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February 08, 2016

Fire Damage to Trees-Debris Removal or Additional Coverage for Trees January 27, 2016 I am working several large property claims from the Northern CA…

February 08, 2016

Total Loss Settlement is Valued Policy State January 27, 2016 This question is about when a dwelling with no coverage issues is deemed a total loss…

February 08, 2016

Additional living expenses and vacation property, what is covered when it's not the main dwelling?

February 01, 2016

Coverage for Airbag Deployment February 1, 2016 If airbags deploy because of hitting a pothole, is there coverage under a standard personal auto policy?…

January 25, 2016

Installation Floater or Builders Risk? January 25, 2016 My question concerns a coverage dispute as to when coverage on an ISO installation floater ceases.…

January 19, 2016

Claim Made Years after Death of Insured January 18, 2016 I am handling a claim for a daughter who lost her mother multiple years ago. The daughter informed…

January 12, 2016

Lightning and utility services exclusion.

January 11, 2016

PAP Exclusions January 11, 2016 We have an insured with a PP 00 01 personal auto policy who rented his 99 Dodge Ram truck to a construction company…

January 04, 2016

Theft of Property in Transit January 4, 2016 Our insured's executive director had the company's laptop computer and iPad, and they were stolen from…

January 04, 2016

Example of Concurrent Causation January 4, 2016 The introductory language to the section B.1 exclusion on the ISO special causes of loss form states,…