Commercial Lines

A glossary of workers’ compensation terms.

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…

Is employee payroll covered by the business income policy? One part of the contract seems to state that only the payroll of employees necessary to resume operations is covered. Is…

For businesses with operations that rely extensively on auto fleets, damage to vehicles can result in significant business income losses. Commercial property forms exclude damage to autos, but do they…

An insured veterinarian generates 50-60% of her income from two specially-equipped mobile vet labs she uses on visits to area farms or clients who have acreage and horses. She has…

An agent asks, “I’m quoting a tank fabrication operation. They manufacture large metal tanks at their facility, transport the tanks to the customer’s location, and install them. The current agent…

“A traditional axiom of products liability law is that a manufacturer or supplier of goods has a duty to warn of any danger from the intended or unintended but reasonably…

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…

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…

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…