Understanding Additional Insured Coverage: Key Legal Insights for Commercial General Liability Policies (On-Demand)

Course Description

This program will cover the primary additional insured endorsements to commercial general liability policies, the interpretation of certificates of insurance, the different types of anti-indemnity statutes and how indemnification clauses can be invalidated under those statutes, and the interpretation of key policy terms pertaining to additional insured coverage. The course includes a discussion of key policy terms, conditions and requirements affecting additional insured coverage. In addition, the CLE offers a checklist for the policy endorsements and contractual language necessary for additional insured coverage.

Syllabus

1. Sources of Additional Insured Coverage
2. Ongoing Operations Endorsements and Meaning of Completed Operations
3. Duty to Satisfy the Policy’s Notice Requirements
4. Certificates of Insurance
5. Anti-Indemnity Statutes and Indemnification Provisions Subcontracts
6. Duty to Defend Additional Insureds Under a Commercial General Liability Policy
7. Coverage Under an “Insured Contract”
8. Checklist for Additional Insured Coverage