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Adding End Users as AIs to Manufacturers’ CGL Policies

Your insured, a manufacturer, sells products that a very large customer buys and uses. The customer wants to be an additional insured on the manufacturer’s policy. The underwriter says that’s…

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Why Buy Auto Physical Damage Coverage?

Your insured declines to purchase physical damage coverage because his vehicle “isn’t worth much” and “I’m a good driver.” His vehicle is totaled by another vehicle whose insurer denies liability.…

Insuring “Other Structures” on HO-6 Condo Policies

An HO-6 condo form includes only Coverage A and C for direct damage to property…that is, no Coverage B. What if the insured owns a structure not attached to the…

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Coding, Rating, and Coverage

Do you know how to code and rate commercial lines accounts? Do you understand the difference between coding, rating, and coverage? If not or you’re not sure, then take a…

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Oral vs. Written Binders

Unless there is a legal requirement, is there a reason to issue a written binder on an account? We posed this question to the VU faculty and got a mixed…

Insuring Hot Tubs on an HO Policy

An HO customer’s hot tub is damaged by the freezing of a water line. Does the ISO HO-3 cover this cause of loss? What if the root cause is mechanical…

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