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The COI Dictionary

Completed operations

Definition

Liability for injury or damage that shows up after a contractor's work is finished, such as a leak or a collapse months after turnover. For an additional insured, it usually needs its own endorsement.

CG 20 37

On the certificate

It rarely appears at all. The products-completed operations aggregate sits in the general liability limits, which says nothing about whether you are covered as an additional insured after completion.

What to check

That a completed operations additional insured endorsement, such as CG 20 37, is attached, and how many years after completion your contract requires it to stay in force.

The common gap

Ongoing operations coverage only. The project ends, the claim arrives later and the additional insured status ended with the work.

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