/ ABOUT THE CLAIM, CASE, OR ISSUE / A large-scale desert single family subdivision development was the site of a recent construction defect investigation. The developer’s insurer needed to defend one of their subcontractors against a large claim brought forth by the local municipality. The subcontractor was the underground electric installer, and the city was seeking $20MM to re-pave the...

/   / ABOUT THE CASE, CLAIM, OR ISSUE The homeowner’s association of a large, high-rise condominium filed suit against the subcontractor who was responsible for the installation of the building’s fire suppression system. Included in this company’s scope of work was the installation of exit signs throughout the towers’ hallways and public spaces, a standard element of building code....

/ ABOUT THE CLAIM / In the wake of a recent storm, one of Guardian’s insurance carrier clients received a claim from one of its commercial policyholders. The subject property is a 1976-build, 25,000 sf, concrete building clad with brick veneer. The roof of the structure is low slope, with a modified bitumen built-up roof with a granulated membrane cap...