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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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Blog Post: Construction Defect Litigation: Key Insurance Issues

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Insuring Construction Risks through Commercial General Liability Policies Scrutinize the risks covered by the commercial general liability (CGL) policy and how to specify in a construction contract the insurance to be obtained so that coverage for construction risks is maximized.

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Blog Post: Construction Defect Litigation: Key Insurance Issues

LexisNexis

Insuring Construction Risks through Commercial General Liability Policies Scrutinize the risks covered by the commercial general liability (CGL) policy and how to specify in a construction contract the insurance to be obtained so that coverage for construction risks is maximized.

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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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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.

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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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Blog Post: State-by-State Analysis: General Liability Insurance Coverage Exclusions for Faulty Workmanship

LexisNexis

This survey covers state law on the issue of faulty workmanship as an occurrence for purposes of coverage determination under a commercial general liability (CGL) policy. Generally, an insured's work product is not covered, but defective workmanship that causes property damage is covered.