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Presenting a live 90-minute webinar with interactive Q&A
Builder's Risk and CGL Insurance for
Construction Projects: Mitigating
Developer and Contractor Risks Evaluating Scope of Coverage, Covered Losses, Policy Exclusions,
Additional Insured Endorsements and More
Today’s faculty features:
1pm Eastern | 12pm Central | 11am Mountain | 10am Pacific
TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 2016
Jennifer A. Cranston, Shareholder, Gallagher & Kennedy, Phoenix
James M. Hoey, Partner, Clausen Miller, Chicago
John R. Musitano, Jr., Partner, Cox Castle & Nicholson, Los Angeles
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Builder’s Risk and CGL
Insurance for Construction
Projects: Mitigating Developer
and Contractor Risks
John R. Musitano, Jr., Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP
CLE webinar on Tuesday, August 2 @
1:00pm EDT
Strafford Live CLE Webinars
Jennifer A. Cranston, Gallagher & Kennedy PA
James M. Hoey, Clausen Miller PC
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Overview & Introduction
• Insurance Goals as a Component of
Comprehensive Risk Management
Strategy
• Avoid, Minimize, Shift & Insure Risks
• Ever-Changing Market & Legal
Environment
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Types of Insurance –
Common Third Party Policies
• Commercial General Liability Insurance (CGL)
Traditional CGL Policy
Wrap-Up Policy (OCIP or CCIP)
• Excess/Umbrella
• Automobile (3rd party and 1st party)
• Workers Compensation
• Errors & Omissions (E&O)/Professional Liability Policies
• Directors & Officers (D&O)
• Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI)
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Types of Insurance –
First Party Property Insurance
• Commercial Property
• Builder’s Risk Insurance
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Insurance Alternatives
• Captives, Risk Retention
Group
• “Self-Insured”
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Key Insurance Documents
• Certificates of Insurance
• Evidence of Property
Insurance
• Additional Insured
Endorsements
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Certificates of Insurance
• Evidence of liability insurance policies, including key policy terms (carrier, named insured, policy term, limits, cancellation, additional insureds)
• Key Issues Not binding on insurer
Named Insured
Limits and policy period
Cancellation
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Certificates of Insurance
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Types of Insurers/Ratings
• Types of Insurers
• Ratings by A.M. Best
Company
Financial Strength Rating
Financial Size Category
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Builder’s Risk Insurance
• Property Policies
• Builder’s Risk Overview
• Compare vs. Standard
Commercial Property and CGL
Policies
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Builder’s Risk Insurance
• Property/Interests Covered
Property covered
Property not covered
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Builder’s Risk Insurance
• Property/Interests Covered
Parties and additional interests covered
When is the property covered
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Builder’s Risk Insurance
• Coverage Scope – Physical
Loss and Damage
Requirement for direct physical loss and damage
Key issues
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Builder’s Risk Insurance
• Coverage Scope – Perils
Covered
Policy types “All Risks” or “Special Causes of
Loss”
“Named Perils” or “Basic Form”
Policy forms
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Builder’s Risk Insurance
• Cover all damage during
construction
Key Exclusions, including faulty workmanship
Exceptions to exclusions
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Builder’s Risk Insurance
• Valuation of Loss
Insurable value of project
“Replacement cost” means the actual cost to repair or replace the damaged property, without depreciation
Compare, “Actual cash value” means the value of the property at the time of loss, in its depreciated condition
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Builder’s Risk Insurance
• Limits
Policy limits
Coinsurance
Agreed Amount Endorsement
Policy sublimits
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Builder’s Risk Insurance
• Soft Costs/Business Interruption
Coverage
Soft costs coverage
Delay claims/business interruption coverage
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Builder’s Risk Insurance
• Waiver of Subrogation
• Third Party Policies
• By endorsement – an express
subrogation waiver endorsement
from the carrier is required
• Automatic waiver – many policies
allow an insured to waive the
carrier’s right to subrogate as long as
the insured’s agreement was
executed per a written contact before
the loss
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Builder’s Risk Insurance
• Key Policies Conditions
Notice and proof of loss
Suit Limitations
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Commercial General Liability
Insurance
• CGL Policy Types
• CGL Policy Forms
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Commercial General Liability
Insurance
• Coverage for Bodily Injury and
Property Damage
• Personal and Advertising Injury
Coverage
• Duty to Defend and Duty to
Indemnify
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Commercial General Liability
Insurance
• Key Construction-Specific CGL
Issues
Triggers of Coverage
Construction defect as an occurrence
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Commercial General Liability
Insurance
• Timing of Property Damage
Damage/loss occurring during policy period
Progressive losses
Allocation between multiple policy periods and insurers
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Commercial General Liability
Insurance
• Other procedural issues
Jurisdictional split over coverage for post-demand but pre-lawsuit repairs
Timing of tender and insurer’s approval of settlement
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Commercial General Liability
Insurance
• Policy Limits Per “occurrence” limit
General aggregate limit
Products/completed operations aggregate
• Defense costs inside or outside limits?
• “Per Project” Aggregate Limits Endorsement
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Commercial General Liability
Insurance
• Who is an Insured?
• Named Insureds, Additional
Named Insureds, automatic
insureds
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Commercial General Liability
Insurance
• Excess Liability Policy
• Umbrella Policy
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Commercial General Liability
Insurance
• Deductibles
• Self-Insured Retentions
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Commercial General Liability
Insurance
• Interplay with Builder's Risk
Coverage
CGL coverage excess of builder's risk coverage
CGL exclusions for damage to project during course of construction
Exclusions applicable to property damage during ongoing operations
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Addressing Builder’s Risk And CGL
Interface
• Negotiating policy forms
• Noninsurance risk
management strategies
• Managing dual track tenders
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THANK YOU!
John R. Musitano, Jr., Esq. Partner Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP 2029 Century Park East Suite 2100 Los Angeles, CA 90067 P: 310.284.2212 E: [email protected] www.coxcastle.com
Jennifer A. Cranston, Esq. Shareholder Gallagher & Kennedy PA 2575 East Camelback Road Suite 1100 Phoenix, AZ 85016 P: 602.530.8191 E: [email protected] www.gknet.com
James M. Hoey, Esq. Partner Clausen Miller PC 10 South LaSalle Street Chicago, IL 60603 P: 312.606.7493 E: [email protected] www.clausen.com
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