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July 24, 2008

"Leased Employee" Defined Q Recently in our office we were discussing the businessowners liability coverage form, that states "employee" includes…

July 24, 2008

Scaffolding Cost Covered by Commercial Property Form? Q We provide property insurance for a municipality, written with CP 10 30 04 02 special causes…

July 24, 2008

Debris Removal—Is Repair/Replacement Required? Q Our client has a small warehouse insured on a CP 00 10 04 02. The building was completely destroyed…

July 24, 2008

Emotional Distress Coverage under the CGL Form Is emotional distress covered by the CGL policy? Texas Subscriber In the majority of jurisdictions, the…

July 24, 2008

Mortgagee Subject to Policy Provisions If the insured is in violation of the policy's coinsurance clause and his loss settlement is being reduced as…

July 24, 2008

Care Custody and Control— Tenant's Property Q We would appreciate your comments on the following question concerning coverage under the commercial…

July 24, 2008

Mortgagee Clause Applied in Foreclosure Q We insure a large property valued at over a million dollars. The mortgagee foreclosed on the property. Shortly…

July 24, 2008

Coverage Territory of the CGL Form Q We know that the definition of coverage territory has been revised in the new CGL forms. Does the revision extend…

July 24, 2008

Off-Premises Coverage and "Owned, Leased or Operated" Exclusion Q Our commercial property policy (CP 00 10) insured went to a customer's location…

July 24, 2008

Computer Virus as a Vandalism Loss? Q Our client's computer was vandalized by installation of the Michelangelo virus that destroyed all his data on…