David S. Lynch | Kilpatrick Townsend | February 14, 2018 Construction contracts generally require subcontractors to extend additional insured status on the subcontractor’s policies for the benefit of the contractor who relies on this coverage to protect it from claims arising out of the subcontractor’s work on the project. The intent is to place the… Continue reading Contractors Beware: Your Subcontractor Provided Additional Insured Coverage may have Gaps
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Additional Insured Status: Playing The Speak-Out Game On A Construction Project
Matthew DeVries | Best Practices Construction Law | February 21, 2018 Last weekend we played Speak-Out: Kids versus Parents, a game where you use a plastic thingy to obstruct your speech capabilities. The winning team is the one that guesses the most phrases. Reading and understanding an insurance policy on a construction project can be a… Continue reading Additional Insured Status: Playing The Speak-Out Game On A Construction Project
“Additional Insured” Counseled to Read the Policy
Robert M. Frey | Butler Snow | January 30, 2018 An Illinois General Contractor learned a hard lesson the other day; the case is Vivify Constr., LLC v. Nautilus Ins. Co., 2017 IL App (1st) 170192. The General Contractor, Vivify Construction, subcontracted part of the job to Victoria. Naturally wishing to protect itself from claims arising… Continue reading “Additional Insured” Counseled to Read the Policy
Additional Insured Is Covered Under Ongoing Operations Endorsement Despite Subcontractor’s Completion of Work
Tred R. Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii | December 13, 2017 Although the homeowners did not own their homes when the subcontractors completed their work, the general contractor was still covered as an additional insured for the homeowners’ suits based on the ongoing operations endorsement in the subcontractors’ policies. McMillin Mgmt. Servs. v. Fin. Pac. Ins.… Continue reading Additional Insured Is Covered Under Ongoing Operations Endorsement Despite Subcontractor’s Completion of Work
Finally, a happy Additional Insured!
Robert M. Frey | Butler Snow LLP | December 1, 2017 We have noted, again and again, examples of disappointed Additional Insureds. Today we report that at least one Additional Insured has left the Courthouse smiling. It was, however, to paraphrase Wellington, a near-run thing. The case is Pekin Ins. Co. v. Ledcor Constr., Inc., 2017 IL App (1st) 162623-U.… Continue reading Finally, a happy Additional Insured!