When Vendors Fail: Untangling Third-Party Risk, Liability, and Insurance Gaps

Vendor mistakes can become your liability. This session explores how utility and energy organizations can protect themselves from third-party risk by tightening contracts, understanding insurance gaps, and learning from real-world failures.

Key Points:

• Common third-party failure scenarios impacting critical infrastructure
• Liability traps hidden in vendor and contractor agreements
• Insurance complications: who is covered, who is not, and under which policy
• Best practices for aligning contracts and insurance coverage
• Real-world claims and lessons learned from public and energy-sector incidents

Speakers:

Latosha M. Ellis (Partner, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP)

Veronica P. Adams (Associate, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP)

Register: pbuttner@hunton.com

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP will seek CLE credit for this program in TN, GA, NC, OH, and AL only. Credit hours are not guaranteed and are subject to each state’s approval rules.