Louis Adolfsen | Melito & Adolfsen | August 22, 2019 Anyone who hires someone to do construction should ask the contractor to name them as an additional insured on the contractor’s policy. The contractor may agree to provide the coverage but then may fail to follow the rules in the policy for providing additional insured… Continue reading You May Think You Are Insured as an Additional Insured But You May Find You Are Not Covered
Category: Insurance Coverage
Developer is not Indemnified for its own Conduct Without an Express Agreement in the Indemnification Clause
Sunu M. Pilai | Construction Industry Counselor | August 22, 2019 In a case where the jury found both the Architect and the Developer separately responsible for Plaintiff’s damages, an Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court recently held that the Developer is not entitled to be indemnified by the Architect. See Grandview at Riverwalk… Continue reading Developer is not Indemnified for its own Conduct Without an Express Agreement in the Indemnification Clause
Covered and Uncovered Claims — When Allocation Is Required
Larry P. Schiffer | Squire Patton Boggs | August 16, 2019 Plaintiffs usually don’t bring claims based on the defendant’s insurance coverage. So it is not unusual for an insurer and policyholder to have a dispute about what claims are covered and what claims are not covered under the insurance policy and, if there are… Continue reading Covered and Uncovered Claims — When Allocation Is Required
Builder’s Risk Coverage – Construction Defects
Brian Hearst | Construction Executive | June 15, 2019 COVERAGE FOR LOSS ENSUING FROM FAULTY WORKMANSHIP Part I tackled the standard builder’s risk exclusion that applies to losses arising from faulty materials or workmanship. Traditionally, carriers do not have an appetite for covering a contractor’s failure to perform their work properly. There is one exception,… Continue reading Builder’s Risk Coverage – Construction Defects
Builder’s Risk Coverage—Language Matters
Brian Hearst | Construction Executive | June 3, 2019 FAULTY DESIGN, MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP Universally, nearly all builder’s risk policies include exclusions for faulty design, materials and workmanship. This exclusion is often tempered by an ensuing loss exception, which essentially states that if the loss is caused by an otherwise insured peril, the resultant loss… Continue reading Builder’s Risk Coverage—Language Matters