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Additional Insured
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Insurance Law Hawaii
No Coverage for Additional Insured After Completion of Operations
The Fifth Circuit held there was no duty to defend an additional insured for alleged negligence after completion of the project. Woodward v. Acceptance Indemn. Ins. Co., 2014 U.S. App.…
Insurance Law Hawaii
No Additional Insured Coverage Under Umbrella Policy
The additional insured was not covered under a property policy for an injury occurring after work was completed. Lewark v. Davis Door Servs., 2014 Wash. App. LEXIS 341 (Wash.…
New Jersey Insurance Coverage Litigation
Additional Insured Coverage and the Employer’s Liability Exclusion
By Gene Killian
My late Uncle Carmen was an accountant who worked for the IRS. One tax season, I was grousing about how complicated the 1040 form could be. Uncle Carmen didn’t suffer…
Insurance Law Hawaii
Hawaii Supreme Court Tackles “Other Insurance” Issues
In a well-reasoned, wide-ranging opinion by Justice Acoba in response to four certified questions from the Ninth Circuit, the Hawaii Supreme Court addressed various issues raised by competing "other insurance"…
Insurance Law Hawaii
After Deciding No Duty to Defend Additional Insured, Court Finds Duty to Indemnify
The Delaware Superior Court found the insurer had a duty to indemnify the additional insured for settlement proceeds in a wrongful death suit. Premcor Ref. Group v. Matrix Serv. Indus.…
Insurance Law Hawaii
Additional Insured Secures Defense Under Subcontractor’s Policy
The court determined there were sufficient allegations in the underlying complaint and third party complaints to raise a duty to defend for the additional insured. Ill. Emcasco Ins. Co.…
Boston ERISA & Insurance Litigation Blog
In Deepwater Now: Texas Supreme Court Weighs in on Additional Insured Issues
I absolutely love this story on the Fifth Circuit asking the Texas Supreme Court to consider the scope of insurance coverage for claims arising out of the Deepwater Horizon oil…
Insurance Law Hawaii
Notice of Claim from Additional Insured Sufficient
Notice of a claim from the additional insured was sufficient even though the named insured failed to give proper notice as required by the policy. Mt. Hawley Co. v.…
Insurance Law Hawaii
Questions Certified to Texas Supreme Court on BP’s Additional Insured Status for Gulf Spill Coverage
The Fifth Circuit certified questions to the Texas Supreme Court regarding BP's status as an additional insured under policies issued to Transocean. In Re Deepwater Horizon, Ranger Ins.…
The Northwest Policyholder
Washington Court Smacks Down Lloyd’s Effort to “Cook the Books”
By Seth Row
Subcontractors on construction projects are commonly required to provide "additional insured" liability coverage to the general contractor. The coverage is available to the extent that the general is liable because…