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An insured buys gets a steal on a new building, paying $2.5M for a building with a replacement cost of $12M. The insured is concerned with protecting his investment rather…

The 2012 ISO Commercial Property filing changes both policy forms and endorsements. The forms have an edition date of October 2012. Since the changes include both broadening and reduction of…

What if snow that accumulates on a roof over time results in collapse? Could the carrier deny the claim, citing the “Neglect” exclusion in the HO policy due to the…

An insured suffered severe water damage to the interior of the second floor of a dwelling. A heavy rain storm caused water to accumulate on a second floor deck which…

A contractor built a new inground pool for the insured. After the pool was installed, an underground leak was discovered in a water line between the house and pool after…

A large, ornate wooden bowl was scheduled on the insured’s HO policy. The bowl was accidentally broken and the insurer denied the claim citing the exclusion for “breakage of art…

A boulder dislodged from a hillside and ended up inside a home at the bottom. Is this excluded as earth movement or would it be covered as a falling object…

A number of years ago, ISO added “concurrent causation” exclusionary wording to its personal and commercial lines property forms. This was done in response to several onerous court decisions that…

While it’s an unpleasant topic to consider, sometimes people pass away in their homes and their bodies are undiscovered for weeks. Decomposition can lead to decay and loss of body…

Lease agreements can take many forms. One of the increasingly more popular ones is a triple net lease. While it has historically been used more often for the long-term lease…