The Big (Insurance) Problem of Faulty Buildings - recent publications

Here's the link to an article in today's Globe and Mail which I thought would be of interest to those recipients of Insurable Interest whose work or business is impacted by construction deficiency claims and related insurance issues - especially claims and insurance coverage under CGL, Wrap Up and E&O policies:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/
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The Globe article addresses building deficiency claims and insurance coverage, primarily for architects and engineers. Owners, developers, general contractors, trades and municipalities, however, are also frequently confronted by these types of disputes, and involved in the resulting litigation.

These types of claims and issues are discussed, in some detail, in two recently updated papers on the Insurance page of Clark Wilson LLP's website.

One is titled "DESIGN PROFESSIONAL'S ERRORS AND OMISSIONS INSURANCE COVERAGE: A Survey of Canadian Cases Involving Architects, Engineers and Their Insurers", and focusses on E&O coverage. The link is:
http://www.cwilson.com/pubs/insurance/njt3/

The other "INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR CONSTRUCTION DEFICIENCY CLAIMS: Lessons From B.C.'s Leaky Condo Wars", and focusses on CGL/Wrap Up coverage. The link is:
http://www.cwilson.com/pubs/insurance/njt1/

The second paper was co-authored with my partners, Glen Boswall (rgb@cwilson.com; 604-643-3125) and Nigel Kent (npk@cwilson.com; 604-643-3135), and both are presented by Nigel, Glen and myself, Neo Tuytel (njt@cwilson.com; 604-643-3180), at seminars from time to time.

Feel free to contact Glen, Nigel or me, Neo, regarding these or other matters.