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A commercial insured needs to coordinate between a business auto policy and an inland marine policy to cover a a water well drill rig permanently mounted on a Peterbilt truck.

An insured lives in Connecticut but is building a new one-family home on their property in Massachusetts.

A contractor with an ISO commercial general liability policy experienced a property damage claim. The carrier says it owes the actual cash value (ACV) for repairs but the agent believes the carrier owes the full cost to repair.

A carrier is attaching the exclusion to every contractor policy regardless of business class. How will this exclusion apply to different types of contractors?

A subcontractor called the general contractor and told him he moved a water supply line, after which a leak occurred. The sub filed a claim, but now denies he ever touched the supply line. The sub’s carrier won’t follow through with the claim.

A carrier added the endorsement to a commercial general liability form and says that the endorsement adds liquor liability to the policy, as it eliminates the liquor liability exclusion.

If the insured has a claim outside the 500-mile radius, will the claim be covered? Is there a chance the carrier may wish to nonrenew or cancel?

A client’s commercial property suffered wind damage. Repair estimates were approved, but weather delayed the repair and the costs increased. The adjustor is denying the additional repair costs.

How should an agency prepare for an agency management system (AMS) being down for an extended period of time, such as after a catastrophe or cyberattack?

A general contractor in New York is being required by a state authority to have $1 million limit for coverage for damages to rented premises. The commercial general liability (CGL) carrier can only issue a maximum of $300,000.