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September 02, 2014

A question of bats, and whether they fall into the category of birds, vermin or rodents.

August 28, 2014

Theft of Employee Tools and Care, Custody, or Control Question September 2, 2014 I have a claim involving theft of employee tools and need your opinion.…

August 25, 2014

     Limit on Coverage of Loss to Stock   August 25, 2014   On the declarations page of a CP 0010 06 07, Building and Personal…

August 20, 2014

Common Area Staircase Damaged   September 1, 2014   Our insured has a BOP policy. The insured leased an area in a building in which to run…

August 20, 2014

Discusses whether this loss is a covered occurrence or excluded faulty workmanship.

August 18, 2014

Loss of Water as Loss of Use August 18, 2014   I have had two recent scenarios that involve an increased water bill following a covered loss. In…

August 12, 2014

Property Damage Caused by Riding Lawnmower August 11, 2014 The insured is a lawnmower repair company. The insured went to a customer's home to pick…

August 06, 2014

The Microorganism Exclusion August 5, 2014 The insured is a hotel. Claimant and her children and husband stayed at the insured hotel for seven days.…

July 29, 2014

July 28, 2014 I have a case where a frame restaurant has a sprinkler system and is recognized by ISO as being sprinklered, but the system does not…

July 22, 2014

Party in Leased Premises Causes Damage July 21, 2014   A beach house insured on an HO 03 policy was rented to others. Our investigation revealed…