Commercial Lines

The Case of the Dearly Departed Money

An ex-employee of a convenience store steals cash from his former employer, and the store’s insurance company refuses coverage on the basis of “voluntary parting.” Can Ace help the owner of his favorite late-night stop?

Model Mayhem

Catastrophe modeler Risk Management Solutions surprised the industry last February with the release of Version 11 of its Atlantic Hurricane Model. Unlike RMS’s previous versions—and the models of other data crunchers like AIR and Eqecat—Version 11 posited

Deciphering Business Income and Additional Insureds

Your insured’s bank has asked to be named as an additional insured on their business income coverage. Why? Could be that the insured has a loan or line of credit they want to secure. Could be that they’re so used to being named as a mortgagee on the prope

Do Businesses Need to Buy UM Coverage?

An agent writes, “In Louisiana, is workers compensation the sole remedy for a worker who is injured in an auto accident on company time in a company vehicle? Is there any circumstance where UM would be required? Does the employer have to carry UM on his c

Economic Downturn Drives D&O Litigation

D&O litigation from a bankruptcy used to be considered an esoteric exposure that would never happen. Now, it is very real—and very costly.

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