Coronavirus and the Auto Exposure
Over the last several days, the VU has fielded several auto insurance related questions as it pertains to food delivery and the Coronavirus. These questions cannot be classed simply as…
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Coronavirus (COVID-19): Does Business Income Respond?
During this pandemic panic the most common question asked of agents dozens of times every day, “Does my business income policy cover the shutdown mandated or recommended by the government?”…
Email Phishing Scam: Coverage for Social Engineering
With perhaps the exception of ransomware, the largest source of cyber loss for insurance carriers is phishing scams, commonly known as business-email-compromises (BECs), whereby an insured is tricked into sending…
Coronavirus and the CGL
Very simply, how does or might the commercial general liability (CGL) policy respond to the coronavirus? There are many hurdles that must be jumped before the CGL will respond.
ISO’s Business Income Response to COVID-19
Insurance Services Office (ISO) continually monitors emerging issues and trends that may affect the insurance industry, and the unknown ultimate result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) certainly qualifies as an emerging…
The Anatomy of a Hold Harmless and Indemnity Agreement
Although we know that interpreting contracts is a matter of law, because our customers routinely execute hold harmless and indemnity agreements with all manner of entities, knowledge of these contractual…
Earth Movement Exclusions for the CGL – Dangerous in the Wrong Hands
Insurance Services Office (ISO) has introduced four new earth movement exclusions with effective dates of 12/1/19. Three are designed for use with the commercial general liability (CGL) coverage parts; and…
Coronavirus and Workers’ Compensation
What makes an illness an “occupational illness” and compensable under workers’ compensation? More specifically, how does workers’ compensation respond to the latest viral panic, the Coronavirus?
Wrap-Up (CIP) Endorsements for the CGL
In its December 2019 multi-state filing, ISO made alterations to its two existing wrap-up exclusionary endorsements, the CG 21 31 and the CG 21 54. In addition to these edits,…
Insuring Trusts and Volunteers in Liability Coverage Forms
There is an entire generation of insurance agents who are totally unaware that insured status has not always been extended to Trusts and volunteer workers in the commercial general liability…
