BY
DEFINITION: General
Liability protects the insured’s legal
obligation to pay damages to others as a result
of the insured's negligence. Usually provides
coverage for bodily injury or damage to property
of others.
Do I
need more than General Liability?
Specialized operations require specialized
coverage – EPLI, Pollution, Errors and
Omissions (E&O), Construction Defects may be
excluded from your CGL policy. H&H
Insurance Services, Inc. can help sort out the
sometimes confusing aspects of General
Liability.
EPLI – Employment Practices Liability Insurance
– An EPLI policy responds to allegations of
discrimination, wrongful termination,
disciplinary actions and harassment. A General
Liability policy may not respond to claims
pertaining to these actions and some GL policy
specifically exclude Employment Practices
Liability. H&H Insurance Services, Inc. has
access to several reputable providers of EPLI
programs as well as a copy of the Employment
Labor Law (ELLA) software in-house.
CPL
– Contractors Pollution Liability -
provides third party Bodily Injury, Property
Damage and Cleanup coverage for unintentional
pollution caused by covered operations while the
named insured is working at sites that are not
owned or occupied by the named insured. CPL
coverage usually ends once materials are moved
beyond the boundaries of the job site. As the
name implies, contractors of all types purchase
this coverage (though it is often included in
environmental consultants and laboratories
professional liability policies). CPL may be
written on either a claims made or occurrence
form, depending on exposures.
CD - Construction Defects
– construction defects are imperfections that
occur during construction of a building. These
defects can occur as a result of design error,
improper use of building materials or the
failure of a contractor to follow blueprint
design. The majority of these claims involve
water damage. Special attention must be given
to contractors and their specific underwriting
needs – H&H Insurance Services, Inc. has
specialized in the needs of contractors for over
10 years.
E&O - Errors & Omissions
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Coverage for damages arising out of the
insured's negligence, mistakes, or failure to
take appropriate action in the performance of
business or professional duties. If you perform
a service for a fee, your business could face an
allegation of failure to perform that service or
an intangible loss could arise from the failure
to provide accurate or complete information.
H&H Insurance Services, Inc. has the
capabilities to analyze your specific needs and
incorporate E&O coverage into your existing
program. |