Tred R. Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii The Illinois Appellate Court affirmed the trial court’s dismissal of the insured’s complaint after damage caused by a leak of carbon monoxide caused bodily injury. Allied Design Consultants, Inc. v. Pekin Ins. Co., et al., 2024 Ill. Ct. App. LEXIS 1433 (June 18, 2024). Carbon… Continue reading Professional Services Exclusion Bars Coverage After Carbon Monoxide Leak
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Scheduling, Compliance, and Liaison Tasks under the Professional Services Exclusion
Kathy Maus and Samantha Wuschke | Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig Although a construction manager’s scheduling and liaison responsibilities do not require specialized training, such tasks may be sufficiently related to the actor’s other roles to be excluded from coverage under a liability policy’s Professional Services exclusion, the U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has held.… Continue reading Scheduling, Compliance, and Liaison Tasks under the Professional Services Exclusion
Professional Services Exclusion in CGL Policies
David Adelstein | Florida Construction Legal Updates A professional services exclusion in a commercial general liability policy means something. It’s an exclusion an insurer will rely on to avoid insurance coverage based on “professional services” performed or rendered by the insured. Don’t take it from me. Take it from the recent opinion in Colony Insurance Company v. Coastal… Continue reading Professional Services Exclusion in CGL Policies
Illinois Appellate Court Addresses Professional Services Exclusion in Homeowners Policy
James M. Eastham | Traub Lieberman In Stonegate Ins. Co. v. Smith, 2022 IL App (1st) 210931, the Insured was performing plumbing work at a multi-story townhouse when a fire ensued causing damage to the second story unit. Although a carpenter by trade, the Insured was performing plumbing work consisting of the replacement of a shower valve… Continue reading Illinois Appellate Court Addresses Professional Services Exclusion in Homeowners Policy
The Professional Services Exclusion: You May Not Have the Coverage You Think
Richard H. Monk, III | Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP | October 23, 2017 Could you be providing “professional services” that might lead to liability excluded by your commercial general liability policy? The answer may be different than you think. A recent unpublished Eleventh Circuit opinion provides a reminder that it is important to review… Continue reading The Professional Services Exclusion: You May Not Have the Coverage You Think