Kenneth Gorenberg | Barnes & Thornburg LLP | April 25, 2019 Imagine this scenario. Your company hires a contractor to do some repair or renovation work. The contract requires the contractor to have commercial general liability insurance and make your company an additional insured under that policy. The contractor does so. Someone is injured on… Continue reading Will The Additional Insured Endorsement Actually Cover The Claim?
Category: Insurance Coverage
Assessing the “Reasonableness” of Notice
Christina Phillips | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | April 27, 2019 As any contributor on this blog will tell you, the first step in assessing any claim is to read the Policy. Policy language is ever evolving and changing, especially when it comes to notice requirements. The purpose of a notice requirement in an… Continue reading Assessing the “Reasonableness” of Notice
Will Your Next Insurance Coverage Dispute be Heard in Georgia’s Business Court?
Abby Vineyard | Barnes & Thornburg LLP | April 24, 2019 In 2020, Georgia corporate policyholders may have a new court to hear insurance coverage disputes. The Georgia General Assembly passed House Bill 239 on Day 40 of the legislative session, outlining how Georgia’s new statewide business court will operate. The court will have jurisdiction over claims… Continue reading Will Your Next Insurance Coverage Dispute be Heard in Georgia’s Business Court?
Blame It on the Squirrel: Court Rules Furry Fatality Not Efficient Proximate Cause of Policyholder’s Power Station Damage
Verne Pedro | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | April 24, 2019 In the 1950’s farce The Great Rupert (aka A Christmas Wish), starring Jimmy Durante, a mischievous dancing sideshow squirrel accidentally discovers and misdirects a miser’s cache of cash to an impoverished family living next door through a hole in the roof. Silly movie plot? Perhaps …… Continue reading Blame It on the Squirrel: Court Rules Furry Fatality Not Efficient Proximate Cause of Policyholder’s Power Station Damage
A Follow-Up on Proofs of Loss
Corey Harris | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | April 23, 2019 When I wrote my first blog on this site in 2009, I discussed proofs of loss at length. Since Hurricane Michael, these blogs have received a lot of traffic and discussion from people trying to navigate their way through the claims process. An issue that… Continue reading A Follow-Up on Proofs of Loss