KEN KIRSCHENBAUM, ESQ
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Additional insured issue
October 31, 2019
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Additional insured issue
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Ken
            The subscriber is supposed to list the alarm company as named insured on their policy.  I suspect very few do this. If their insurance carrier or any third party sues the alarm company, the subscriber has agreed to pay for our legal fees.  Although, we may not want to point that out to our subscriber.  By listing the alarm company as named insured, the subscriber would protect himself from a suit by the insurance carrier but not from a suit brought by a third party.  If the subscriber asks why the alarm company should be listed as named insured, are there any other advantages to the subscriber that we could point out that might help alleviate their concerns?  Please list me as 
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Response
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            You have identified the dilemma and hit the issue right in the bull’s eye.  You want to be named as an additional insured.  If challenged by the subscriber, however, pointing out why it would be advantageous for the subscriber to name you as an additional insured will raise at least two issues:
  *  The subscriber’s indemnity obligation
  *  The subscriber’s waiver of subrogation
            If the subscriber hasn’t challenged the indemnity provision then it’s the subscriber who benefits from adding you as an additional insured.  Without the insurance the subscriber could be left holding the bag, not just for your legal fees and defense cost, but any damages you may have to pay.  The subscriber won’t have to be concerned with its insurance company’s claim because the insurer can’t sue its own insured for the loss. 
            Sometimes you have to give up the additional insured, and the indemnity provision.  Municipalities, for example, are typically prohibited from indemnifying its contractors, and the municipality may not carry insurance, at least not without a huge deductible.  
            You need to know when to give in on contract negotiations and when to stick to your contract provisions.  Because of all variables you should get legal assistance before making changes.  Seek advice to assist with the contract negotiations the moment you hit a stumbling block; a challenge to contract terms other than strictly business issues.  If you haven’t needed assistance with the contract negotiations then you are either unaware of the ramifications of the changes you have been approving, or you have a business model where you simply don’t make changes and move on to the next prospective subscriber.  
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Ken Kirschenbaum,Esq
Kirschenbaum & Kirschenbaum PC
Attorneys at Law
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Garden City, NY 11530
516 747 6700 x 301
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