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Bailees Coverage for Off-Premises Goods Q Our insured owns a commercial laundry business, but has no on-premises dry cleaning service. To accommodate…

Asbestos Lawsuit and the CGL Form Q I insure an installation contractor who has been pulled into an asbestos-related lawsuit. The widow of a man who…

Contractual Interference as Cause of Damage Q My insured owns a strip shopping center. He has a ground lease with a corporation that allows them to…

Bailee's Coverage—Processing or Work upon Exclusion Q We have written a commercial laundry account for many years. In 1986 they ruined some…

July 16, 2008

Garage Policy—"Any Auto"Includes Semitrailer Q A garage policy insured was using one of his trucks to pull a customer's semitrailer from one…

July 16, 2008

Businessowners — Books as Valuable Papers? Q One of our businessowners insureds recently filed a claim for valuable papers and records coverage…

July 16, 2008

Inventory Loss Exclusion and Missing Property Q Recently I submitted a claim for an insured that operates a hospital. He carries insurance for his…

July 16, 2008

Workers Compensation Coveragefor Foreign Travel? Q We have received conflicting opinions from various sources on whether or not workers compensation…

July 16, 2008

Computer Data Loss Covered by BOP? Q Our client, a tenant insured by form BP 00 02 12 99, had a loss to his computer hard drive and data, and also…

July 16, 2008

Garage Policy and Coverage for Repair Work Our insured is a repair facility. The insured completed work on the timing belt of a customer's car, but…