In a recent win for policyholders, the Supreme Court of Colorado handed down a pair of decisions that extended the notice-prejudice rule to first-party property policies. Colorado law now requires an insurer to demonstrate...more
The London Engineering Group’s LEG 3 exclusion—one of three standard form provisions issued by the London Engineering Group addressing coverage arising from construction or design defects—is an increasingly common defects...more
As discussed in a previous post, cyber insurance demand and premiums have significantly increased in recent years. Fitch Ratings forecasts that cyber-related premiums could balloon to $22.5 billion by 2025...more
If you were to look for a quick answer regarding whether a commercial general liability (CGL) policy covers damage resulting from faulty workmanship under Pennsylvania law, you’d likely come out believing the answer is...more
As cybercrimes and data breaches continue to cause significant damage to companies of all types, policyholders are looking to their various insurance policies for coverage to help weather the storm and recoup losses. A recent...more
In a previous post, we addressed blanket additional insured endorsements and the role they play in passing insurance obligations downstream. In short, the purpose of a “blanket” endorsement is to grant additional insured...more
Policyholders can expect insurers to put forth strong objections to many of their claims in an effort to reduce the liability exposure.
Policy language matters and can impact how a court will interpret and construe coverage....more
It’s a familiar story to anyone involved in insurance claims. A policyholder is sued and tenders the claim to its insurer. The insurer agrees to defend subject to a reservation of rights, but it also asserts that policy...more
A little over two months ago, we analyzed the recent decision in Black & Veatch Corp. v. Aspen Insurance (UK) Ltd., which placed the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in line with a consistently expanding number of...more
It is axiomatic that in order to obtain insurance coverage a policyholder must first establish that a claim falls within a policy’s insuring agreement before coverage under the policy is triggered. For construction claims...more
4/16/2018
/ Commercial General Liability Policies ,
Commercial Property Owners ,
Contract Interpretation ,
Faulty Workmanship ,
Insurance Industry ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Occurrence ,
Property Insurance ,
Subcontractors ,
Third-Party Liability ,
Your Work Exclusions
Welcome to the latest edition of Pillsbury’s Perspectives on Insurance Recovery. As this 2015 edition of Perspectives demonstrates, our team is working on the most challenging issues—from cyber-insurance and complex claims...more
7/21/2015
/ Bad Faith ,
Certificate of Insurance ,
Commercial Property Owners ,
Construction Contracts ,
Cyber Insurance ,
Cybersecurity ,
D&O Insurance ,
Duty to Defend ,
Earthquake Insurance ,
Errors and Omissions Policy ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Indemnification Clauses ,
Insurance Industry ,
Limitation of Liability Clause ,
Litigation Fees & Costs ,
Mergers ,
Notice Requirements ,
Policy Exclusions ,
Professional Liability ,
Property Damage ,
Property Insurance ,
Storm Water ,
Subrogation