By Dan Broderick, BlackBoiler Apocryphally, the phrase “may you live in interesting times” comes from an ancient Chinese curse. In the words of Sir Austen Chamberlain, politician, and brother of the British Prime Minister, Neville, “The curse has fallen on us…we move from one crisis to another. We suffer one disturbance and shock after another.”
READ MOREBy Gary R. Semmer, AssuredPartners Construction Contracts are becoming more complex regardless of which ones you’re entering into and the Insurance Requirements often include addendums or exhibits that need to be reviewed to comply with your Insurance Program. The following are some of the more common Contract provisions that come up today in our Client’s
READ MOREBy Kent Lang and Mike Thal, Lang & Klain, P.C. In seeking indemnification for damages caused by a subcontractor’s work, a general contractor or upstream subcontractor should understand the “your work” exclusion typically contained in commercial general liability (CGL) insurance policies, as well as the “subcontractor exception” to that exclusion. For all contractors, understanding those
READ MOREBy Gary R. Semmer, Assured Partners Great question- let’s examine some of the more important provisions: Indemnification- every Contract contains some form of Indemnity/Hold Harmless language which requires you to indemnify upstream parties for your acts or others that could cause Bodily injury, Property Damage and sometimes even Consequential Damages. They vary in scope from
READ MOREBy Timothy Woolford, Esq., Woolford Kanfer Law, P.C. The terms and conditions of the subcontract control the outcome of virtually every dispute between a general contractor and a subcontractor. It is therefore essential to be able to identify the provisions in the subcontract that are most likely to come into play if there is
READ MOREBy Anna M. Carno, Carno Law Group With the recent enactment of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act newfound hope was formed that thousands of jobs will be created, and millions of dollars will be spent, on improving our nation’s infrastructure. As a result, there has been a resurgence of interest and commitment in certification
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