Causes of Loss – Archived Article

May, 2003

Basic, Broad and Special Forms Available

Summary: There are three alternatives insureds may select from when arranging the scope of coverage desired under ISO's commercial property program. A named perils or open perils policy written under the simplified language commercial property program of Insurance Services Office must incorporate one of three alternative causes of loss forms—basic form CP 10 10 04 02, broad form CP 10 20 04 02, or special form CP 10 30 04 02—which are differentiated by the scope of covered perils (referred to in the forms as “causes of loss” rather than “perils”) each provides. A fourth cause of loss form, CP 10 40 08 99, provides earthquake coverage for insureds who choose to add it to their policies. A number of additional, optional causes of loss endorsements are available to modify the terms of whichever of the primary forms the policy contains.

The basic form includes eleven basic causes of loss which are insured under the policy. The broad form includes the same 11, plus three additional causes of loss and an additional coverage applicable to collapse. The special form is the open perils version.

This discussion reviews the causes of loss forms. The most recent edition of these forms is dated April, 2002.

Causes of Loss—Named Perils

Basic form CP 10 10 and broad form CP 10 20 are the two causes of loss forms used to create named perils coverage for insureds under the ISO commercial property program. Form CP 10 10 contains eleven “basic” causes of loss; form CP 10 20 includes three additional causes of loss, plus an additional coverage applicable to collapse.

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