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Duane Morris Partner Robert Fineman to Present at "Insurance, Indemnity and Contribution: The Complex Interplay in Commercial Transactions" Webinar
March 24, 2011 | Webinar
Duane Morris partner Robert M. Fineman will be a panelist at the Strafford Publications webinar, "Insurance, Indemnity and Contribution: The Complex Interplay in Commercial Transactions," to be held on Thursday, March 24, 2011, from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. (Eastern time).
This CLE webinar will give business and insurance counsel a road map for understanding statutory and common law on contribution and indemnification. The panel will analyze disputes that arise when reconciling indemnity agreements and insurance provisions and outline best practices for drafting indemnification language. There will also be an interactive Q&A session during the program.
Indemnification agreements are widely used to shift risk in a variety of commercial transactions. Counsel must understand the impact of indemnity agreements on insurance—who is ultimately responsible for the claim and when and how is this responsibility shared? Coverage disputes often arise in reconciling indemnity agreements and insurance policies. Other insurance clauses and exclusions for liabilities assumed by contract provide ample grounds for disputes and litigation. The indemnitor must negotiate contractual provisions that limit the scope of the indemnification. The party seeking indemnification must negotiate provisions that address the indemnitee’s negligence, additional insured status, and scope of defense.
For more information and to register to participate in the webinar, please visit the Strafford Publications website.
