US Surplus Lines Premium UP More than 12 Percent
Mid-year premium growth reported by the 15 excess and surplus lines (E&S) stamping/service offices across the United States has reached almost $18 billion. Given the fact that the data reported…
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Post-COVID World Requires Agents to Learn Leasehold Interest Coverage
During COVID, many if not most employees were assigned to work from home. Office-based operations discovered that remote employees may be just as efficient as they were in the office.…
What Does an Agent Owe a Certificate Holder?
Do agents owe any duty to a certificate holder? Opinions differ. Given the reality of the COI, its intended purpose and the parties to the various contracts related to a…
Weird Legal Liability Theories You Probably Never Heard Of
Practice the insurance profession long and you begin to hear and learn various legal liability terms ranging from the basic ideas of “negligence” and “torts” to more specific concepts like…
The Insurance Industry’s Opinion of Warren Buffett’s New 3-Page Policy
Berkshire Hathaway announced the release of its new small business policy, THREE, on February 11, 2019. In response to this announcement, the VU published its critique of the policy on…
Fatal Work Injuries and the Most Dangerous Occupations
Fatal work injuries in the United States dipped slightly in 2017 to 5,147 from the 5,190 fatal injuries reported in 2016 according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Likewise,…
Exclusions j.(5) and j.(6): Appeals Court Provides a Simple Tutorial
Decisions addressing the applicability of exclusions j.(5) and j.(6), given their often fact-intensive nature, are sometimes complex. But not MTI, Inc. v. Employers Insurance Company, No-17-6206 (10th Cir. 2019). It…
Warren Buffett Champions an Inferior Product
Warren Buffett introduced the newest insurance disrupter – the THREE. As the name suggests, this is a three-page insurance policy intended for small businesses. If that isn’t amazing enough, this…
Construction Site Bodily Injury Exclusion Applies to Both Upstream and Downstream Employees
Over the past few years liability insurers have been adding endorsements to attempt to limit their exposure for bodily injury claims on construction sites (not to mention for property damage).…
Beware the Changing World of CGL Exclusionary Endorsements
ISO endorsements are reasonably well understood due to their familiarity; but proprietary endorsements aren’t standardized or always familiar. This means agents must read all endorsements – ISO and especially proprietary…
