Interinsured Suit Exclusion and Additional Insured Coverage   May 6, 2013   The landlord's property insurer brought an action against the…

The Parameters of Flood Insurance Wading Through Mud, Floods and Rising Lakes  By Christine G. Barlow From the May 2013 issue of Claims Magazine  Spring…

The Supreme Court of Connecticut ruled that an insurer had a duty to defend a dog bite case in Hartford Casualty Ins. Co. v. Litchfield Mut. Fire Ins.…

Cooperation Clause and the Duty to Defend   April 29, 2013   The insured appealed an order from the district court granting summary judgment…

Professional Liability Coverage versus General Liability Coverage April 22, 2013 A lawsuit is filed in New Jersey, Atlantic County. One of the allegations…

Implied Permission for Use of Auto   April 22, 2013   The daughter of a driver killed in a motor vehicle accident brought an action against…

May 2013 Intro Page   Dec Page   The article of the month deals with the impaired property exclusion. This exclusion has had a troublesome…

May 2013 Dec PageArticle of the MonthThe impaired property exclusion has had a troublesome path since its birth in 1966. The reason it is so…

Effect of Vacancy Clause on Theft Claim   April 15, 2013   Our insured owns a large free standing office/warehouse building. The tenant…

The Water Overfloweth: Loss and Liability   New Wording to a Familiar Exclusion   By Susan L. Massmann, CPCU From the April 2013 issue of…