environmental contractor to have an environmental exposure!

Construction Defect Coverage

The Changing Landscape of Coverage Disputes over Defective Work Claims

2000-03-01 | Patrick J Wielinski

Patrick Wielinski reviews the move away from using the traditional property damage exclusions as a basis to deny coverage for defective work claims to using the definitions of "occurrence" and "property damage," together with the insuring agreement.