Insurance provisions show up in nearly every vendor contract, but they're one of the areas where in-house attorneys are most likely to have gaps in their working knowledge. The underlying concepts aren't always taught in law school, and the provisions themselves tend to get copied from prior agreements without much scrutiny. That works until something goes wrong, and then the question becomes whether the coverage your company was counting on actually applies. Getting these provisions right means understanding what each type of coverage does, how to set limits that make sense for the relationship, and how to handle the situations where a vendor pushes back on your standard requirements.
In this webinar, Laura Frederick and Bradley Dlatt will walk through how to draft and review standard insurance provisions in vendor contracts. The speakers will cover the major coverage types that appear in commercial agreements, how to think about coverage limits and when your company's standard requirements may need to be adjusted, and what additional insured status actually means and why it matters. They'll also address certificates of insurance, including what they do and don't confirm, and how to talk about insurance requirements with vendors and business teams who may not understand why the provisions are there.
Key topics include:
Common coverage types in vendor contracts, including general liability, professional liability, cyber liability, workers' compensation, and umbrella or excess coverage
Setting coverage limits and when to deviate from standard requirements based on the nature of the vendor relationship
Additional insured requirements and how to make sure they're drafted to accomplish what your company needs
Waiver of subrogation and primary and non-contributory provisions
Certificates of insurance, what they confirm, and what they don't
Indemnification and insurance working together, and where gaps can appear
Responding to vendor pushback on insurance requirements
*Live CLE Credit Information:
This program is approved for 1.25 hours of General CLE credit in CA and 1.00 hour of Substantive CLE credit in PA.
How to Contract will apply for 1.25 hours of General CLE credit in TX.
We will provide details to attendees on how to request a certificate of attendance. These certificates are provided after an attendee submits a completed credit request form (including the CLE code words shared live) within 14 days of the live webinar. Late submissions are not accepted.
Lawyers in these other jurisdictions who attend live may be eligible for credit through reciprocity, self-application, or reporting: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CT, CO, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IN, IL, KY, LA, NC, NH, NJ, NV, NY, MD, ME, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NM, NV, OK, OR, RI, SC, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, and WY. These programs may also be eligible for Canadian CPD credit in British Columbia, Ontario, and Quebec.
We do not determine individual eligibility. Please check your state bar for specific compliance rules.
