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Construction Safety
Contractor Qualification
2000-08-01 | Ron Prichard
The first step in a sound construction risk management program is the selection of a qualified contractor. This article provides a methodical process of evaluating and comparing contractor qualifications.
Design and Professional Liability
Insurance for Architect- and Engineer-Led Design-Build Projects
2000-08-01 | David H Collings
This article reviews the liability insurance typically purchased by architects and engineers, and examines how well it works in design-build settings.
Construction Safety
Contractor Qualification
2000-08-01 | Ron Prichard
The first step in a sound construction risk management program is the selection of a qualified contractor. This article provides a methodical process of evaluating and comparing contractor qualifications.
Additional Insured Issues
What Does an Additional Insured Endorsement Cover?
2000-07-01 | Joseph P Postel
Joseph P. Postel discusses what an additional insured endorsement should cover.
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.
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.
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.
Design and Professional Liability
Insurance for Architect- and Engineer-Led Design-Build Projects
2000-08-01 | David H Collings
Additional Insured Issues
What Does an Additional Insured Endorsement Cover?
2000-07-01 | Joseph P Postel
Design and Professional Liability
Project-Specific Professional Liability: Who Really Pays for Design Errors?
2000-05-01 | David H Collings
Design and Professional Liability
Project-Specific Professional Liability: Who Really Pays for Design Errors?
2000-05-01 | David H Collings
Additional Insured Issues
Planning Around the "Other Insurance" Clause in the Subcontractor's Policy
2000-04-01 | Joseph P Postel
Construction Defect Coverage
The Changing Landscape of Coverage Disputes over Defective Work Claims
2000-03-01 | Patrick J Wielinski
