Legal Affairs

Burglary claim fails for failure to install a burglar alarm (US)

The roof of a sweet shop was damaged when a tree fell onto the building and destroyed part of the roof on 9 April 2019. On 19 May 2019 it suffered an additional loss from a burglary by thieves who entered through the broken roof. The claim failed because of a breach of a policy requirement to install a monitored burglar alarm.

Insurance policies and time bar clauses

Claim denied for professional services exclusion and interpretation rules (US)

While performing services on a construction site owned by a Port Authority, an employee of a contractor slipped and fell on wet soil and rocks because of unsafe working conditions and sued for damages. The construction management firm, Techno, was insured under a comprehensive general liability policy. When the port authority was sued by the worker it sought an indemnity under Techno’s policy.

Misrepresentation inducing a contract is not a breach excluded by the contractual exclusion clause in a policy (US)

A US court found that the exclusion in an insurance policy against losses arising out of or involving a breach of contract or agreement did not exclude a claim resulting from a misrepresentation that induced the contract.