Commercial General Liability (CGL)

Care, Custody or Control and Separation of Insureds

In the article, “The ‘Work You Performed’ Exclusion,” it is pointed out that damage to a customer’s auto during an ongoing operation, absent garagekeepers coverage, is often denied due to the care, custody or…

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Abusing the Pollution Exclusion

A contractor was hauling an oil tank on his flatbed trailer to a disposal site. The tank leaked a small amount of oil onto the road and a motorcycle in…

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Snow Plowing…BAP or CGL?

Your commercial insured hires an independent contractor to snowplow his lot. If your insured is sued, under his BAP should he have at least Symbol 8, or 9 coverage? In…

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Symbol 1 Coverage for Unreported Vehicles

In May, following a June renewal, one of the insured’s vehicles was involved in a fatal auto accident. It was learned that the vehicle was purchased the previous May just…

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The “Work You Performed” Exclusion

When a garage does repair work on an auto, it’s possible that negligent or defective work could result in subsequent damage. For example, a leaky oil change could result in…

Does 2 + 8 + 9 = 1?

For whatever reason(s), some carriers are more willing to write business auto liability coverage under Symbols 2, 8, and 9, rather than Symbol 1. Recently, we received an “Ask an…

Certificate vs. Policy Limits

Your insured contractor has gotten a job where the insurance requirements include at least $1,000,000 in CGL coverage. Your insured has a $2,000,000 CGL occurrence limit. He doesn’t want them…

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