E&S/Specialty

An exclusion for claims arising from representations and warranties could present real problems for architects involved in green-building design.

When contractors are in the market for insurance, they may focus solely on cost and coverage level.

Professional liability brokers repeatedly receive requests from insureds to add the insureds' clients onto their errors and omissions policies as additional insureds. As outsourcing has become more prevalent, so has this request.

"Greenwashing" sounds like a reference to environmentally friendly laundry products, but when the term is applied to construction or property management operations, it can signal decidedly unfriendly consequences for participants in the building process.

The head of a House committee said he will hold a hearing to probe allegations that Federal Reserve Bank of New York officials told American International Group not to disclose information about bailout arrangements.

Vermont officials reported that despite the weak economy last year growth continued strong for the licensing of captive insurers in the state.