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June 24, 2008
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Garagekeepers Symbol 30 Requires Employee Payment for Services We have a client that owns a restaurant with valet parking service. He wants to insure…

June 24, 2008
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Performance Bond Guarantees Completion of Work Our client, a municipality, has contracted with a builder to construct a service center. At the time…

June 24, 2008
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Inland Marine Coverage as All Risk Our insured operates a stone quarry and has a stone crusher covered under an inland marine form. The motor that pumps…

June 24, 2008
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Garagekeepers Legal Liability and Direct Coverage We have a tire and auto repair shop insured with a standard garage policy and garagekeepers coverage.…

June 24, 2008
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Garage Coverage and Theft We have several questions pertaining to theft losses that have occurred in our insured's garage business. In the first scenario,…

June 24, 2008
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Theft of Credit Card Numbers from Merchant Restaurant employee or outsider (cleaning crew perhaps)stole the credit card information from patrons of…

June 24, 2008
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Artificially Generated Electrical Current Peril   I am interested in your analysis of the Sudden and Accidental Damage from Artificially Generated…

June 24, 2008
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Workers Compensation Policy Does Not Respond to Nonoccupational Twenty-Four Hour Coverage State workers compensation laws require an employer to provide…

June 24, 2008
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What is Forgery? Q I need some help with a Crime Protection claim involving forgery of applications and premium finance checks. Our client is a premium…

June 24, 2008
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Appraisal Clause Does Not Determine Coverage There is language in the appraisal clause that states "If there is an appraisal, we will still retain our…