Commercial Lines

Should Trade Names be Listed as Named Insureds on the CGL?

Should DBAs or T/As (trade names) be listed on the CGL? Do they have to be listed? Adjusters have told some agents that the misnaming of a trade name endangers…

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DOPE Excludes Stupidity

Departments of Insurance across the country are bracing for the introduction of new commercial property policy language promised by the newly-formed property insurance bureau the Dominion of Organized Property Exchanges…

Big “I” Statement on Senate Farm Bill

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 28, 2018— The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”) today released the following statement on the passage of a Farm Bill…

Big “I” Applauds House Support for Crop Insurance

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 21, 2018— The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”) today applauds the House’s support of a strong Federal Crop Insurance Program…

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Murals Revisited

If your client has a mural on the inside or outside of the building, how do you cover it? Is it covered by the property policy? Is there any special…

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A Word About Murals

If your client has a mural on the inside or outside of the building, how do you cover it? Is it covered by the property policy? Is there any special…

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Big “I” Statement on Crop Insurance and the Farm Bill

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 17, 2018— The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”) today released the following statement by Charles Symington, Big “I” senior vice…

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Why Ask the Underwriter?

When agents have coverage questions, they sometimes ask the underwriter for a coverage interpretation. Interested and concerned members of the VU faculty want to know why in the world you…

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