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Chinese Drywall and Corrosion   I have seen two recent FC&S articles regarding Chinese Drywall. The first is entitled "Chinese Drywall: The…

Products and Completed Operations Hazard Defined We have been looking at the definition of products-completed operation hazard in the CGL form and we…

Fire or Smoke as Cause of Loss October 19, 2009 Our insured has a CP 00 10 04 02 and the special causes of loss form, CP 10 30 04 02.He is a doctor…

December 14, 2009

Discusses business income loss not related to physical damage of property.

Mobile Equipment or Business Personal Property? December 10, 2009 Our client, a golf course, has a list of items that are currently thought to be covered…

Care, Custody, or Control Issue under Builders Risk Policy December 10, 2009 We have a question about a builders risk form. The insured is bidding a…

Functional Building Evaluation Endorsement as Applied to Partial Loss December 10, 2009 We have written an old church on a standard ISO form with a…

Vacancy Provision at Center of Coverage Dispute December 10, 2009 Our insured owns and insures several commercial properties that he uses in his business.…

November 30, 2009

Duty to Notify Insurer of Water Damage under the PAP November 30, 2009 The claim at issue has a date of loss of end of 2008. Although the insured is…

November 23, 2009

Theft of Proceeds from Auctioned Vehicle November 18, 2009 We have two insureds that were scammed by a used car dealer. One insured has a commercial…