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Agent’s Article and PowerPoint on Certificates of Insurance (members/subscribers only)

A certificate of insurance is an informational document issued by or on behalf of an insurance company. Insurance agents are sometimes asked to provide a certificate of insurance that cannot…

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Best Practices for Certificates of Insurance

The processing of requests for certificates of insurance is arguably the most troublesome task performed by insurance agencies today. The task can be time-consuming and labor-intensive. If not handled properly,…

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Official Big “I” Policy on Certificates of Insurance

Certificates of insurance, evidences of insurance, and other documents developed to accomplish the same purpose (collectively “Certificates”) play a critical role in business transactions to provide information to third parties…

Should Agents Send Certificates to Insurers?

An insurer recently sent its agency force a “Good News!” bulletin advising that it was no longer necessary to send it copies of most certificates of insurance. The bulletin also…

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Certificates of Insurance Resources

We have published a white paper and a number of articles that address many of the problems faced by agents when dealing with certificates. Formerly only available to Big “I”…

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Click above to access information. While issues like in-home businesses and recreational vehicles are addressed in this section of the VU research library, the focus is on mainstream coverage and…

VU Research Library

We currently have an extensive number of articles that include coverage analyses. Many of our articles are based upon real-life questions received by our Ask an Expert service.

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