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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…

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

Wear and Tear Exclusion and Oil Discharge November 18, 2009 Our insured has a PAP and the vehicle in question has physical damage coverage. The insured…

Payment for Antique Knives November 23, 2009 The insured has an HO 04 90 04 91 Personal Property Replacement Cost endorsement. The insured had a collection…

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…

November 23, 2009

How to insured domestic partners.

Swine Flu and CGL Coverage November 16, 2009 The publicity regarding swine flu has raised a question in our office. Will the general liability policy…

Homeowners Exclusion for Loss Caused by Civil Authority We have an insured with an AAIS homeowners form 3. Recently, the police fired tear gas into…

Expected or Intended Damage—Damage to Friend's Auto Hood<br>An insured we represent was at a party with several friends. At some point during the party…