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Subcontractor Insurance: 7 Policies Subs Should Consider for Their Business

Levelset

Business insurance can help mitigate occurrences or disasters that can severely impact or destroy the good standing of your business. Let’s take a look a subcontractor insurance: when it’s needed, what happens if a sub goes uninsured, and what policies subs can use to protect their businesses from risk.

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State Supreme Court: CGL Insurer Has Duty to Defend Its Insureds, Irrespective of What Its ‘Other Insurance’ Clause Provides and What Other CGL Coverage May Be Available

Construction Dive

Thus, “Other Insurance” clauses only can govern the later division of responsibility between those insurers for the cost of defending the insured. They cannot be used against an insured to deny a tender of defense. Read more.'

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Carpenter’s Insurance: Who Needs It & Why

Levelset

Insurance is one part of a strategy to keep your carpentry business financially healthy. To minimize any financial damage, a comprehensive carpenter’s insurance plan is a smart bet. . What is carpenter insurance? Does a carpenter need insurance? Insurance serves another purpose.

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Insurance for Electricians: What It Covers & Why You May Need It

Levelset

Scenarios like these stress the need for an electrician to have insurance coverage in place. Thus, a strong insurance plan helps you rest easier both on and off the job. Why can an electrical contractor use insurance? Insurance policies can help your business cover the costs of both minor and major incidents.

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#109:  Liability Insurers' Duty to Defend

NH Construction Law

When a contractor or subcontractor is sued for defective workmanship, one of his first thoughts is likely to be whether the damages are covered by his liability insurance. But if the plaintiff’s complaint also alleges some resulting property damage, however minor, the insurer is obliged to defend the lawsuit.

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Which Insurance Carrier Is Responsible for Damages on a Construction Project? Depends.

Best Practices Construction Law

There are multiple types of insurance coverage for the various risks on a construction project. However, when there are multiple insurance carriers covering the same risk (i.e., However, when there are multiple insurance carriers covering the same risk (i.e., In a recent case, Cincinnati Insurance Co.

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constructionattorneyblog: Sole Proximate Cause Defense Reaffirmed

Construction Lawyer

The cases with which he has been involved are varied and wide-ranging and include personal injury, breach of contract, criminal defense, commercial disputes, and consumer fraud. Sole Proximate Cause Defense Reaffirmed. Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Sole Proximate Cause Defense Reaffirmed : Recent Posts.

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