J. Gregory Cahill | Dickinson Wright PLLC | January 12, 2017 In a matter of first impression, the Arizona Court of Appeals recently ruled that the “Your Work Exclusion” in a Commercial General Liability (“CGL”) insurance policy bars coverage for an additional insured when the only claimed damage was to the named insured’s own work.… Continue reading Arizona Court of Appeals Rules That Coverage for an Additional Insured is no Greater Than Coverage Afforded a Named Insured – – Interpretation of the Your Work Exclusion.
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“Your Work” Exclusion Applies to Damage to Tradesman’s Property, Not Damage to Other Property
Tred Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii | February 8, 2016 The New Mexico Court of Appeals presented a cogent analysis of claims for construction defects and the application of the “your work” exclusion under a CGL policy in Pulte Homes of New Mexico, Inc. v. Indiana Lumbermens Ins. Co., 2015 N.M. App. LEXIS 134 (N. M.… Continue reading “Your Work” Exclusion Applies to Damage to Tradesman’s Property, Not Damage to Other Property
Contractors Beware: Subcontractor Exception to “Your Work” Exclusion May Not Save the Day
Amy Elizabeth Garber | Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP | January 25, 2016 Commercial general liability (CGL) coverage for a general contractor is not guaranteed, even if property damage is all a subcontractor’s fault. Consider the following example: A general contractor builds a stadium for which a subcontractor builds the frame. After the project is… Continue reading Contractors Beware: Subcontractor Exception to “Your Work” Exclusion May Not Save the Day
Federal Court in Texas holds “Your Work” Exclusion Bars Coverage for Construction Defects to Home
George B. Hall, Jr. | Phelps Dunbar LLP | March 27, 2015 A federal court in Texas held that the “your work” exclusion is unambiguous and enforceable, barring a homeowner from collecting under a contractor’s policy a judgment against the contractor for completed work. Feaster v. Mid-Continent Casualty Co., No. 2015 WL 164041, (S.D. Tex. Jan.… Continue reading Federal Court in Texas holds “Your Work” Exclusion Bars Coverage for Construction Defects to Home