Matthew D. Stockwell | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP | March 21, 2017 Is damage resulting from faulty workmanship covered under your CGL policy? In the past, insurers have had success in certain jurisdictions arguing that construction defect cases did not constitute a covered “occurrence” because the damage was purportedly not unintended or unexpected. In… Continue reading Colorado Court Enforces Statute that Presumes Faulty Workmanship Constitutes an Occurrence
Category: Property Damage
New Report Gives Insight into Increased Fire Claim Figures
Nicole Vinson | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | March 22, 2017 One of the most terrifying and devastating perils insured against is fire. A wildfire outbreak is one news alert that can have a massive impact on our property and lives. A new research study has exposed some of the data on the insurance… Continue reading New Report Gives Insight into Increased Fire Claim Figures
Insureds Cannot Shift Burden to Indentify Claimed Damage
Summer L. Frederick | Zelle LLP | March 17, 2017 The first-party insurance claims process has always been pretty simple for the typical insured: call the agent to report a claim, identify and quantify the claimed damage, work cooperatively with the insurance adjuster to support the claimed damage, and hire contractors to repair the damage.… Continue reading Insureds Cannot Shift Burden to Indentify Claimed Damage
Pollution Exclusion Precluded Coverage for Claims Arising from Alleged Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, Oregon District Court Rules
Steven A. Meyerowitz | Law.com | March 21, 2017 A federal district court in Oregon has ruled that carbon monoxide was a “pollutant” as defined in a commercial general liability (“CGL”) insurance policy such that the policy’s pollution exclusion served to exclude coverage for claims arising from alleged carbon monoxide poisoning. The Case Lawsuits filed… Continue reading Pollution Exclusion Precluded Coverage for Claims Arising from Alleged Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, Oregon District Court Rules
Colorado Court Enforces Statute that Presumes Faulty Workmanship Constitutes an Occurrence
Matthew D. Stockwell | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP | March 21, 2017 Is damage resulting from faulty workmanship covered under your CGL policy? In the past, insurers have had success in certain jurisdictions arguing that construction defect cases did not constitute a covered “occurrence” because the damage was purportedly not unintended or unexpected. In… Continue reading Colorado Court Enforces Statute that Presumes Faulty Workmanship Constitutes an Occurrence