SDV Insights

Coverage under commercial general liability (CGL) policies for construction defects is laden with issues, with insureds often needing to litigate basic policy terms.

n Wednesday, September 9, SDV's own David Jordan will be co-presenting a webinar for Strafford Publications that will discuss vertical vs. horizontal insurance coverage exhaustion in construction defect disputes.

Today's climate of corporate mergers paired with conservative document retention policies often results in lost or destroyed insurance policies. This proves problematic when companies are unexpectedly faced with long-tail injury claims, e.g. asbestos and environmental claims.

A recent decision in New York is a cause of concern for wrap-up project contractors seeking to obtain additional insured coverage under an unenrolled subcontractor's CGL policy.

Did you know that SDV also has experience fighting for the rights of life insurance policy holders?

Join SDV's own Theresa Guertin next Monday, August 3 from 2:00-3:30pm EDT for her webinar on CGL Policy Exclusions, Triggers, and Indemnification.

New England is well known for its erratic weather patterns. At its worst, such weather can lead to substantial property damage.

Greg Podolak (SDV's head of Cyber Risk) was quoted this week in two new LAW360 articles: In "Four Insurance Takeaways From Lloyd's Cyberattack Report", Greg was quoted on his thoughts about the challenges policyholders can face with their cyber insurance policies...

Due to some interesting new court decisions, we have updated our State by State Survey on Defective Construction as an Occurrence.

On July 9, 2015, a New Jersey state appellate court and an Oklahoma federal district court each held that claims for defective construction constituted "property damage" caused by an "occurrence" under the corresponding CGL policies, despite previous decisions concluding otherwise.