VU Resources

Auto Insurance Suspensions Revisited

Contractors may have autos like dump trucks and semi-tractors that they want to “lay up” while the vehicles are not needed during a construction slow-down. One contractor was told he…

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Garagekeepers Gap…Contractual Liability

In the liability coverage of the garage policy (similar to that in the CGL), there is a contractual liability exclusion. However, the exclusion doesn’t apply to “liability for damages…[t]hat the…

Does 2 + 8 + 9 = 1?

For whatever reason(s), some carriers are more willing to write business auto liability coverage under Symbols 2, 8, and 9, rather than Symbol 1. Recently, we received an “Ask an…

The BAP and Additional Insureds

From our “Ask an Expert” file: On a Business Auto Policy (BAP) can you add the owner of the premises you are doing a job for as an additional insured?…

Care, Custody & Control in the BAP

The issue of “care, custody and control” in insurance policy exclusions will probably be debated until the end of time. In this article, we’ll explore the issue of “CCC” with…

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Certificate vs. Policy Limits

Your insured contractor has gotten a job where the insurance requirements include at least $1,000,000 in CGL coverage. Your insured has a $2,000,000 CGL occurrence limit. He doesn’t want them…

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