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| The Oxford Language Dictionary defines a Catch 22 as “A dilemma or difficult circumstance from which there is no escape because of mutually conflicting or dependent conditions. A new West Virginia law that allows employers to voluntarily cover post-traumatic stress disorder in frontline responders is just that – A Catch 22. |
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| The Big “I" Professional Liability program has created a free “Commercial Producer Onboarding Guide," a self-paced learning resource that provides an overview and learning path through 13 core prerecorded “Lightning Learning" risk management webinars. These webinars are essential tools for both new and seasoned commercial producers. The guide highlights typical commercial lines exposures that can create agency E&O claims and provides learning tools to avoid or minimize risk. Member login required. |
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| Underinsurance is still a problem. According to CoreLogic approximately 60 percent of homes are underinsured by 20 percent on average. Obviously, this leads to devastating results for the insured, and possibly the agent from an E&O perspective. We know this in the industry, but now the NY Times is reporting it – and they are making serious charges. |
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| In this article from IA Magazine, read about how exposure for professional liability claims involving umbrella policies can be substantial, but a few simple risk management steps can greatly reduce the chances of a professional liability claim succeeding. |
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| Are you losing clients to online insurance carriers? Do you worry that an issue of inadequate limits, coverage gaps, or payment snafus can expose your agency to an errors and omissions claim? This article reviews some of the important issues your clients and your agency face in managing their personal and business risk. |
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| "I’m an insurance agent, not a lawyer. Why do I need to know so much about contract law?” This is a question almost every new insurance employee asks, especially once they begin taking classes toward a designation. The CPCU 410 Speaking the Insurance Language course contains an entire chapter on contract law. This article will introduce you to some basics of contract law as it relates to insurance. |
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| Agents may be asked to complete an addendum to a certificate of insurance; in fact, the agency may almost be forced to do so. Should the addendum be completed? The “ivory tower” answer is “no;” the correct answer is, “no;” but…. Sometimes agencies make decisions counter to the correct ones, if the agency plans to ignore the advice, what can it do to protect itself? |
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| As agents and broker scramble to hire, whether hiring the right fit or promoting from within, is easier if you test knowledge before making that employment offer. |
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| You and your customers have been battered these past few years by various catastrophes of near-biblical proportions. Your customers don't just want a good year, free of missing coverages and underinsured losses. They need it. Read more about ways to prevent E&O claims in this IA Magazine article. |
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| Agents and insureds often think employee dishonesty coverage on a BOP is the same as coverage provide by Commercial Crime policies or forms. Unfortunately, that’s not the case. This article provides a real-life example of where more is less. |
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| Your insureds routinely sign hold harmless agreements with all kinds of entities...property owners, contractors, large corporations, municipalities, and others. How many of these contracts do you think are covered by your insureds' CGL policies and to what extent? In this article, we'll give you a few actual examples that may have you grabbing for the nearest defibrillation machine. |
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| Agents learn early that there are two types of property, real property and personal property. Real property is generally defined as land and everything attached to the land such as by roots, by being embedded in the land, permanently resting on the land such as a building or property permanently attached to the building. Personal property is essentially everything that isn’t real property. But there is a middle ground – fixtures. Fixtures begin life as personal property but become part of real property by attachment; however, they maintain their individual identity. Obviously, then, fixtures should be insured as real property. Or should they? Is it really that easy? |
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| Download this chart which details by state whether or not faulty workmanship is an "occurence." |
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