Insurance carriers may now have boundaries by which the “absolute” pollution exclusion can be applied, at least in Washington state. But the boundaries are pretty well laid out by two…
On any given day in the United States, perhaps 500,000 injured workers are under treatment for chronic pain; a great majority ingest opioids. There may well be 100,000 injured workers…
As ridiculous as it sounds, the entity being sued has to be an insured to garner any protection from the commercial general liability policy.
Business income coverage is unique because the factors used in calculating the amount of protection the insured is required to purchase differ from the factors used when calculating the amount…
The Stafford Disaster Relief Act places specific requirements on entities receiving disaster assistance. Many agents are unaware of the provisions of this Act. Failure to comply can be costly for…
Lower tier contractors seem to be fighting back on some contractual insurance requirements – even to the point of making improper claims. One in particular is that making another party…
Contractors’ Professional and Pollution Liability is the contractor’s coverage solution. Often referred to as either the Contractors Pollution and Professional Insurance, the Contractor’s Protective Professional Indemnity coverage, or simply “CPPI,”…
The California Appeals Court recently ruled on the application of the CGL’s j(5) and j(6) exclusion in regard to construction defect cases. This article highlights the key findings in the…
Every state and the District of Columbia grants insurance carriers an “underwriting period.” Insurance carriers are granted broad authority to cancel a newly-written policy during this statutorily-limited period.
September 1, 2017, ISO introduced six new changes to the commercial property program. As part of this filing, ISO altered the CP 10 30 Cause of Loss – Special Form,…
