John J. Kozak, Esq. | Florida Construction Law News | April 24, 2018 Commercial General Liability (CGL) policies typically include a “your work” exclusion, excluding coverage for “’property damage’ to ‘your work’ arising out of it or any part of it and included in the ‘products-completed operations hazard.’” These CGL policies define “your work,” in… Continue reading The Importance of the Subcontractor Exception to the “Your Work” Exclusion
Category: General Liability Policy
Another Appellate Court Holds that Faulty Work Constitutes an Occurrence – This Time Under New York Law
Eric M. Gold | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP | April 16, 2018 It is axiomatic that in order to obtain insurance coverage a policyholder must first establish that a claim falls within a policy’s insuring agreement before coverage under the policy is triggered. For construction claims brought under CGL policies, that frequently means showing… Continue reading Another Appellate Court Holds that Faulty Work Constitutes an Occurrence – This Time Under New York Law
CGL and Aviation Insurers: Filling Gaps or Staking Space in the Race for Drones
T. Patrick Byrnes and Matthew J. Kalas | Locke Lord | April 2018 Insurers searching for new sources of premium have increasingly looked to drones. But one question has dominated the conversation: who will benefit: the aviation market or traditional general liability insurers? Recent reports suggest the answer to that question may be “both.” During… Continue reading CGL and Aviation Insurers: Filling Gaps or Staking Space in the Race for Drones
New York Insurance Law: Under Construction
Seth Schafler and Om V. Alladi | Proskauer | March 30, 2018 Imagine you hired a general contractor to renovate the master bathroom of your home. The general contractor hired a subcontractor to do the plumbing work, but the subcontractor botched the job, resulting in a massive leak causing extensive damage to other areas of… Continue reading New York Insurance Law: Under Construction
CA Supreme Court Set to Rule on Important Occurrence Issue Certified by Ninth Circuit
William S. Bennett | Saxe Doernberger & Vita PC | March 9, 2018 The California Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments over whether an insurer is required to cover allegations that a builder negligently failed to supervise an employee who sexually assaulted a middle school student while working at the student’s school. The question was… Continue reading CA Supreme Court Set to Rule on Important Occurrence Issue Certified by Ninth Circuit