Additional Insured and Contractual Indemnity Coverage in Commercial and Construction Contracts

Reconciling Contractual Obligations With Policy Terms to Maximize Coverage

Recording of a 90-minute CLE webinar/teleconference with Q&A


Conducted on Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Recorded event now available


This CLE webinar will provide insurance counsel with a review of key issues in additional insured coverage, the interrelationship between contractual indemnification and additional insured coverage, best practices to maximize AI coverage, and the use of AI and contractual indemnification in construction contracts.

Description

Additional insured coverage is commonly used by parties in many types of business relationships to spread and transfer risk. The party seeking to be named as an additional insured should pursue the broadest form of coverage available.

Another party is often named as an additional insured under a liability policy in conjunction with indemnity agreements. Understanding the relationship between contractual indemnification, insurance policy requirements, and additional insured status is key to maximizing coverage and recovery.

Additional insured coverage and contractual indemnification are common risk management tools for construction projects, so much of the case law in this area emanates from construction litigation. Construction contracts give rise to unique challenges in drafting risk transfer provisions.

Listen as our panel of insurance attorneys discusses additional insured coverage, contractual indemnification, and the use of AI coverage and indemnification to effectively transfer risk in construction contracts.

Outline

  1. Overview of additional insured status
    1. Additional insured v. additional named insured
    2. Endorsements v. certificate of insurance
    3. Policy language and various additional insured forms
    4. Scope of coverage
    5. Priority of coverage
    6. Notice to insurer
  2. Interplay between contractual indemnity and additional insured coverage
    1. Contractual indemnification
    2. Contractual insurance requirements
    3. Additional insured coverage
  3. AI and contractual indemnification for construction contracts

Benefits

The panel will review these and other key questions:

  • How can counsel ensure that contractually required additional insured coverage is satisfied by the named insured's policy?
  • Why is a certificate of insurance inadequate protection for the party seeking additional insured status?
  • What are the challenges and pitfalls in drafting indemnification provisions for construction contracts?

Faculty

Joann M. Lytle, Partner
McCarter English, Philadelphia

She represents companies and individuals engaged in business disputes across a range of industries. She has represented insureds in insurance coverage litigation—including cases involving the insurability of punitive damages—provides general insurance coverage advice to insureds on an ongoing basis, and has been involved in a number of class action suits.

Charles J. Reitmeyer, Vice President and Associate General Counsel
Aramark, Philadelphia

He provides support to Corporate Risk Management and handles the insured litigation and antitrust counseling functions. He also assists with non-insured litigation matters and counsels various lines of business on indemnification, limitation of liability and insurance issues.

Mitchell B. Reiter, Partner
Goldberg & Connolly, Rockville Centre, N.Y.

He counsels clients regarding complex construction claims and represents many large public contracting clients with claims against New York City and New York State agencies. He has successfully resolved several claims accounting for tens of millions of dollars before the NYC Controller's Office. He is well-versed with standard contracts utilized by DOT and various NYC agencies and authorities.

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Insurance Law Advisory Board

John D. Green

Partner

Farella Braun + Martel

William O. Krekstein

Partner

Nelson Levine deLuca & Horst

Jay M. Levin

Counsel

Reed Smith

Peter J. Mintzer

Partner

Chamberlin, Keaster & Brockman

Barry S. Neuman

Partner

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Andrew G. Wanger

Partner

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Sandra I. Weishart

Partner

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