Builder's Risk Coverage for Construction Defects and Accidents Caused by Defective Workmanship

Description

Construction project accidents and defects are costly and complicated and often result in hotly fought and extended battles over BRI coverage. One of the more common coverage disputes is whether there is builders' risk coverage for defective workmanship.

Many legal issues impact BRI recovery for construction accidents or defects caused by defective workmanship. Unlike CGL policies commonly used in the U.S., there is no standard form BRI policy, so coverage is sometimes dependent on subtle distinctions in BRI policy terms and language.

Counsel representing construction owners, contractors, and insurance companies must understand critical issues such as defective workmanship, accidents and external causes, the applicability of exclusions such as those for defective workmanship, exceptions to those exclusions, and business interruption or soft costs coverage, as well as "other insurance" and priority of coverage arguments.

Listen as our authoritative panel of construction attorneys analyzes insurance coverage for construction accidents and defects caused by defective workmanship. The panel will discuss critical issues that impact potential recovery, including defective workmanship, accidents and external causes, express exclusions for defective workmanship, and the inherent vice and latent defect exclusion.