Events

Trending Issues in Construction Insurance

Aug. 24, 2024 – 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM PST

This presentation will examine recurring insurance issues that contractors frequently encounter. Participants will learn to identify critical situations in projects and project disputes where knowledge and consideration of important insurance issues can make or break the contractor’s resulting insurance claim.

Bad Faith Litigation: Discovery of Claims Management Goals and Adjuster-Performance Incentives

Aug. 13, 2024 – 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM EST

The panel will consider these and other key issues:

– Is it necessary to seek punitive damages before discovery of financial information is allowed?
– What kind of temporal or geographic limits may be reasonable for these types of requests?
– What are typical requests and objections?
– In what format should the information be produced and who decides that?

Various Insurance Products for Construction Projects

July 17, 2024 – 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM EST

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and its Relation to Insurance Law

July 16, 2024

Practice Tips: Advising Your Construction Law Clients on Current Insurance Law Issues

2:10 pm EST

This presentation will address current insurance law issues facing the construction industry and include discussion regarding exclusions to insurance coverage.

A Deep Dive on Wrap-Up Insurance in Construction

June 18, 2024 – 11:00 AM PST

Will S. Bennett, Saxe Doernberger & Vita, P.C.
Joshua Rogove, CR Solutions
Trevor Casey, CR Solutions
Amy Lamb, CR Solutions
Melody Bell, Procor Risk Advisors

Key Learning Outcomes:
– How to determine if your project is a good fit
– Strategies to gain support from owners and developers
– Key benefits and cost savings
– Essential coverages such as general liability and excess liability
– Criteria for managing subcontractor compliance
– Common exclusions, endorsements, and best practices for effective administration
And much more!

Risky Business: Are You Covered? 

June 12, 2024 – 5:30PM – 7:30PM EST

The panel of legal and insurance professionals will share potential scenarios and dive into a wide scope of contractual risks, including valuable insurance strategies to keep you covered and protect your bottom line. Don’t miss this opportunity to equip yourself with the knowledge and strategies to understand these risks and impacts on your business. Please note that this is a members-only event.

Managing Complex Construction Claims

June 13, 2024 – 1:30 PM – 2:45 PM EST

Brian J. Clifford, Saxe Doernberger & Vita, P.C.
Jackson Parmenter, Kelly, Souza & Parmenter, P.C.
Aaron Haimonwitz, NFP

When property damage occurs during construction, multiple insurance policies and various contract provisions could be implicated. Understanding how the coverages may dovetail each other, potential gaps in coverage, and how to effectively rely on the risk transfer terms of the construction contract allows the parties to smoothly manage repairs to the damaged property. By the end of the session, you will be equipped to advise your clients on the risk management tools they need to have in place prior to a loss and what to do in the event one occurs.

Bad Faith Claims in Commercial First-Party Property Disputes: A Policyholder Counsel Perspective

Friday, June 14, 2024 – 10:25 AM – 11:25 AM (CST)

Tracy Alan Saxe, Saxe Doernberger & Vita, P.C.
Meghan Moore, Flaster Greenberg

Leading policyholder counsel provides their perspectives on where carriers get tripped up in handling commercial first-party property claims, including using the carriers’ own litigation conduct, institutional discovery, and one-sided experts against them.

Insurance Considerations Related to the Use of Artificial Intelligence

Webinar
May 29, 2024 – 9:00 AM – 12:35 PM EST

Who Comes in Second? Vertical and Horizontal Policy Limit Exhaustion

May 21, 2024 – 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CST

Tracy Alan Saxe and Kelly A. Johnson, Saxe Doernberger & Vita, P.C.

Learn more about the concepts of vertical and horizontal policy limit exhaustion. When multiple policies are involved, the priority of coverage is relevant to determine whether vertical or horizontal policy limit exhaustion applies, as varied by jurisdictions.

Construction Defect - Legal Concepts - Litigation Landscape

May 16, 2024

Gregory D. Podolak, Saxe Doernberger & Vita, P.C.
Ashley Sauve, Turner Construction Company
Richard Sprock, Wood, Smith, Henning & Berman
Paul Ferland, Cozen O’Connor