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Contractual Confusion—Assuming the Liability of Others

2009-07-01 | Craig F Stanovich

Craig Stanovich provides straightforward examples of the workings of contractual liability insurance.

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Other Insurance and the CGL Policy

2009-04-01 | Craig F Stanovich

Craig Stanovich provides a basic understanding of the 'other insurance' clause of the commercial general liability policy.

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CGL Insurance and the Question of Intent

2009-02-01 | R Steven Rawls

Steven Rawls examines court decisions on whether the CGL covers intentional acts by the insured where injuries or damages are substantially certain to occur.

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Trigger Theories and the CGL

2008-12-01 | Craig F Stanovich

Craig Stanovich explains that trigger theories can only affect when the bodily injury or property damage is determined to have occurred.

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Coverage Trigger: Getting It Right for the Right Reason

2008-10-01 | R Steven Rawls

Steve Rawls shows why an injury-in-fact or actual injury trigger is the only trigger theory he believes is supported by the CGL policy.

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Care, Custody, or Control Exclusion in the CGL

2008-10-01 | Craig F Stanovich

Craig Stanovich describes how small changes in circumstances can result in totally different outcomes as to whether property is in the care, custody, or control of the insured.

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The Future Is Now: When Eventual Indemnity Obligations become Present Defense Obligations

2008-08-01 | R Steven Rawls

Steve Rawls relates a case erasing the distinction between an insurer's duty to indemnify and its duty to defend.

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CGL Insurance 2007 Edition—A Summary of Changes

2008-06-01 | Craig F Stanovich

While tempting, it's not wise to dismiss the December 2007 ISO changes. Craig Stanovich provides a synopsis.

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Variations on a Theme: When the Cause Theory Determines the Number of Occurrences

2008-05-01 | R Steven Rawls

Steve Rawls shows how similar facts may result in a different number of occurrences, despite courts' reliance on the cause theory.

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I Did Not Expect That! The CGL Exclusion for Expected or Intended Injury

2008-03-01 | Craig F Stanovich

Craig Stanovich highlights what is and what is not excluded by the commercial general liability (CGL) insurance policy's Exclusion a.