A hold harmless agreement (HHA) is a contract that prevents one party from being liable to the other if there are injuries or damages. Contracts are either unilateral, meaning the contract protects only one party, or reciprocal, where both parties waive liability against each other.
A hold harmless agreement protects business owners from being sued when someone suffers damage, bodily injury, or financial loss on business property or while a service is being provided.
A hold harmless clause is used to protect a party in a contract from liability for damages or losses. In signing such a clause, the other party accepts responsibility for certain risks involved in contracting for the service.
By signing a broad form hold harmless agreement you are possibly exposing your company to uninsurable risk. Contractual Liability Coverage for sole or gross negligent acts of your client is excluded is y most liability policies.As with all contracts, it is best to have legal counsel review prior to signing.
A Hold Harmless Agreement is a legal agreement that states that one party will not hold another party liable for risk, often physical risk or damage. The Hold Harmless Clause can be one-way (unilateral) or two-way (reciprocal) agreements and can be signed before or after an activity takes place.
A Hold Harmless (Indemnity) Agreement is used between two parties (such as an employer and employee) to establish protection from liabilities, losses, claims, or damages for one of the parties during their involvement in an activity.
A storage agreement is a contract that is set up by two parties. One party is the storer of the goods, known as the Warehouseman.This contract covers the items being stored and the rates or cost for storage, as well as information about what happens in case of damages.
When Is a Hold Harmless Agreement a Good Idea? A hold harmless agreement (also known as an indemnity agreement or waiver of liability) is a good idea any time you want to shift risk from one party to another. You can protect other people from being sued by taking on the liability yourself as well.