Let the Industry's most renowned CGL experts take you to the heart of general liability exposures and problems. This guide is the only resource to provide an in-depth, year-to-year comparison covering over 20 years of the CGL form. You'll also find court case citations that clarify the policy, summaries of all major endorsements to the forms and tips on how to tailor a policy to meet the needs of your clients. Commercial General Liability, 9th Edition has been updated to include the most recent exclusions and exceptions of the CGL form.
The Commercial General Liability (CGL) Insurance Policy is the standard business policy used to pay claims for bodily injury or property damage to others. The policy is divided into three coverage sections-each with its own exclusions-and a supplementary payments section. Do you ever hear-or worry-that an insurance company will not pay a claim because coverage is excluded? In order to know how claims are paid, you need to understand the policy's insuring agreements and exclusions. In this book, attorney and insurance professional Dwight M. Kealy explains the insuring agreements in Coverage A, B, and C. He gives memorable examples of every standard exclusion-and some significant non-standard exclusions. He explains every supplementary payment, and he explains how policy limits impact how claims are paid.
Insurance coverage disputes raise issues in which laws and outcomes regularly vary from state to state. Whether a claim is covered can depend a great deal on whether the case arises on one side of the street or another. It is imperative that insurance claims professionals, lawyers, brokers, risk managers, risk consultants, regulators and judges have adequate access to comparative state-law research. This book is designed to give the stakeholders in the claims process ready access to the law of all 50 states on the most important liability insurance issues to quickly learn and assess state law relevant to coverage disputes. The Second Edition includes nearly 800 new cases covering all 50 states and the District of Columbia, and adds a new chapter addressing Coverage for Pre-Tender Defense Costs.
The ISO Commercial General Liability form is the backbone of most commercial insurance programs. That's why virtually every insurance professional must be able to navigate it confidently. Commercial General Liability Coverage Guide is the only professional resource that traces the coverage provisions of the ISO CGL form from the 1986 (in some cases earlier editions) to the mostly recently released form. With a focus on real-world application, the Commercial General Liability Coverage Guide has been a perpetual best seller since the first edition was published in 1985. Now in its 12th edition, this singular reference extends the long-standing tradition of continuous improvement with the inclusion of significant new material and updates: » Case summaries of some of the most important court decisions that directly affect the CGL policy interpretation from the past year » An in-depth analysis of several issues that have recently arisen in the CGL, including: » The Care Custody and Control Exclusion » The Pollution Exclusion » The "Your Product" and "Your Work" Exclusions » The Expected or Intended Exclusion » Additional Insureds » Property Damage » Professional Liability and General Liability Insurance » Separation of Insured » State-by-State Analysis of Dram Shop Laws » Legal Status of Punitive Damages Insurability and Premises Liability » In-depth Analysis of the Liquor Liability Provision and the 2017 Changes to the Endorsement » Coverage Checklists for General Liability and for Commercial Umbrella and Excess Liability Commercial General Liability Coverage Guide also includes the Umbrella Form and Excess Form themselves, along with fully updated case law and a revised case law index. In addition to the all-new material, expert authors Donald S. Malecki and David Thamann have fully reviewed and revised (where necessary) the entire book. The 12th edition contains everything you've come to expect from this industry-standard CGL resource, including: » Original discussion and expert analysis supported by up-to-date multi-jurisdictional case law » The real-life examples that make this book the most practical CGL resource » Analyses of endorsement that may be used to tailor coverage » Highlights of the major changes seen in the 2013 ISO CGL form and analysis of how they affect coverage Only Commercial General Liability Coverage Guide enables you to master the Commercial General Liability form, navigate all the major policy provisions, correctly interpret policy language, and keep your focus on practical applications to real-world situations. Chapter by chapter, this plain-English guide dedicates its coverage to providing small businesses with options for having their auto exposures covered.
The intersection between construction and insurance is an often overlooked, but essential consideration. This important resource is a perfect practice handbook for construction lawyers, written by practitioners with considerable expertise in both construction and insurance. This practical book provides overviews of individual construction insurance topic areas in each chapter, chosen because of their relevance to construction lawyers.
Annotation The first comprehensive guide to insurance law written from the corporate policyholder's perspective, Policyholder's Guide to the Law of Insurance Coverage provides expert guidance through the labyrinth of legal issues surrounding insuring instruments and underlying claims, plus practical strategies and legal arguments to help you secure coverage for contested claims. Policyholder's Guide addresses virtually every insurance-related legal issue you are likely to encounter in the regular course of business, as well as those issues unique to specialized industries or unusual situations including: Liability policies -- Special liability policies -- First-party policies -- Specialty first-party property policies -- Environmental -- Marine and aviation -- Toxic tort -- Copyright claims issues Litigation in insurance coverage disputes. Policyholder's Guide gives you in-depth analysis of the latest court decisions plus current policy language and cutting-edge legal arguments thatyou may use to advance your case. You also get hundreds of case citations, footnotes, cross-references, checklists and other useful aids to make legal research easy.
This book details key property and casualty concepts rarely discussed or found in print; rather they are often left to be "discovered" over time. These important concepts are now written down for all insurance practitioners to easily access. Examples of the topics and concepts found in this book include rules for reading ANY insurance policy; why losses are excluded; contractual risk transfer; legal liability theories; "COPE" details; and the proper explanation of coinsurance concepts. Also included is a rather extensive glossary of insurance and insurance-related terms. Readers will: 1) Gain a deeper understanding of insurance theories; 2) Be better prepared to explain insurance concepts to their clients; and 3) Develop a greater appreciation and understanding of the claims valuation process.
Insurance Coverage of Intellectual Property Assets, Second Edition is the best resource to comprehensively analyze the insurance protection issues that must be considered when an intellectual property dispute arises. From determining the scope of coverage under a policy, to tendering of a claim, to seeking remedies when coverage has been denied, this essential guidebook details the interactions among policyholders, insurers and the courts. You'll find comprehensive and timely analysis of federal and state case law and major commercial insurance policy provisions that address: The extent of insurance coverage under the andquot;advertising injuryandquot; and andquot;personal injuryandquot; provisions Language in policies that limits or excludes coverage for intellectual property claims Public policy exclusions to coverage for claims of an infringement undertaken with intent to harm Interpreting ambiguous language in insurance policies Defending a claim under a andquot;reservation of rightsandquot; and potential conflicts of interest triggered thereby Forum selection and choice of law And more. In addition, there's detailed discussion and comparison of the actual language used in most commercial insurance policies and the most recent Insurance Services (ISO) policies.
