Joan Cotkin | Insurance Recovery Report | November 17, 2017 That it took an appellate court to order AIG’s Lexington Insurance to honor its additional insured obligations is a measure of how frequently insurers attempt to dodge this important contractual obligation. The case of McMillin Management Services v. Financial Pacific Insurance, et al., in the Fourth District… Continue reading AIG Must Defend Additional Insureds
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Privity and Additional Insured Coverage
Larry P. Schiffer and Suman Chakraborty | Squire Patton Boggs | October 5, 2017 When a worker is injured on a construction job and sues the relevant parties, a side battle often ensues over which carrier has the duty to defend and indemnify the owner, general contractor or subcontractor based on the language in the… Continue reading Privity and Additional Insured Coverage
California Court of Appeal: Inserting The Phrase “Ongoing Operations” In An Additional Endorsement Is Not Enough to Preclude Coverage for Completed Operations
Gary Barrera | California Construction Law Blog | September 11, 2017 In a victory for additional insureds, a California appeals court held, in Pulte Home Corp. v. American Safety Indemnity Co., Cal.Ct.App. (4th Dist.), Docket No. D070478 (filed 8/30/17), that an insurer’s denial of coverage for completed operations based on the inclusion of the phrase “ongoing… Continue reading California Court of Appeal: Inserting The Phrase “Ongoing Operations” In An Additional Endorsement Is Not Enough to Preclude Coverage for Completed Operations
Appeals Court Finds Manuscript Additional Insured Endorsements Ambiguous Regarding Completed Operations Coverage for Additional Insured
Christopher Kendrick and Valerie A. Moore | Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP | August 31, 2017 In Pulte Home Corp. v. American Safety Indemnity Co. (No. D070478; filed 8/30/17), a California appeals court found that manuscript additional insured endorsements on construction subcontractors’ policies were ambiguous regarding additional insured coverage for the developer, and that substantial evidence supported… Continue reading Appeals Court Finds Manuscript Additional Insured Endorsements Ambiguous Regarding Completed Operations Coverage for Additional Insured
Seventh Circuit Confirms Additional Insured’s Coverage for Alleged Construction Defects
Tred Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii | August 9, 2017 The Seventh Circuit held that the underlying complaint alleged an occurrence by asserting that the painting subcontractor was negligent in causing damage to the building. Westfield Ins. Co. v. Nat’l Decorating Serv., Inc., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 12516 (7th Cir. July 13, 2017). McHugh Construction, the… Continue reading Seventh Circuit Confirms Additional Insured’s Coverage for Alleged Construction Defects