Description:
Allocation" is mostly "science," but critical parts include the “art” of applying professional judgment. Construction defect litigation claims come in all possible project types, sizes, and ownership structures. It's rare that construction defect (CD) claims are related to a single party. There are usually multiple parties who share responsibility, and sometimes, there are dozens.
Given how complicated allocation is, it's important to have an engineered process for assigning supportable portions of the cost to repair defects and other damages to each responsible party. This includes making a sensible list of defects ("issues") that can be allocated, assigning values to each issue or category, making a list of all possibly involved parties and understanding their role in the project, and assigning justified portions of responsibility for each issue. A real, professional, supportable allocation has a lot of moving parts. There is lots of math, connected spreadsheets, and professional judgment from expert witnesses and lawyers.
Our panel includes a claims professional, experienced lawyers with understanding of insurance coverage, and building experts who understand defect, analysis, and contractual roles & responsibilities, and a detail-oriented team to transform mountains of data into solutions.
Program Outline
Allocation" is mostly "science," but critical parts include the “art” of applying professional judgment. Construction defect litigation claims come in all possible project types, sizes, and ownership structures. It's rare that construction defect (CD) claims are related to a single party. There are usually multiple parties who share responsibility, and sometimes, there are dozens.
Given how complicated allocation is, it's important to have an engineered process for assigning supportable portions of the cost to repair defects and other damages to each responsible party. This includes making a sensible list of defects ("issues") that can be allocated, assigning values to each issue or category, making a list of all possibly involved parties and understanding their role in the project, and assigning justified portions of responsibility for each issue. A real, professional, supportable allocation has a lot of moving parts. There is lots of math, connected spreadsheets, and professional judgment from expert witnesses and lawyers.
Our panel includes a claims professional, experienced lawyers with understanding of insurance coverage, and building experts who understand defect, analysis, and contractual roles & responsibilities, and a detail-oriented team to transform mountains of data into solutions.
Program Outline
- Introduction.
- Working Backwards.
- Analyzing Construction Defects.
- Allocation Matrix.
- Who - What - Where.
- Professional Judgement.
- Making a Case.
- Conclusion.
- Review the process for assigning supportable portions of the cost to repair defects and other damages to each responsible party.
- Define what parts of allocating responsibility are "science" with little room for argument.
- Examine what parts of allocating responsibility is more "art," or open to professional judgement.
- Show the common documents and spreadsheets seen in allocating responsibility for construction defects.
- Explain the math behind arriving at allocation percentages.
Date+Time Of Webinar:
Thursday, November 19, 2026
1 PM ET | Noon CT | 11 AM MT | 10 AM PT
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1 PM ET | Noon CT | 11 AM MT | 10 AM PT
Credits:
1 credit hour in California, Florida, Nevada and Texas.
NOTE: Many states acknowledge reciprocal credit for courses certified through the Texas Department of Insurance. Be sure to review the guidelines specific to your state, and verify the process for obtaining credit for a course approved with the state of Texas.
NOTE: Many states acknowledge reciprocal credit for courses certified through the Texas Department of Insurance. Be sure to review the guidelines specific to your state, and verify the process for obtaining credit for a course approved with the state of Texas.
Speakers:
- George Gehron, Expert, Pete Fowler Construction.
- Tim Dobrenen, Assistant Vice President - Claims, Hanover Re.
- Hon. Keri Katz, Mediator / Arbitrator, Signature Resolution.
- Ivette Kincaid, Partner, Kahana & Feld, LLP.
By:
By Pete Fowler Construction Services.
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