Certificate Verifying Insurance Coverage Wasn't Contract for Indemnification

A Texas appellate court ruled that a certificate of insurance verifying coverage is not evidence of an agreement to indemnify the certificate holder for claims brought by an insured’s employee against the holder, as a matter of law. Case: Mullins v. Martinez R.O.W., No. 01-15-00152-CV, 07/12/2016, published. Facts: Donald Mullins owned a company called Blue Sky Right of Way. In 2010, the company acquired a contract to clear land and trim trees along a right of way in Brazoria County. The company then orally subcontracted part of the work to Martinez R.O.W. Before starting on the...