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Employee Benefits Liability Endorsement and COBRA Q How does the employee benefits liability endorsement on a CGL policy respond to mistakes an employer…

July 07, 2008

Water Loss From Swimming Pool Covered by BOP? Q We insure a local country club on a businessowners policy (BOP) with special causes of loss. Recently,…

July 07, 2008

Discusses business income expense of valuable papers and records.

Boiler and Machinery Form—Accident Defined Q Our insured is a food processor who uses an extruder to process meat for sale. The metal tub that…

July 07, 2008

Businessowners — Does Faulty Design Exclusion Apply? Q We insure a business under a businessowners policy form BP 00 02 12 99. The tenants who…

July 07, 2008

Power Surge and the BOP Form Q I write an account on an ISO BOP coverage form, BP 00 02 12 99, with attached endorsement BP 04 56 01 97, utility services…

Employee Dishonesty Coverageand Third Parties Q We insure a moving and storage company that wants to bond its employees for theft of merchandise from…

July 07, 2008

Water Damage Exclusion—Proximate Causation Q Our insured is covered under the businessowners special form, BP 00 02 12 99. One evening, several…

Discusses whether a loss of tax credits is a qualifying business income loss.

July 07, 2008

My insured's leased employee was given expense money and disappeared with it. The insurance company that writes the employee dishonesty coverage…