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Before clients sign contracts, check for waivers of subrogation
February 10, 2022 Michael CareyAs part of business, insureds and their customers sign contracts setting out the terms of their arrangements regarding price, payment terms, delivery schedule and more. But boilerplate legal terms, which often aren’t even read, also contain binding terms and may…
How clients can avoid pitfalls when dealing with ‘additional insured’ contracts
December 14, 2020 by Greg MeckbachAgreements in which one party is required to add the other as an “additional insured” can open a huge can of worms. Clauses like this can appear in contracts for maintenance provision, equipment installation, commercial leases, and construction, said insurance…
How AIG stick-handled this liability coverage dispute
December 11, 2020 by Greg MeckbachA Court of Appeal for Ontario ruling in favour of AIG Insurance Company of Canada, over a coverage dispute arising from an injury to a spectator at a hockey arena, is now final. The Supreme Court of Canada recently announced…
‘The most litigated insurance concept’
December 6, 2020 Greg Meckbach, Associate EditorA lot of things can go wrong when a client agrees to add a counter-party to a contract as an additional insured. Here’s what your clients can do to reduce the risk of a nasty coverage dispute