PA Superior Court Provides Clarification on Definition of CGL “Occurrence” When Property Damage Is Caused by Faulty Building Conditions

Anthony L. Miscioscia and Konrad R. Krebs | White and Williams | July 25, 2019 The standard for an “occurrence” under a commercial general liability (CGL) insurance policy has been addressed on several occasions by Pennsylvania courts when an insured has allegedly performed faulty workmanship on a construction project. Specifically, in Pennsylvania, a claim for… Continue reading PA Superior Court Provides Clarification on Definition of CGL “Occurrence” When Property Damage Is Caused by Faulty Building Conditions

PA Superior Court Provides Clarification on Definition of CGL “Occurrence” When Property Damage Is Caused by Faulty Building Conditions

Konrad Krebs and Anthony Miscioscia | White and Williams | July 25, 2019 The standard for an “occurrence” under a commercial general liability (CGL) insurance policy has been addressed on several occasions by Pennsylvania courts when an insured has allegedly performed faulty workmanship on a construction project. Specifically, in Pennsylvania, a claim for damages arising… Continue reading PA Superior Court Provides Clarification on Definition of CGL “Occurrence” When Property Damage Is Caused by Faulty Building Conditions

When is a Mistake an ‘Accident’?

Jason R. Potter | Claims Magazine | June 2019 Commercial General Liability (CGL) policies, like all insurance products, are intended to protect the insured from unexpected claims or suits by third parties. A CGL policy covers bodily injury, property, personal and advertising liability, products and completed operations and fire liability unless they are excluded by… Continue reading When is a Mistake an ‘Accident’?

Construction Defect Dispute Governed by Contract Disputes Act not yet Suited to being a “Suit”

William S. Bennett | SDV Insights | May 14, 2019 The Southern District of California recently held that a series of demands for a general contractor to investigate and repair several construction defects at a U.S. Army facility did not constitute a “suit” within the meaning of the general contractor’s commercial general liability (“CGL”) policy.… Continue reading Construction Defect Dispute Governed by Contract Disputes Act not yet Suited to being a “Suit”

The Limited Scope of the “Care, Custody or Control” Exclusion

Kirk Pasich | Pasich LLP | June 10, 2019 General liability policies have long contained an exclusion for property “in the care, custody or control of the insured . . . .” Commercial General Liability Coverage Form, § I., Coverage A, ¶ 2.J.(4) (Insurance Services Office, Inc. 2012). The scope of this exclusion has been… Continue reading The Limited Scope of the “Care, Custody or Control” Exclusion