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Policy structure
- 4 key components
- 1. common policy declaration page
- 2. common policy conditions page
- 3. interline endorsements
- 4. coverage parts
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Common policy declaration page
conatin insured, inception and expiration date, premium
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Common policy condition page
Cancellation, changes, examinations of books and records, premiums, transfer of rights and duties under this policy ( with written notice to insurer)
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Interline endorsement
combine coverge in one coverage part of the policy to other coverage parts to prevent redundancy
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Cause of loss forms
Basic Form
include fire, lightning, windstorm, hail, aircraft, riot, vehicles, explosion, smoke, vandalism , sprinkler leakage, sinkhole collapse and volcanic action
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Causes of loss - Broad Form
- includes basic causes of perils plus 3 additional ones
- 1. falling objects
- 2. weight of ice, snow, sleet
- 3. water damage caused by accidental discharge
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Cause of loss - special form
- for losses caused by risks of direct physical loss except as speciafically limited or excluded
- $5000 limit on personal property coverage applies in tranist
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Cause of loss - earthquake form
- only be used with another cause of loss form
- for losses by earthquake or volcanic eruption occur during the period
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Debris removal
additional coverage
- pay the expense of debris removal
- providing expenses are reported within 180 days
- max of 25% of physical loss
- if the limit of insurance exhausted, the policy pay additional $10,000 for debris removal
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Preservation of property
- open peril coverage for max 30 days
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Fire Department Service Charge
- additional amt of insurance
- up to $1,000 for fire department service charge
- No deductible
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Pollutant Clean up and Removal
- up to $10,000 aggregate for each described location
- must be reported the cause of loss within 180 days
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Increased cost of construction
insurer will pay the increased costs
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Electronic data
- 2,500 aggregate in any one policy year
- for the cost to replace or restore electronic data
- destroyed by a covered loss
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Coverage Extension
if a coninsurance is 80% or higher, the insured may extend the insurance
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Newly Aquired or Constructed Property
- cover new buildings to be constructed
- limited to $250,000 at each building
- insurer is notified within 30 days
- cover newly acquired business personal property
- limited to $100,000 at each building
- insurer is notified within 30 days
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Personal effects and property of others
- is covered up to 2,500 at each described premises
- does not cover loss by theft of personal effects
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valuable paper and records
- pay for loss by a covered peril to restore lost information on valuable papers where duplicates do not exist
- 2,500 at each described premises
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porperty off premises
- 10,000 of coverage for business personal property temporarily away from the premises
- property in care of sale person is not covered
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outdoor property
- extend a max amt of 1,000 to cover loss to outdoor fences, signs, plants and antennas
- sublimit of $250 applies to any one tree
- perils covered - fire, lightning , explosion, riot or civil commotion and aircraft
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Non-ownered detached trailers
- apply to loss or damage to trailers insured not own but resopnsible for the loss
- most insurer pay for loss - $5,000
- not covered - attached to any motor vehicle or during hitching or unhitching
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Commercial builders risk coverage form
- cover buildings under construction
- including foundations and other materials that will become permanent and temporary structures if not insured elsewhere
- terminates after 90 days of completion or 60 days after any structure is occupied
- does not include land, trees and outside materials not attached to building
- written on Completed Value Form
- Reporting Form endorsement is available
- written equivalent to 100% coinsurance
- does not provide liability coverage
- perils insured depend on Causes of Loss Form
- No vacancy provision available
- determines the value of covered building at ACV
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Condominium Association Coverage Form
- insuring property in the name of a condominium association
- includes buildings and fixtures that are part of a building if association agreement requires the association insure the property
- the association coverage will be primary if the same coverage exist
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Condominium Commercial Unit-Owners Coverage Form
- for commercial unit-owners instead of HO-6
- Only the business personal property of unit-owner is insured
- if double coverage with Condominium Association Form, Unit-owners form will be excess insurance
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Business income coverage form
- covers the actual loss of business income during the restoration period
- business income - pre-tax net profit
- Period of restoration - starts 72 hrs after the time of loss and end earlier of the date when proprety should be repaired with resonable speed
- specifies which causes of loss that loss of business is covered from
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Extra Expense Coverage Form ( Time Element Coverage )
- extra expenses - necessary additional expenses that are incured during the period of restoration
- monthly limit of indemnity may be added
- 30 days or less - pay amt 40%
- 30 days to 60 days - pay amt 80%
- exceed 60 days - 100%
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