[consulting] Contract > Developer liable for bugs?

[George D. DeMet]

Joshua Brauer wrote:
> Another thread which hasn't come up here is that of insurance. It 
> seems your business liability insurance should be covering some of 
> this liability. Should a client need a higher level of 
> insurance/guarantee or want you to warrant community work it seems a 
> discussion with an insurance agent may be in order to determine the 
> cost and educate the client as to the cost of that coverage. It may 
> even be that the insurance company (and their lawyers) would have some 
> standard provisions they would want in the contract.
Generally speaking, this is usually covered under a separate technology 
errors and omissions policy (which Adam alluded to earlier).  Some 
clients require that their vendors carry a certain level of insurance 
coverage, and the premiums are pretty reasonable, so if you can swing 
it, having this coverage is a really good idea, as it will protect you 
where the contract language may not.

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