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Additional Insured
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The Energy Law Blog
The Fifth Circuit Further Clarifies Service Contract and Insurance Interplay Under Texas Law
By John Almy, David W. Leefe, William W. "Bill" Pugh
Ironshore Specialty Insurance Co. v. Aspen Underwriting Ltd. et al., No. 13-51027 (5th Cir. June 10, 2015) In March 2013, the federal Fifth Circuit ruled in the Deepwater Horizon litigation,…
Insurance Law Hawaii
Combined Documents Create “Written Agreement” to Invoke AI Coverage
A signed work proposal and unsigned agreement were sufficient to create a "written agreement" to create coverage to the contractor as an additional insured. West Bend Mut. Ins. Co.…
The Policyholder Perspective
It Means What It Says: Federal Court of Appeals Rejects Insurer Attempt to Read Limitations Into Additional Insured Endorsement
In the world of insurance coverage litigation, insurance companies like to accuse policyholders of attempting to expand coverage terms, or limit the scope of exclusions, beyond the language’s plain meaning.…
Insurance Law Hawaii
Additional Insured Not Covered Where Injury Does Not Arise Out Of Insured’s Work
The court found the contractor did not have coverage as an additional insured under the subcontractor's policy. Walton Constr. v. First Fin. Ins. Co., 2015 US. Dist. LEXIS 30710 (E.D.…
Insurance Law Hawaii
BP Is Not An Additional Insured Under Transocean’s Policy
Responding to a certified question from the Fifth Circuit, the Texas Supreme Court determined that BP was not an additional insured under Transocean's liability policy and had no coverage…
The Policyholder Perspective
Texas Supreme Court Issues Long Awaited Opinion on Additional Insured Coverage
By John Shugrue, Jennifer J. Dotson, Kevin Dreher
On February 13, 2015, the Texas Supreme Court, in response to certified questions from the Fifth Circuit, held that BP was only entitled to limited coverage for Macondo related claims…
The Policyholder Perspective
Harmonizing Risk Transfer: Avoiding Pitfalls With Additional Insured Provisions
By Kevin Dreher, Ann Kramer, Anthony B. Crawford
Insurance requirements in commercial agreements and corresponding additional insured provisions in insurance policies are important tools to manage and transfer risks. However, far too often those efforts are thwarted by…
Insurance Law Hawaii
Additional Insurance Coverage Determined for General Contractor
A series of communications requiring the subcontractor to provide additional insured coverage for the contractor were sufficient to fit within the policy's provision identifying additional insureds. KB Home Tucson, Inc.…
Insurance Law Hawaii
Failure to Comply with Contract Leaves No Additional Insured Coverage
Indemnity obligations and additional insured coverage were at issue in Strauss Painting, Inc. v. Mt. Hawley Ins. Co., 2014 N.Y. LEXIS 3347 (N.Y. Nov. 24, 2014). Strauss Painting, Inc. (Strauss)…
Insurance Law Hawaii
Coverage for Additional Insured Not Limited to Vicarious Liability of Named Insured
The insurer unsuccessfully moved for reconsideration of the court's holding that additional insured coverage was not limited to vicarious liability of the named insured. First Mercury Ins. Co. v. Shawmut…