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Additional Insured
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Insurance Law Hawaii
Court Affirms Duty to Defend Additional Insured Contractor
The appellate court affirmed the lower court's ruling that the insurer must defend. Main St. Am. Assurance Co. v. Merchants Mut. Ins. Co., 2022 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 5507…
Zalma on Insurance
Duty to Defend Required but not for Additional Insured
By Barry Zalma
No Duty to Defend Additional Insured if Named Insured not Claimed to be Negligent See the full video at https://rumble.com/v1ni0ve-duty-to-defend-required-but-not-for-additional-insured.html and at https://youtu.be/K111EOaSwjg A casino owner unhappy with the quality…
Construction Payment Blog
Additional Insured Endorsements & How They Work in Construction
By Thomas Tracy
An insurance policy rarely meets every contractor’s needs out of the box. Fortunately, endorsements offer one way to customize coverage. One of the most common endorsements you’ll likely encounter involves…
Zalma on Insurance
Insurer Must Defend Entities Chosen by Insured
By Barry Zalma
When Insurer Let’s Insured Unilaterally Choose Additional Insureds it has no Standing to Complain See the full video at https://rumble.com/v1hfbxj-insurer-must-defend-entities-chosen-by-insured.html and at https://youtu.be/A9cI4isj01Y An insurer, by drafting an open-ended additional…
Zalma on Insurance
Deepwater Horizon Litigation Continues to Resolve Insurance Issues
By Barry Zalma
Failure to Pay Attention to Additional Insured Agreement is Expensive In the latest installment of litigation spilling out of the Deepwater Horizon offshore explosion and fire centers on who should…
Zalma on Insurance
Never Rely on a Certificate of Insurance
By Barry Zalma
A Certificate Conferred No Rights Upon The Holder, Did Not Amend, Alter, Or Extend The Coverage Afforded By The Policy The plaintiffs relied on a certificate of insurance advising that…
Insurance Law Hawaii
Court Dismisses Coverage Action In Lieu of Pending State Case
The insurer's coverage action was dismissed by the federal court in favor of the pending case in state court. Southern-Owners Ins. Co. v Marquez, 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS…
Zalma on Insurance
Certificate of Insurance Does Not Confer Insurance Coverage
By Barry Zalma
Additional Insured Can Rely on Certificate The trial court judgment granted the motion of defendant Philadelphia Insurance Companies for summary judgment declaring that it had no obligation to defend or…
Zalma on Insurance
A Video Explaining the Requirements of “Additional Insured” Provisions in a Construction Contract
By Barry Zalma
“Additional Insured” Requirements of Construction Contracts and Policies See the full video at https://rumble.com/vg7oeh-a-video-explaining-the-requirements-of-additional-insured-provisions-in-a-c.html and at https://youtu.be/aBnA3wJkg8g Although the “additional insured” requirement provides additional security to the owner and architect,…
Policyholder Pulse
Is Contractual Privity Required for Additional Insured Status? Courts Are Divided.
By Eric M. Gold, Ashley E. Cowgill
In a previous post, we addressed blanket additional insured endorsements and the role they play in passing insurance obligations downstream. In short, the purpose of a “blanket” endorsement is to…