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Latent Defect Exclusion The roof of our insured's mobile home recently collapsed during a heavy rainstorm when rain collected on the roof. The adjuster…

Injury on Boat Dock—Homeowners or Boatowners? We insure a boatowner and another insurer writes the homeowners coverage. To protect his boat from…

Guaranteed Rebuilding Coverage Our insured has an HO 00 03 10 00 with endorsement HO 04 11 10 00 additional limits of liability for coverages A, B,…

Farm Personal Property versus Personal Property We write a lot of farm business. Our insured had a farm policy that provided coverage for farm personal…

Is There Homeowners Coverage for Minor Children Who Leave Home? The minor son of our HO-3 client recently moved out. He has expressed his intention…

Exclusion of Wet Rot—Homeowners We have an unusual situation and would like your opinion. Our homeowners insured's bathtub was improperly installed…

Intentional Injury Exclusion and Various Insurance Policies We just heard of a disturbing court case, in which a homeowner shot a man, who later…

Is Personal Property Covered on HO-3 during an Insured's Move? We have a client insured on a standard homeowners policy (HO 00 03 05 01). We recently…

Liability Coverage on Right-of-Way? Our insured has a right-of-way through his property that is used consistently by the local power company. Since…

Guaranteed Replacement Cost—Effect on Other Coverages The standard HO-3 policy provides coverage for trees and shrubs in the amount of 5 percent…