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Professional Liability Coverage versus General Liability Coverage April 22, 2013 A lawsuit is filed in New Jersey, Atlantic County. One of the allegations…

Professional Liability versus General Liability Our insured is a dentist. He has a general liability policy with no professional services endorsement.…

Effect of Vacancy Clause on Theft Claim   April 15, 2013   Our insured owns a large free standing office/warehouse building. The tenant…

April 15, 2013

Discusses boarding pets when the property is damaged.

Discusses the requirements for civil authority action to be a covered business income loss.

Answers concerns about whether insured's business personal property should be combined under one limit with business personal property of others on a commercial property policy.

April 09, 2013

Discusses the utility service exclusion and its application in a claim for extra expense coverage.

April 04, 2013

Fire Department Clean Up Expenses and the PAP April 1, 2013 It is my understanding that the expenses incurred by a fire department to clean up hazardous…

Withheld Depreciation on a Per Trade Basis   March 25, 2013   I am involved in a hail damage property claim insured by policy form BP 00 02…

Loss of Use Claim March 18, 2013 I have a general question with regard to a claim involving damage to the work/work product of the insured and the claim…