Insurer With Excess “Other Insurance” Clause Owes No Defense Obligations

Jessica Gallinaro | Wiley Rein The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, applying New York law, has held that an E&O insurer had no obligation to contribute toward the defense of an underlying matter in light of its policy’s excess “other insurance” clause. Berkley Assurance Co. v. MacDonald-Miller Facility Solutions, 2023… Continue reading Insurer With Excess “Other Insurance” Clause Owes No Defense Obligations

Drawing a Line in the Sand: The Second Circuit Tries to Define Where D&O Coverage Ends and E&O Coverage Begins

Amanda Proctor | PropertyCasualtyFocus | March 30, 2018 Policyholders often obtain both errors and omissions (E&O) and directors and officers (D&O) liability insurance policies because they provide complementary coverage. E&O policies provide coverage for claims for wrongful acts arising from the provision of “professional services,” and while D&O policies also provide coverage for claims for… Continue reading Drawing a Line in the Sand: The Second Circuit Tries to Define Where D&O Coverage Ends and E&O Coverage Begins

Agree to Use your “Professional Best” ? You may lose Insurance Coverage! (Law Note)

Melissa Dewey Brumback | Construction Law in North Carolina | February 24, 2017   Yesterday, I was part of a panel at the NC Bar Association Construction Law Winter Meeting, discussing insurance issues for design professionals. One topic we touched on was how to avoid invalidating your insurance.  As most of you know, Errors & Omissions… Continue reading Agree to Use your “Professional Best” ? You may lose Insurance Coverage! (Law Note)

Colorado Adopts Notice Rule for Typical Design Professional Claims-made Insurance Policies

Ross A. Hoogerhyde | Gordon & Rees LLP | July 21, 2015 Typically, design professionals’ errors and omissions insurance policies are claims-made and reported or claims-made policies. These policies, unlike traditional occurrence policies, provide coverage for claims made and reported during a predetermined period of time. With a claims-made policy, the making of a claim… Continue reading Colorado Adopts Notice Rule for Typical Design Professional Claims-made Insurance Policies

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