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ACORD Form Access Limited

Most agents have historically accessed ACORD forms via their agency management systems or other ACORD-authorized third-party forms redistributors. This changed on January 1, 2020, when ACORD began charging all users…

“Dagger” or Plus Symbol Classes: What They Mean

Nearly 40% of ISO’s general liability class codes are, what some call, “dagger” codes. All a “dagger” classification does is rearrange where the products and/or completed operations coverage is found.

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Your Website Should Be ADA-Compliant

What Is Website Accessibility? Today’s Web Accessibility Requirements: The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1992 (ADA)W3C (The World Wide Web Consortium) The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services The…

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Townhouses: HO-3 or HO-6?

An often asked question is, “Which is more appropriate when writing a townhouse within a homeowners’ association that purportedly provides the real property coverage for the entire building?” This is…

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Liquor, Liquor Everywhere, But None to Drink

Insurance Services Office (ISO) introduced several changes to liquor liability coverage in its most recent multi-state general liability filing. These changes include: 1) Four additional insured endorsements were created for…

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CGL Additional Insured and Insured Status Endorsement Changes

Insurance Services Office (ISO), in its most recent multistate endorsement revision filing, made a minor change to 25 additional insured endorsements; brought two additional insured endorsements up-to-date and in alignment…

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Excluding Electronic Smoking Devices (E-Cigarettes)

ISO promulgated two endorsements specific to e-cigarettes. One is an absolute exclusion and the second is a bodily injury only exclusion with a key exception. Be wary when either is…

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Cannabis Exclusions for the CGL

ISO released three cannabis exclusion endorsements for use with the commercial general liability policy (CGL) with effective dates of December 1, 2019. All three endorsements exclude cannabis, two have a…

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