Don’t Use That Kind of Language Around Me: Insurance Cuss Words
Recently I’ve noticed insurance practitioners doing a LOT of cussing. No, I don’t mean using the traditional words that got us in trouble as kids; I am referring to insurance…
Commercial General Liability (CGL)
Credit Freezes and Insurance
Were you affected by the Equifax breach? There is a 1 in 2 chance you were. Even if you weren’t, there are certain steps you can take to fight identity…
“Leaseback” of a Personally-Owned Auto Done Right
Personally-owned autos belong on a personal auto policy (PAP), but occasionally a commercial insured intentionally or unintentionally includes one or several personally-owned auto(s) on its business auto policy (BAP). Commercial…
Adjusters are CRAZY! Improper Use of the Pollution Exclusion Puts One Insured out of Business
The “absolute pollution exclusion” may be the most misunderstood and misapplied exclusion in ISO’s commercial general liability policy. Carrier are misapplying for one of two reasons: 1) they really don’t…
Mid-Term Cancellations
Once a policy is in effect and has existed beyond the underwriting period, provisions still exist allowing the carrier to cancel the policy during the policy period. These are often…
Contractual Risk Transfer Can Take Over and Ruin Your Day
Contractual risk transfer is a fact of life for any agent working with construction clients. Your client might be the transferor or the transferee or both on the same job.…
Danger! Watch Out for Changing Entity Types
You cannot assume the entity type you insured last year is the same entity type that exists this year. When insuring small businesses, you are fighting against several unseen entities…
ISO’s Professional Liability Forms
Effective June 1, 2017, Insurance Services Office (ISO) introduced the new Miscellaneous Professional Liability Policy (MI 00 01) along with a multitude of endorsements. This is the first in a…
The Pimping Economy
Ownership, or rather the desire to own, is changing. More and more people see less and less the need to own something they don’t use on a regular basis. As…
Back to Basics – How Does a ‘Person’ Become Legally Liable?
Liability policies, whether the HO, PAP or CGL, respond when the insured is judged to be “legally liable” for the injury or damage. But how is “legal liability” determined? That…
