Hi Roger,

Wow!  They obvious think it a appropriate I guess, then again you never really know, some moron perhaps put his two cents in and hence the request.  They may just let it go or they really know what they require and you may not get contract, I guess you will know soon enough.  I dont really have a good answer for you and am just stating opinion.  I am not sure if providing the certificate or not changes your liability, however, it does prove to them your insured.  You will have to spin your hat around and check with your risk managment dept and decide if this contract is worth it.  Do a little homework perhaps you will learn something new.

Do you hold any kind of liability insurance?

Brian

 

Roger,

Its a shame Rob Reed does not post here anymore.  That guy was like a cyber encylopedia and could probably tell you more than you wanted to know on this topic.

Hey Rob are you out there?

Hope your doing well my friend.

Brian

Brian, thanks for your reply. Yes, I have general liability insurance, but it would not cover product liability.  The license agreements that come with all software that I've seen (and I've examined quite a few) do not warrant the fitness of the software for any particular purpose, and require the purchaser to assume risk of use.

Like everybody else, my license offers to refund if the software does not function correctly, but that is the limit of remedy.

Aside: If Microsoft was sued each time Windows crashed, they would have been put out of business years ago.

Any computer application is dependent on the operating system, hardware, and other programs installed on the computer.  The system is potentially subject to attack by viruses or worms.  There are a lot of moving parts outside the control of a developer.  When something breaks, the reason may not be apparent.

I had to chuckle at your use of the term "moron," because that was one of the words I used too (with a few choice adjectives).

Cheers,

Roger