Transamerica Insurance Group v. Turner Construction Co.

Under its subcontract with Turner Construction Company (Turner), the subcontractor, Blaesing Granite Company (Blaesing), agreed to indemnify (to the extent allowed by statute) Turner, the general contractor, for all liability “arising out of or occurring in connection with the execution of the Work.” The same article of the subcontract required Blaesing, before starting work, to obtain contractual liability insurance for the liability it had assumed. Blaesing’s insurer, Transamerica Insurance Group (Transamerica), supplied the requisite contractual liability insurance but asserts that the…