Opinion ID: 1802498
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Heading: express or clear and unequivocal language

Text: Although a valid contract was created in which Bunch agreed to provide Nashua with liability insurance, we must next determine whether the contract requires the liability insurance to include coverage for harm caused by Nashua's own negligence. An indemnitee may require another to insure losses incurred by reason of his or her own negligence if the contract contains express language to that effect or contains clear and unequivocal language that that is the intention of the parties. See, Oddo v. Speedway Scaffold Co., 233 Neb. 1, 443 N.W.2d 596 (1989); Omaha P.P. Dist. v. Natkin & Co., 193 Neb. 518, 227 N.W.2d 864 (1975); Peter Kiewit Sons Co. v. O'Keefe Elevator Co., Inc., 191 Neb. 50, 213 N.W.2d 731 (1974). In Omaha P.P. Dist., supra, we applied the express or clear and unequivocal language requirement to determine whether an agreement to provide liability insurance included coverage for the insured's own negligence. Thus, we must determine whether the contract contains (1) express language requiring Bunch to provide Nashua with liability insurance that includes coverage for harm caused by Nashua's own negligence or (2) clear and unequivocal language that the parties intended for there to be such coverage.