Insuring Agreement - company's obligation to pay, includes the perils and coverage for specific or named peril policies
Exclusions - what the policy
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Definitions - names of the persons insured in addition to the named insured are listed here, along with any other (blank) of terms in the policy
Additional Coverage - coverages under a policy that are provided by the insurer at no extra cost
Casualty Policies - defense costs over and above liability limits, post-judgement interest, bail bonds and appeal bonds
Property Policies - debris removal, falls within the insured dwelling limit and cannot exceed the limit
Binder - temporary proof of coverage before policy is issued (oral is good for 10 days, written for 60 days)
Bodily Injury and Property Damage Coverage Amounts - Minimum: 15k per person/30k per accident/5k for property; Max is $500k
Auto - Personal Assigned Risk Policy - PAIP; standard risk 0 points, non-standard risk 1-8 points, assigned risk 9 points. (blank) classification runs for 3 years
Auto - Commercial Assigned Risk Policy - CAIP; assigned risk policy for commercial vehicles, including private vehicles owned by the business
Personal Injury Protection - PIP or No-Fault, NJ Representations Act; mandatory, encourage the insured to recover under his/her own policy, tries to reduce premiums and hasten settlements through avoidance of lengthy litigation that would normally be the case. The benefits of the standard policy are statutory and therefor minimal
Fire - A named peril policy. (blank) policies must be filed with the DOBI commissioner before use and must provide a fairly uniform look, and provide ample space for coverage, limits, rates, policy inception, and expiration dates
Friendly Fire - fire is within it's intended confines (not covered)
Hostile Fire - fire is outside it's intended confines
Covered Fire Perils - fire - hostile, lightening, debris removal, theft within first 5 days
Excluded Fire Perils - theft (after first 5 days of fire), neglect that gives rise to proximate cause of fire, war, government action, fire - friendly
Fair Plan - (blank) policies are designed to prevent redlining in urban areas: improve property conditions from an availability standpoint, stabilize the property insurance market, provide coverage for risks which insurance cannot be obtained in the open market
$1.5 million - FAIR Plan max limit
Covered FAIR Plan Perils - FAIR: fire, lightening, debris removal
Excluded FAIR Plan Perils - FAIR: burglary damage, flood, farms (farms are not urban)
Dwelling Policy - 1st party coverage only, not necessary to be owner-occupied, no more than 4 families or 5 roomers
Basic Peril Coverage - DP1 - basic peril coverage - named perils - most basic dwelling policy
Broad Peril Coverage - DP2 - named perils, but more perils than DP1
Special Peril Coverage - DP3 - ALL-RISK on dwelling unless specifically excluded and BROAD on contents or personal property
Coverage A - dwelling + attached structures - no co-insurance requirement unlike homeowners policy
Coverage B - detached structures - limited to 10% of coverage A amount
Coverage C - personal property - limited to 50% of coverage A amount / 10% of secondary insurance
Coverage D - fair rental value - limited to 10% of coverage A amount
Coverage E - additional living expense - limited to 20% of coverage A amount
Boat Owner's Policy - similar to auto insurance policy, except that PIP or "no-fault" is not available. damage from waves is referred to as "hull-damage" and is covered. no workers' compensation coverage
Yacht Owner's Policy - for boats that ply international waters, high seas, and engage in commercial fishing. workers' compensation coverage is included
Flood Insurance Policy - operated by HUD to provide coverage in flood-prone areas for one-family residential homes, commercial buildings, and house contents. basic policy covers loss due to flood, inundation of tidal waters, mudslide, and soil erosion. can request additional coverage at any time, but there is a 30 day waiting perod before the insurance can go into effect
Flood Insurance Policy Exclusions - landslide, damage from water main breakage, sewer main breakage, and wind-driven rain. not a general flood condition (your house is the only one that is flooded but your neighbor's houses are not - your house is not covered)
Personal Injury - defamation (slander-oral, libel-written), false arrest or imprisonment, wrongful eviction, invasion of privacy, copyright infringement, industrial espionage - do not confuse with bodily injury
Advertising Liability - injury arising from advertising activities, libel in an advertisement, and misrepresentation of a competitor
Contractual Liability - coverage is restricted to those that are automatically covered; Lease, Easement, Agreement to indemnity municipality, Side track also known as spur agreement for a rail road loading facility, and Elevator maintenance or L.E.A.S.E
Medical Payments - party must incur and report (blank) within 1 year, must arise from business operations on or off premises. max amount is $5,000
Occurrence Basis - incident must have occurred during the policy period, report of incident may be made after the policy period
Claims-made Basis - Incident must have happened during the policy period, and not before a retroactive date arising from an arbitrary period of time incorporated in the policy that can be made longer by additional premium
Extended Reporting Period - basic - 60 days after expiration date if occurrence is within policy period, but was unknown/unreported
Supplemental Basis of Claim - provides coverage for claims resulting from occurrences before the inception date but after the retroactive date (max is 3 years)
Business Income Coverage Form - net loss of profit during interruption of business i.e. the restoration period. starts on date of loss and ends on expected date of restoration as determined by the insurance company [Show Less]