Tred Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii | November 15, 2017 The New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division, adopted the continuous trigger for establishing which insurers were on the risk for construction defect claims. Air Master & Cooling, Inc. v. Selective Ins. Co. of Am., 2017 N.J. Super. LEXIS 144 (N.J. Super. Ct., App. Div. Oct. 10,… Continue reading New Jersey Court Adopts Continuous Trigger for Construction Defect Claims
Month: November 2017
Prime Contractors Take Note of New California Law Imposing Liability for Subcontractors’ Employees’ Unpaid Wages
Robert A. James, John r. Heisse and Amy Pierce | Gravel2Gavel | November 21, 2017 California is imposing greater responsibilities on prime contractors for nonpayment of wages and benefits by their subcontractors. On October 14, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law Assembly Bill 1701 (Thurmond), adding Section 218.7 to the California Labor Code. Labor Code §… Continue reading Prime Contractors Take Note of New California Law Imposing Liability for Subcontractors’ Employees’ Unpaid Wages
Claims Handling Requirements by State – Colorado
Robert Trautmann | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | November 21, 2017 Up next in the state-by-state claims handling tour is the Centennial State – Colorado. Colorado property owners have been devastated by massive hail storms over the last several years so it is very important that policyholders and their representatives are aware of the claim handling… Continue reading Claims Handling Requirements by State – Colorado
Does a ‘Nationwide Coverage’ Clause Mean the Insurer Can Be Sued In Any Court?
Steven A. Meyerowitz | Property Casualty 360° | November 16, 2017 It all depends on whether the insurer’s contact is close enough. It’s no secret that each party to a lawsuit wants to win and that part of trial strategy is filing suit in a court that the plaintiff thinks is most likely to provide… Continue reading Does a ‘Nationwide Coverage’ Clause Mean the Insurer Can Be Sued In Any Court?
Overhead and Profit Should be Included with Payments Made on Actual Cash Value Basis
Jonathan Bukowski | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | November 15, 2017 While many carriers continue their attempt to exclude overhead and profit from property damage claim payments made on an actual cash value basis, the majority approach across the United States has been to include general contractor overhead and profit in actual cash value… Continue reading Overhead and Profit Should be Included with Payments Made on Actual Cash Value Basis