The two well-worn paths to risk transfer in tort cases are contractual indemnity and additional insured coverage.

Typically, contractual indemnity obligations run to owners and general contractors, often referred to as upstream parties, from tenants or lower tier contractors, the downstream parties. In contrast, additional insured (AI) status can provide coverage to upstream parties from downstream parties’ insurers.

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