Emerging Risks


June 24, 2008

A Washington appeals court ruled that a coinsurance provision should be applied to the replacement cost of damaged property in Wetmore v. Unigard Ins.…

June 24, 2008

Garagekeepers Symbol 30 Requires Employee Payment for Services We have a client that owns a restaurant with valet parking service. He wants to insure…

June 24, 2008

Asbestos Abatement Exposures – Archived Article February, 2003 An Insured Could Face Legal Liability The United States Environmental Protection…

June 24, 2008

In McDonald v. Farm Bureau Ins. Co., 2008 WL 1810169 (Mich.), the Supreme Court of Michigan answered the questions of whether a contractual limitations…

June 24, 2008

July 2005 Intro Page No. 914 July 1, 2005  Dec Page   The question of the month deals with a standard feature of property insurance forms.…

June 24, 2008

What is Forgery? Q I need some help with a Crime Protection claim involving forgery of applications and premium finance checks. Our client is a premium…

June 24, 2008

In Connecticut Insurance Guaranty Assoc. v. Fontaine, No. 17457, 2006 WL 1737380 (Conn. July 4, 2006), the Connecticut Supreme Court decided that a…

June 24, 2008

In the case of New Hampshire Ins. Co. v. Dagnone  2007 WL 293068, (C.A.1 R.I.,2007) No. 06-1048, decided Feb. 2, 2007, Dagnone purchased marine…

June 24, 2008

A Florida appeals court ruled that an insurer did not breach its duty to indemnify in U.S. Fire Ins. Co. v. Hayden Bonded Storage Co., No. 4D05-4, 2006…

June 24, 2008

Careful Planning Needed for ART Programs By Diana Reitz            The turn of the insurance…