Managing Mold Liability Risks for Home Builders

photo-4 In last month's issue, the authors introduced their discussion of managing mold liability risks for home builders by covering misinformation through the media, managing the risks, best practices, contract language, and subcontractors. The authors continue their discussion this month, beginning with insurance.

Insurance Insurance traditionally has been one of the most common and photo-5effective means of risk management for a variety of liabilities facing builders. Builders cannot, however, count on this traditional redress for mold related issues. The risk of loss or injury caused by mold damage is excluded, explicitly or implicitly, in most …