Chapter 2 Flashcards
What are four coverages provided under Section 1 - Coverages?
i) Coverage A - Bodily Injury and Property Damage Liability
ii) Coverage B - Personal Injury Liability
iii) Coverage C - Medical Payments
iv) Coerage D - Tenants’ Legal Liability
Only certain types of losses are insured. What two types of losses are insured by Section?
i) Bodily Injury
ii) Property Damage
What are the three components of bodily injury?
i) Actual physical injury to the body
ii) Sickness or disease
iii) Death resulting at any time, resulting from foregoing
Identify three types of injuries not covered by the term bodily injury.
i) Mental anguish
ii) Nausea
iii) Hysteria
What are two components of the definition of property damage? Also, provide an example of each.
i) Physical injury to tangible property
Example: Welder negligently starts fire in customer’s building
ii) Resulting loss of use of tangible property
Example: Resulting loss of use of tangible property
What are three types of intangible property not insured by CGL’s?
i) Copyrights
ii) Patents
iii) Licenses
When will CGLs respond to pay damages incurred by plaintiffs?
When clients are legally liable.
What are three sources of liabilities business owners face? Provide an example of each.
i) Tort liabilities
Example: Negligent actions cause injury or damage
ii) Certain contractual liabilities
Example: Tenant assumes liability of landlord in lease
iii) Statutory Liability
Example: Liabilities incurred by Occupier’s Liability Acts
Coverages are only provided for occurrences, there is no coverage for losses arising from accidents.
False
Criminal acts are insured by CGLs.
False
Coverage territory is defined as Canada and the USA (including its territories and possessions.)
True
Your clients have a factory in Brazil. An explosion at this factory causes damage to nearby businesses. CGLs will insure lawsuits from this explosion.
False
Losses must occur during the policy period to be insured
True
Identify the coverage territory found in CGLs.
Canada, United States of America (including its territories and possessions)
Losses arising from product liability claims may be insured when they occur outside the coverage territory. For them to be insured, two conditions must be met. Identify these conditions.
i) Product causing injury or damage was made or sold within coverage territory
ii) Suit for damages must be brought with coverage territory
Losses arising from business operations may be insured when they occur outside the coverage territory. For them to be insured, three conditions must be present. Identify these conditions.
i) Person causing loss has home within coverage territory
ii) Person causing loss was only away for a short time on insured’s business
iii) Suit for damages must be brought within coverage territory
Why do insurers have the right to defend?
Insurers must insure all facts are presented to court so proper defense is provided and proper judgement rendered.
Insurers have the duty to defend when claim is groundless, false, or fraudulent.
True
Insurers have the duty to defend when occurrence giving rise to the claim falls outside coverage.
False
When does insurer’s duty to defend end?
Insurer’s duty to defend ends when policy limits have been expended.
How does the right to investigate claims benefit insurers?
This allows insurers to gather information from witnesses and compile first-hand information.
How does the right to settle benefit insurers?
This allows insurers to save money by settling with plaintiffs by avoiding expense of going to court.
When will changes to existing businesses be insured by CGLs?
i) When clients acquire or form new organizations during policy term
ii) Coverage is provided for 90 days from date of acquisition or until policy expires whichever first occurs
When bodily injury losses result from force, what conditions must be present for these losses to be covered?
i) Force must be reasonable
ii) Force must be used to protect persons or property
Identify five insured contracts found in CGLs.
i) Lease of premises agreements
ii) Sidetrack agreements
iii) Easement agreements
iv) Indemnification resulting from municipal ordinance
v) Elevator maintenance agreements
What are three responsibilities imposed by elevator maintenance agreements?
i) Make all necessary adjustments
ii) Apply lubricants as required
iii) Inform building owner when repairs or replacement required
CGLs also insure contracts where the tort liability of another has been assumed. When must this assumption of liability occur before coverage is available on CGLs.
Assumption must occur prior to any injury or damage.
Are oral contracts insured by CGLs?
Yes
Are all liabilities assumed in contracts covered by CGLs? If not, what types of liabilities are not covered?
CGLs will not insure assumptions made regarding breach of contract
Will CGLs insure fines levied by governments because of the employer’s breach of Workers’ Compensation legislation.
No
Do CGLs cover injuries to employees?
No
When employee’s injuries occur on the job, how are they usually compensated?
Workers’ compensation plans generally pay benefits to injured workers
What common law right do employees waive when eligible for benefits under Workers’ Compensation laws?
Employees eligible for benefits under workers’ compensation laws give up their common law right to sue employer
When employees are not covered by Workers’ Compensation laws, what two recommendations should brokerages suggest?
i) Client should purchase Employers Liability Coverage
ii) Clients should enroll staff in workers’ compensation plans
Loss arising from automobile owned by business
Not Covered
Loss arising from tow truck used by business to tow customers’ automobiles to service station
Not Covered
Loss arising from unlicensed van used exclusively on insured’s premises
Covered
Loss resulting from snowmobiles
Not Covered