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2 Reasons COVID-19 Legislation is the Wrong Solution
Back in March and April, I gave two webinars on COVID-19 for the Academy of Insurance. If you haven’t had a chance to take those, click here to get the Academy of Insurance COVID-19 related classes. One of the topics …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 23, 2020 2:18 PM |
Business Income: When a Covered Cause of Loss Occurs During a Coronavirus Shut Down
To analyze the business income policy’s response to the crossover of an excluded event and a covered event, we begin with the Business Income Insuring Agreement found in Insurance Services Offices (ISO’s) business income policy. The form reads: We will …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2020 8:36 PM |
Boogie Boarding in the Garage
In the middle of June, I broke my ankle in a boogie boarding accident. (It happened in my garage but there was a boogie board involved so I’m sticking to that story because it makes me sound cooler.) As it …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2020 3:51 PM |
Using Building Codes and Property Characteristics to Keep up With 2020 Hurricane Season
This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic. Though the COVID-19 pandemic is occupying most of our attention at the moment, hurricane season has begun and natural catastrophes never take a holiday. Forecasts for 2020 have projected higher …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 18, 2020 7:00 AM |
3 Reasons People Don’t Buy Homeowners’ Insurance
I recently learned about two separate times when families lost everything when their homes burned. These are tragic losses and thankfully, the only things that were lost were replaceable items. No one got hurt, but they did wake up the …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 16, 2020 12:00 PM |
3 Ways to Maximize Your Learning
Insurance learning should be an ongoing part of every insurance professional’s life. Many of us have licenses that require us to attend classes and get continuing education credit. Some states require certain classes and some states require you to avoid …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 02, 2020 12:00 PM |
3 Reasons COVID-19 Business Income Suits Should Not be Combined
Recently a U.S. Judicial Panel on multidistrict litigation denied a proposal to consolidate cases related to business income losses related to coronavirus. Read that story on Insurance Journal here. This was the right decision. To set the stage, as of …
POSTED AUGUST 26, 2020 12:00 PM |
Replacement Cost and the 180-Day Limitation Myth
What is the best way to launch this article? I don’t know if I should say I’m itching for a fight or if it’s better to say that insurance carriers are misinterpreting coverage forms and I am trying to stop …
POSTED AUGUST 19, 2020 4:52 PM |
One Step After You’ve Had It
Have you ever had one of those “I’ve had it!” moments? I mean, you look around and decide that where you are is not where you want to be? Whether it’s in your work, your life, your relationships, or your …
POSTED AUGUST 19, 2020 12:00 PM |
Is California’s Prop 103 System ‘Democratic’?
Defining the term “democracy” has long been a challenging proposition. Nearly all agree that a democracy is a government that reflects the will of the people, but questions about the particulars, of what structures are wise or useful to harness …
POSTED AUGUST 18, 2020 8:47 PM |
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