There Must be an Alleged Negligent Act of the Named Insured to Trigger Coverage for an Additional Insured under a CGL policy

by Kent Holland | Jan 28, 2020 | Newsletter Article

Does an Additional Insured under a contractor’s commercial general liability (CGL) policy have coverage for claims against the additional insured that aren’t based on allegations of negligent acts or omissions of the named insured contractor? In this decision the...

CGL Carriers Had no Duty to Defend Professional Liability Claim against Designer of Pedestrian Bridge that Collapsed at Florida International University

by Kent Holland | Nov 6, 2019 | Newsletter Article

Figg Bridge Engineers, Inc. (“FIGG”) and Munilla Construction Management, LLC (“MCM”) contracted to design and construct a pedestrian bridge on the Florida International University campus. The bridge collapsed, killing and injuring several people. Lawsuits followed....

Defective Work by Flooring Subcontractor that Causes Damage to Work of other Subcontractors on the Flooring Subsystem Covered by CGL Policy

by Kent Holland | Aug 13, 2019 | Newsletter Article

A commercial general liability (CGL) policy insurance carrier sought declaratory judgment that it owed no duty to defend or indemnify a subcontractor that was insured under the policy for damages allegedly caused by the subcontractor’s concrete slab work for a...

Subcontractor Failure to do Soil-Compaction Testing was Covered by General Contractor’s CGL Policy as an Occurrence that Caused Damages to Building

by Kent Holland | Feb 20, 2018 | Newsletter Article

Where a subcontractor failed to conduct soil-compaction testing before construction, the house that was built on non-compacted soil sustained settlement damage. The homeowners sued both the general contractor (GC) and subcontractor for damages. The GC tendered the...

Construction Manager is not Additional Insured under Contractor’s CGL policy Despite Owner/Prime Contract Requiring Contractor to Name CM as Additional Insured

by Kent Holland | May 22, 2017 | Newsletter Article

A construction contract between a contractor and project owner required the contractor to name the construction manager (CM) as an additional insured under its commercial general liability (CGL) policy. A sample additional insured endorsement with the CM’s name typed...

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There Must be an Alleged Negligent Act of the Named Insured to Trigger Coverage for an Additional Insured under a CGL policy

CGL Carriers Had no Duty to Defend Professional Liability Claim against Designer of Pedestrian Bridge that Collapsed at Florida International University

Defective Work by Flooring Subcontractor that Causes Damage to Work of other Subcontractors on the Flooring Subsystem Covered by CGL Policy

Subcontractor Failure to do Soil-Compaction Testing was Covered by General Contractor’s CGL Policy as an Occurrence that Caused Damages to Building

Construction Manager is not Additional Insured under Contractor’s CGL policy Despite Owner/Prime Contract Requiring Contractor to Name CM as Additional Insured

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There Must be an Alleged Negligent Act of the Named Insured to Trigger Coverage for an Additional Insured under a CGL policy

CGL Carriers Had no Duty to Defend Professional Liability Claim against Designer of Pedestrian Bridge that Collapsed at Florida International University

Defective Work by Flooring Subcontractor that Causes Damage to Work of other Subcontractors on the Flooring Subsystem Covered by CGL Policy

Subcontractor Failure to do Soil-Compaction Testing was Covered by General Contractor’s CGL Policy as an Occurrence that Caused Damages to Building

Construction Manager is not Additional Insured under Contractor’s CGL policy Despite Owner/Prime Contract Requiring Contractor to Name CM as Additional Insured

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