Why Do Insureds Need D&O Insurance?
It’s relatively easy to convince a prospect they need CGL coverage. However, it may be difficult to convince them that they may need other forms of liability insurance such as…
Commercial Lines
Valuation Methods Don’t Measure Up (Part 1 of 2)
This is Part 1 of 2 from my Agent & Broker magazine column that generated the most “fan mail” of any columns I’ve written over the years. If you use…
Valuation Methods Don’t Measure Up (Part 2 of 2)
This is Part 2 of 2 from my Agent & Broker magazine column that generated the most “fan mail” of any columns I’ve written over the years. If you use…
Coinsurance 101
You’d think after 100+ years of application that coinsurance questions would rarely arise. However, few commercial property provisions are debated more often than coinsurance. In this article, we’ll take a…
Coinsurance and Valuation – Part 1
The building is currently insured for replacement cost. The insurer did a new valuation and said the policy limit is 70% of the RC value, which would result in a coinsurance penalty…
Coinsurance and Valuation – Part 2
Under the valuation condition in a property policy, you can choose to settle a claim using ACV instead of RC (even if you have RC on the declarations page). In…
Profit & Overhead When Insureds Repair Their Own Damage
Your insured is a contractor. He wants to repair insured damage to his own building to ensure that the job is done right. Or, let’s say he negligently causes damage…
Tenants I&B and Insurable Interest
The carrier has denied payment for covered damage to our insured tentant’s improvements and betterments based on a clause in the lease that states that all additions, alterations, etc. become the property…
ACV vs. Market Value vs. Functional Value vs. Agreed Amount
Your insured buys a building for $250,000. The ACV of the building is closer to $750,000, but the insured only wants to insure the amount of his financial investment. Since…
Does the BOP Cover Filling Station Gas “Theft”?
This article was referenced in our VUpoint newsletter, Vol. 1, No. 14, September 18, 2000 and is based on a question submitted to our “Ask an Expert” service. Newsletter readers…
