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Professional Liability Exposures under the CGL Form Q An insured of ours operates a septic tank cleaning company. In addition, he does dye tests for…

Volunteers and Club Members-- Insured Underthe CGL Forms? Recently, we have had a number of inquiries regarding the "who is an insured" section of…

Personal Injury Coverage Gap Q It has come to our attention that there may be a distinct problem with the definition of "personal injury" under the…

Sexual Molestation Coverage Under CGL Form? Q As a risk manager for a public entity, I always require that individuals or groups that use my employer's…

Successor Liability for Actionsof Predecessor Company Q Our insured has purchased a company that manufactured machine tool products. A question has…

Pollutant Defined Q The pollution exclusion on the commercial general liability (CGL) coverage form can be very extensive, partly because the definition…

Builders Risk—Coverage for Existing Structure? Q We are an adjusting company. Our client is insured under a standard builders risk form. The…

Discusses sexual abuse and duty to defend.

November 24, 2008

When soot damages the neighbor's building, and is a malfunctioning boiler a hostile fire?

November 21, 2008

Recovery for Loss of Valuable Papers May Be Applied to Computerized System We are working on a total loss claim for a hot tub wholesaler that has over…