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Construction Defects Are Not Covered Property Damage in Commercial Liability Policy

Insurance Journal

A home builder is not covered under the property damage coverage in its commercial liability policy for construction defects for which it was responsible. A three-judge panel of the Massachusetts Appeals Court has held for the first time that “construction …

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New Triple-I Issue Brief Puts the Spotlight on Georgia’s Insurance Affordability Crisis

Triple-I: Homeowners Insurance

Property damage liability claims per 100 insured vehicles are 15 percent higher, and relative body injury claims frequency is 60 percent higher. The five-year average count for liability claims increased 24.9 Rising claim frequency and litigation costs put coverage affordability and availability at risk.

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Blog Post: April Fool’s-Proof Coverage: Manage Construction Risks Through Commercial General Liability Insurance

LexisNexis

Indemnity and Other Risk Allocation Mechanisms in Commercial Leases Examine common considerations concerning the use of indemnity provisions in a lease as a method to allocate among the parties the risk of claims for injury or damage to third parties related to the leased premises and adjacent areas.

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Blog Post: Construction Defect Litigation: Key Insurance Issues

LexisNexis

Learn about discovery and coverage issues and cases involving damages to construction projects and the ways to prove who was at fault. Read now » Related Content Design and Construction Defect Claims: Overview and Defense Strategies Discover the basics of a defect claim against a designer or contractor.

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Blog Post: Construction Defect Litigation: Key Insurance Issues

LexisNexis

Learn about discovery and coverage issues and cases involving damages to construction projects and the ways to prove who was at fault. Read now » Related Content Design and Construction Defect Claims: Overview and Defense Strategies Discover the basics of a defect claim against a designer or contractor.

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Blog Post: Caught in the Long Tail: Single-Year, Multi-Year, and Multi-Policy Insurance Disputes

LexisNexis

Read now » Related Content Allocation of Latent Injury and Damage Claims State Law Survey Examine the method used across the 50 states and the District of Columbia for allocating damages for latent bodily injury and property damage claims, sometimes called long-tail or continuous injury or damage claims.

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The Scoop On The Fifth Circuit’s Ruling Against Blue Bell Ice Cream

Hunton Andrews Kurth

As reported on Hunton’s Insurance Recovery Blog , the Fifth Circuit recently held that Blue Bell Creameries’ commercial general liability (CGL) insurers do not have a duty to defend the ice cream company in a shareholder lawsuit, which arose from a Listeria outbreak.