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November 13, 2009

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,…

November 13, 2009

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…

November 13, 2009

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…

November 13, 2009

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

November 13, 2009

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

November 13, 2009

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…

November 13, 2009

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…

November 13, 2009

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

November 13, 2009

Fire Department Service Charge Coverage under Homeowners We have a question about homeowners coverage for a fire department service charge. Our insureds…

November 13, 2009

Insurable Interest in Contract to Purchase Home Recently, one of our insureds signed a contract to purchase a home. We issued an insurance binder, because…