VU Resources

Construction Risks Becoming Harder to Place

Construction risks are becoming harder to place and premiums continue to increase. With the construction starts expected to increase by about 7% in 2024, now is an opportune time to increase your expertise and client base in construction and artisan and contractors risks. This article outlines the current state of the market, including some tips…

The Coming and Going Rule in Workers’ Compensation Claims

The coming-and-going rule in workers’ compensation claims management can determine whether an adjuster or administrative law judge finds an injury compensable. Because each state drafts its own workers’ compensation laws, there is a great deal of variation in case law depending on where the injury occurred. This article provides an overview of the coming-and-going rule…

DBAs: Back Again, With a Not Necessarily Surprising Decision

Massachusetts highest court refuses to expand coverage beyond “DBA” in named insured, resulting in no coverage for $14m consent judgment in April 2022. Read on to learn more.

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The Commercial Insurance Vacancy Clause Important to Today’s Commercial Real Estate Owners

Work patterns since COVID-19 sent millions of workers home had a big impact on the commercial real estate market. And although JP Morgan predicts commercial real estate will come “bouncing back” in 2022, it’s a great time to remind your clients of the need to understand their commercial property policies’ vacancy clauses.

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Personal and Advertising Injury Primer

Coverage Part B of the CGL is often overlooked. The focus seems to be on Bodily Injury and Property Damage (Coverage Part A); however, personal and advertising injury is an exposure every insured must consider. This primer allows agents to be prepared for this important conversation.

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When Does Injury or Damage “Occur”?

An agent asks: When coverage is provided by two different carriers for two different policy periods and injury or damage occurs, which CGL policy should respond to the loss?

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New Research Links Sleep-Centric Disorders with Car Crashes

Distracted drivers are not the only danger on the road; a new study indicates that people coping with three different sleep-related ailments — insomnia, sleep apnea, and shift-work disorder — may also have an increased risk of being involved in an automobile accident.

Evolution of ISO General Liability Classifications

ISO is making MAJOR changes to the CGL classification system in 2022. These changes are the result of new technologies, new risks, and the need for greater granularity. We need to be ready for this!!

180 Day ‘Limitation’ in the Commercial Property Policy: Dazed and Confused

Within the wording of the commercial property policy’s replacement cost provision there is a 180 day “limitation.” How does this supposed limitation actually apply and to whom does it apply? For whatever reason, some insurance carriers routinely use this supposed limitation incorrectly.