Emerging Risks


November 23, 2009

Tractor Insurer Does Not Have to Pay on Car Driver's Judgment   In Sentry Select Ins. Co. v. Thompson, 2009 WL 3366928 (Va.), Thompson was driving…

November 23, 2009

Wear and Tear Exclusion and Oil Discharge November 18, 2009 Our insured has a PAP and the vehicle in question has physical damage coverage. The insured…

November 23, 2009

Payment for Antique Knives November 23, 2009 The insured has an HO 04 90 04 91 Personal Property Replacement Cost endorsement. The insured had a collection…

November 23, 2009

How to insured domestic partners.

November 23, 2009

Theft of Proceeds from Auctioned Vehicle November 18, 2009 We have two insureds that were scammed by a used car dealer. One insured has a commercial…

November 18, 2009

Homeowners andPremises Liability—Archived Article August, 2004 Standard of Care Owed Summary: "A man's home is his castle" goes the saying.…

November 18, 2009

A North Carolina appeals court found that a passenger in an automobile who grabbed the steering wheel while the vehicle was in operation was not in…

November 18, 2009

The Supreme Court of Georgia held that the state's uninsured motorists (UM) statute requires an insurer to pay damages to its insured (a father) for…

November 17, 2009

Exception to Pollution Exclusion Applies to Oil Spill Cleanup   In Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc. v. Boston Basement Technologies, Inc.,…

November 16, 2009

Swine Flu and CGL Coverage November 16, 2009 The publicity regarding swine flu has raised a question in our office. Will the general liability policy…