TX STATETexas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
1999

Admiral Insurance Co. v. Trident NGL, Inc.

988 S.W.2d 451Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston) • Decided 1999Modified

HOLDING

A KD employee was injured at a Trident facility when a compressor exploded—KD's actions didn't cause the injury. Trident was named as an additional insured on KD's liability policy. The insurance company denied coverage, but the court ruled that the additional insured endorsement covered Trident anyway because the injury arose out of KD's operations at the site. This means additional insured coverage can protect you even when your own actions didn't directly cause the loss.

KEY FINDINGS

Insurance Requirements

Additional insured endorsements protect the other party even if your company didn't cause the injury—as long as it happened during your operations at their location.

Flow-Down

Make sure your insurance policy's additional insured language covers 'arising out of' your operations, not just injuries you directly caused.

FULL COURT OPINION