Input from ACORD Regarding Recent Changes to the ACORD 25
ACORD recently released a new edition of the ACORD 25 (2025/12), now in use. Here is a clarification to any confusion about listing contract not policy limits.
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For a total loss of a condominium association’s premises, many chose not to rebuild. This can occur for a variety of reasons. These include insufficient limits to recover the full…
Nail Down Roofing Contractors’ Insurance Every Time
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Employee Hits His Own Car in a Company Vehicle! Is This Excluded in the BAP?
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BAP Coverage for Auto Hired with Driver
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“Pollution” Incident…BAP or CGL?
Leaked fluids from a wreck of two vehicles were not properly cleaned up by a private firm. As a result, a motorcyclist was seriously injured when he slid through the…
If a BAP Has Symbols 8 & 9, Is the Drive Other Car (DOC) Endorsement Needed?
A customer with a d/b/a sole proprietorship owns two autos covered by a BAP written with Symbols 7, 8, and 9. She drives one, largely on business, and her retired…
