Christina Phillips | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | August 20, 2017 Recently the Iowa Court of Appeals reversed the district court and upheld an approximate $1.4 million dollar appraisal award entered for the Walnut Creek Townhome Association.1 Walnut Creek’s thirty-six buildings had been damaged by a hail storm in August, 2012. Prior to that,… Continue reading Iowa Appellate Court Upholds Appraisal Award For Insured
Month: September 2017
Cost-Plus Contract and the Disorganized Contractor
I’Ashea Myles-Dihigo | The Dispute Resolver | September 6, 2017 Some contractors are better at record keeping than others. I always seem to run into this issue when I working with a client and I’ve asked them to provide me with all of their records regarding the project. The usual answer that I get is, “I don’t… Continue reading Cost-Plus Contract and the Disorganized Contractor
California Court of Appeal: Inserting The Phrase “Ongoing Operations” In An Additional Endorsement Is Not Enough to Preclude Coverage for Completed Operations
Gary Barrera | California Construction Law Blog | September 11, 2017 In a victory for additional insureds, a California appeals court held, in Pulte Home Corp. v. American Safety Indemnity Co., Cal.Ct.App. (4th Dist.), Docket No. D070478 (filed 8/30/17), that an insurer’s denial of coverage for completed operations based on the inclusion of the phrase “ongoing… Continue reading California Court of Appeal: Inserting The Phrase “Ongoing Operations” In An Additional Endorsement Is Not Enough to Preclude Coverage for Completed Operations
When Your “B Team” Becomes Your “A Team”: A Shout Out to the Oft-Forgotten Coverage B in Your CGL Policy
David L. Beck | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP | September 6, 2017 Coverage B under traditional Commercial General Liability (CGL) policies may be the least understood coverage that nearly every company carries. Coverage B provides liability protection for claims of Personal and Advertising Injury, such as false arrest, libel or slander, and violation of… Continue reading When Your “B Team” Becomes Your “A Team”: A Shout Out to the Oft-Forgotten Coverage B in Your CGL Policy
Assignment of Contingent Benefits in California
Lawrence Moon | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | September 10, 2017 In Assignment of Unaccrued or Contingent Benefits, I discussed the distinction between assignments of Contingent Benefits and assignments of Noncontingent Benefits under a property insurance policy. For purposes of this blog, a Contingent Benefit is a benefit or payment that is either not yet… Continue reading Assignment of Contingent Benefits in California