In Owners Ins. Co. v. Clayton, No. 25986, 2005 WL 1211365 (S.C. May 23, 2005), the Supreme Court of South Carolina ruled that defamation against a former…

 Exclusion of Coverage by Auto Policy to Extent Workers Comp Benefits Payable   In Newbury v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Ins. Co. of Bloomington,…

April 2005 Dec Page Question of the Month A car rented by the insured is covered as a nonowned vehicle under the terms of the personal auto policy.…

Signs Coverage Form—Archived Article December, 2000 ISO Inland Marine Program Summary: The signs coverage form (CM 00 28 09 00) is one of…

Garage Coverage and Theft We have several questions pertaining to theft losses that have occurred in our insured's garage business. In the first scenario,…

The Supreme Court of Wisconsin ruled that an insurer was required to notify its insureds of the availability of underinsured motorists coverage (UIM)…

Discusses the Texas Supreme Court's ruling in Fiess v. State Farm Lloyds, No. 04-1104. 2006 WL 2505995 (Tex. Aug. 31, 2006).

Businessowners Liability—Archived Article July, 2002 Comparable to CGL Form Summary: Insurance Services Office (ISO) has revised the businessowners…

Coverage Denial Under "Concealment or Fraud" Provision   In Barth v. State Farm Fire and Cas. Co., 2008 WL 733897 ( Ill. , 2008), a fire destroyed…

Builders Risk Occupancy and Completion Issue Our insured had a completed value builders risk policy on a four-townhouse building under construction.…