Insurance Law Blog | February 21, 2018 In its recent decision in Ctr. For Excellence in Higher Ed., Inc. v. Travelers Prop. Cas. Co. of Am., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 25424 (D. Col. Feb. 16, 2018), the United States District Court for the District of Colorado had occasion to consider whether a breach of contract claim… Continue reading Colorado Court Holds No Coverage for Breach of Contract Claim
Category: General Liability Policy
Contractors: Consult Your Insurance Broker Regarding Your CGL Policy
David Adelstein | Florida Construction Legal Updates | February 10, 2018 Contractors: do yourself a favor and consult your insurance broker regarding your commercial general liability (CGL) policy. Do this now, especially if you subcontract out work. CGL policies contain a “your work” exclusion. The CGL policy is written such that it excludes “‘property damage’ to ‘your work’ arising… Continue reading Contractors: Consult Your Insurance Broker Regarding Your CGL Policy
Will New York Law Go the Way of Weedo: Tenth Circuit Predicts New York Court of Appeals Will Hold that Property Damage Caused by a Subcontractor’s Defective Workmanship Can Constitute an Occurrence Under a Contractor’s CGL Policy
Bryan Keane and Katie Pfeifer | Dorsey | February 15, 2018 On February 13, 2018, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court decision, which concluded that, under New York law, the property damage caused by a subcontractor’s faulty workmanship did not qualify as a covered occurrence because the only damages were to… Continue reading Will New York Law Go the Way of Weedo: Tenth Circuit Predicts New York Court of Appeals Will Hold that Property Damage Caused by a Subcontractor’s Defective Workmanship Can Constitute an Occurrence Under a Contractor’s CGL Policy
Supreme Court’s Latest Construction Defect Decision and Its Impact on Construction Insurance Claims
David B. Haber, Frank Soto and Brett Silverberg | Daily Business Review | January 12, 2018 The issue of whether a 558 notice serves as a “claim” under a commercial general liability (CGL) policy, such as the one issued by Crum & Forster Specialty Ins. Co. (C&F) in Altman Contractors v. Crum & Forster Specialty Insurance, No.… Continue reading Supreme Court’s Latest Construction Defect Decision and Its Impact on Construction Insurance Claims
Court Rules That Insurers Must Treat Notice of Claim for Construction Defects as a “Suit”
Mike Seemuth | The Real Deal | January 21, 2018 The Florida Supreme Court ruled on a case centering on construction of the Sapphire Condominium in Fort Lauderdale and Altman Contractors Inc. The Sapphire Condominium in Fort Lauderdale (Credit: Keller Williams Realty) The Florida Supreme Court ruled that filing notice of a claim for a… Continue reading Court Rules That Insurers Must Treat Notice of Claim for Construction Defects as a “Suit”