Latest Commercial General Liability Headlines

All the headlines from our Commercial General Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.

Case Watch

Feb 24 2008 // Texas Mut. Ins. Co. v. Ruttiger Texas App. 1st Dist. Jan.17, 2008 Bad faith cause of action lies against workers’ compensation carrier. An individual was injured on the job. The workers’ compensation carrier...

Oregon Requires CGL to Include Completed Operations Coverage

Jan 27 2008 // The Oregon Department of Insurance is reminding producers who write coverage for the more than 45,000 Oregon contractors licensed through the Construction Contractors Board of a new law that requires general liability...

Oregon Requires CGL to Include Completed Operations Coverage

Jan 9 2008 // The Oregon Department of Insurance is reminding producers who write coverage for the more than 45,000 Oregon contractors licensed through the Construction Contractors Board of a new law that requires general liability...

Best Affirms Catlin’s Ratings; Outlook Now Stable; Company Comments

Oct 4 2007 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength ratings of “A” (Excellent) and the issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a” of Bermuda-based Catlin Insurance Company Limited (CICL), Catlin Insurance...

A policyholder bonanza: Texas Supreme Court decides Lamar Homes

Sep 24 2007 // The Supreme Court also disagreed with the district court’s common sense ruling that faulty workmanship that damages the property of a third party is a covered “occurrence,” whereas faulty workmanship that...

In the oil and gas sector, all policies are not the same

Aug 6 2007 // In previous articles on this subject I have preached the virtues of watching out for the four “C’s” of insurance protection for the oil and gas operator — contracts, coverages, costs and claims...

In the oil and gas sector, all policies are not the same

Aug 6 2007 // In previous articles on this subject I have preached the virtues of watching out for the four “C’s” of insurance protection for the oil and gas operator — contracts, coverages, costs and claims...

In the oil and gas sector, all policies are not the same

Aug 6 2007 // In previous articles on this subject I have preached the virtues of watching out for the four “C’s” of insurance protection for the oil and gas operator — contracts, coverages, costs and claims...

In the oil and gas sector, all policies are not the same

Aug 6 2007 // In previous articles on this subject I have preached the virtues of watching out for the four “C’s” of insurance protection for the oil and gas operator — contracts, coverages, costs and claims...

In the oil and gas sector, all policies are not the same

Jul 23 2007 // In previous articles on this subject I have preached the virtues of watching out for the four “C’s” of insurance protection for the oil and gas operator — contracts, coverages, costs and claims...

N.J. Charges Health Insurer with Alleged Steering of Small Businesses

May 21 2007 // The New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance (DOBI) has filed an administrative order alleging CIGNA HealthCare of New Jersey and an affiliate, Connecticut General Life Insurance Co., failed to properly notify 2,123...

Best Affirms Catlin Group Ratings; Outlook Negative

Apr 2 2007 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength ratings of “A” (Excellent) and the issuer credit ratings of “a” of Bermuda-based Catlin Insurance Company Ltd. (CICL) and the UK-based Catlin...

Best Affirms Lloyd’s Syndicate 2003 Ratings; Withdraws Syndicate 2020

Apr 2 2007 // Concurrent with its rating announcements concerning the Catlin Group (See related article), A.M. Best Co. affirmed its Syndicate Rating of “A” (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating (ICR) of “a”...

2006: Soft market offers up many new insurance products

Dec 25 2006 // E&O, Professional/Management Liability New P/C Insurance Agents’ E&O Rockwood Programs partnered with certain underwriters at Lloyd’s of London to offer professional liability coverage specifically...

2006 New Markets Report

Dec 24 2006 // E&O, Professional/Management LiabilityNew P/C Insurance Agents’ E&O Rockwood Programs partnered with certain underwriters at Lloyd’s of London to offer professional liability coverage specifically for...

Case Law Watch

Apr 3 2006 // Auto-LiabilityFields v. American Central Insurance Co. (La. App., 2nd Dist., March 8, 2006) Undated named driver exclusion endorsement sufficient to defeat coverage: Lensing was involved in a June 18, 2003, auto accident...

For O & G operators, contracts and coverages go hand in hand

Mar 20 2006 // (Editor’s note: This is the third article in a series addressing risk management for the Oil and Gas operator. The first appeared in the Aug. 22, 2005, issue of Insurance Journal-Texas/South Central, the second ran...

For Oil & Gas operators, contracts and coverages go hand in hand

Mar 20 2006 // When discussing insurance coverages for the Oil and Gas operator the term that really should be employed is “contracts/coverages,” because it is nearly impossible to separate the two–they go hand in...

Litigating Claims Against the London Market Noted by Research and Markets

Feb 15 2006 // Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c32764) reported the addition of Insurance Coverage Dispute to their offering.The authors explain all aspects of litigating insurance coverage disputes in...

Mobile Equipment or Commercial Auto?

Nov 21 2005 // Watch out! That mobile drilling unit you assume is covered under your insured’s commercial general liability policy as a piece of mobile equipment actually could be a commercial vehicle, according to the insurance...