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Assignment of Claim Payment Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company's Policy States, “Change/Assignment of Interest---No change of interest in this…

Briefcase an Item of Business Property? One of our homeowners insureds was on a business trip recently when his $400 briefcase was stolen from his hotel…

Artillery Fungus Damage Our HO-3 insured recently had mulch delivered to his home by a local nursery. After the mulch was spread around his plants,…

Animal Damage Exclusion on Homeowners Policy Our insured's toddler left a plastic bottle of grape juice lying on the wall-to-wall carpet. The family…

Business Use Exclusion Applies to Sales Party? The policyholder was hosting a Mary Kay make-up party (she was not the consultant, just the host). Once…

Business Personal Property and Theft Coverage under HO Policy We provide coverage to our insured under a homeowner’s policy. Coverage is written…

Bird Droppings and Damage to the Exterior of a Home Our homeowners insured is covered with a standard HO 00 03 04 91. During a recent storm a large…

November 04, 2009

Can pipe bursting be a covered explosion loss?

November 04, 2009

Is the cost to tear out a wall to fix a broken gas pipe covered under a homeowners policy?