Mistakes by real estate lawyers in specifying insurance coverage in commercial leases and construction documents can lead to catastrophic uninsured losses for their clients.

Register for this practical CLE webcast on Insurance for Real Estate Lawyers and learn the key liability and property insurance specifications that should be part of every commercial project lease you negotiate.  The Faculty will examine the types and terms of insurance your project must have, the most common insurance specification drafting mistakes, and the insurance coverage "gotchas" you must avoid.  You will receive a model insurance specification template to adapt for your leasing and construction documents, as well as a set of annotated standard insurance forms for your future reference.

Topics covered include:

·         certificates of insurance

·         antiquated, problematic, and just plain wrong terminology

·         additional insured specifications, including why a general specification for "additional insured" status is meaningless

·         uninsured but indemnified liabilities

·         completed operations coverage

·         coverage exclusions, hidden and otherwise

·         self-insurance

·         casualty proceeds clauses

·         insurance specifications

PANELISTS:

Charles Comiskey

Brady, Chapman, Holland & Associates, Inc., Houston, TX

William H. Locke

Graves Dougherty Hearon & Moody, Austin, TX