Margaret Karchmer | Wiley Rein The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, applying New York law, has held that neither of two claims against an insured construction company fell within the scope of coverage under the company’s claims-made and reported professional liability policies, where one claim was not both first made and… Continue reading Second Circuit Affirms No Duty to Defend Claims Against Construction Firm Outside the Scope of Professional Liability Coverage
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Seven Things about Professional Liability Coverage—Part 1
Andrew B. Downs – July 23, 2013 Most lawyers or their firms have purchased professional liability policies. Fortunately, most of us never need to look at those policies. But, every defense attorney who defends, cross-complains against, or is otherwise adverse to a professional needs to know something about professional liability coverages. How a case is… Continue reading Seven Things about Professional Liability Coverage—Part 1
Collaborative methods increase exposure
Judy Greenwald November 13, 2011 – 6:00am New approaches that have emerged in construction that have led to an increased demand for contractors’ professional liability insurance include integrated project delivery and building information modeling, although both may present underwriting challenges for insurers. Observers say the idea behind IPD is that all the team members involved… Continue reading Collaborative methods increase exposure