Chapter 2 Study Guide and Checkpoints Flashcards
identify the five mounting losses of liability insurers of the 1980s
I.D.E.A.L
- Disproportionately high court awards in the united states
- Environmental disasters
- Aviation disasters
- Inadequate assessment of potentially dangerous risks
- Latent bodily injury claims
identify the five sections of the IBC 2100
- Coverages
- Who is an insured
- Limits of Insurance
- CGL Conditions
- Definitions
Identify the four coverages of section 1 of the IBC 2100
A Bodily injury and property damage liability
B personal injury and advertising injury liability
C medical payments
D tenants legal liability
identify the eight key features of Insuring Agreement I
- coverage provided for bodily injury and property damage only
- payment made only for those sums that the insured becomes legally obligated to pay
- Insurer liable for payments of compensatory damages only
- coverage is provided only for losses which occurred during the policy period.
- Injury or damage must be caused by an occurrence
- loss or damage must take place in the coverage territory
- insurer’s right and duty to defend any action
- insurer reserves the right to investigate any claim and settle any claims or action at its discretion
identify the three terms containing the definition of bodily injury
- bodily injury
- sickness
- death
briefly explain the two key coverages included under the definition of PROPERTY DAMAGE
- Physical injury to tangible property, including all resulting loss of use of that property
- Loss of use of tangible property that is not physically injured
Who decides those sums that the insured becomes legally obligated to pay?
Only the courts
identify the three types of liability that may be faced by business owners
- tort liability
- certain contractual liabilities
- statutory liability
Briefly explain what is meant by COMPENSATORY DAMAGES
These damages are intended to attach, as nearly as possible, a dollar value to the injury or damage for which the insured is legally obligated.
identify which policy would respond to a claim for bodily injury that occurred 10 years ago.
would it be the current policy or the policy that was in effect 10 years ago
The policy that would respond would be the one in effect at that time.
define OCCURENCE
Occurrence means an accident including continuous or repeated exposure to substantially the same general harmful conditions
identify the coverage territory of the IBC 2100
- Canada
- USA
- USA territories and possessions
identify where suit for any product liability claims must be brought
Canada or the USA
insurer must defend an action for which coverage is provided by the policy even if the allegations are groundless false or fraudulent. true or false
TRUE - Duty to Defend
the insurers right and duty to defend ends when the coverage limits have been expended to pay the claim. .true or false
TRUE - gotta watch out for those limits
Insurer can settle any claim or action at its discretion. true or false
TRUE
“Bodily injury” or “property damage” expected or intended from the insureds standpoint is excluded except in a very specific instance. identify the specific instance where intentionally caused injury or damage would be covered.
Use of REASONABLE FORCE to PROTECT PERSONS or PROPERTY
Although there is generally no coverage under the policy for damages assumed by the insured under contractor agreements, there are however certain types of day-to-day business contracts that are incidental to the affairs of an insurer,and consequently are covered.
Identify any five such contracts automatically insured
- A lease of Premises
- A sidetrack Agreement
- An elevator maintenance agreement
- An easement or license agreement re: private railroad crossings at grade
- indemnification of municipality as required by ordinance
are these contracts required to be in writing?
They are NOT but usually will be.
will the policy respond to pay any premiums that the insured fails to pay for workers compensation plans or similar?
No. The policy won’t respond if the insured doesn’t pay their workers comp or CPP.
will the policy generally respond to pay for injuries to employees were injured in the course of their employment?
No. That is for workers compensation.
there are instances when workers compensation will not respond for injured employees identify when the policy will provide contingent employers liability coverage
- When Liability is assumed under an INSURED CONTRACT
- employees on whose behalf contributions are made by or required to be made by the insured under the provisions of any workers compensation law
identify the two possible solutions for employers whose employees do not automatically fall under the workers compensation act
- Purchase EMPLOYERS LIABILITY COVERAGE
(this is like Voluntary Compensation Endorsement) - Enroll all employees under the provincial workers compensation plan
define automobile
A land motor vehicle, trailer, or semi trailer that is required by law to be insured under a contract evidence by a motor vehicle liability policy, or any vehicle insured under such a contract including any attachments scenery or equipment
identify two instances when they would be coverage for watercraft under the ibc 2100
- Any watercraft while ashore on owned or rented premises
- non-owned watercraft that is less than 8 metres long and which is not being used to carry persons or property for a charge
Does Personal and Advertising Injury Liability respond to claims alleging bodily injury?
Sort of. Covers PERSONAL INJURY which includes consequential bodily injury
identify the five coverage is provided under the personal and advertising injury
- False arrest, detention or imprisonment
- Malicious prosecution
- Wrongful entry into or eviction of a person from a room dwelling a premises that the person occupies
- Defamation/libel/slander
- Oral or written publication of material that violates a person’s right of privacy
define FALSE IMPRISONMENT
holding someone without lawful justification in a place against their will
define false arrest
False arrest includes a false imprisonment but contains the additional feature of detaining the victims with the INTENTION that they may be turned over to the POLICE for prosecution
identify the two conditions to be present in malicious prosecution
- the complainant was arrested and later released and
- evidence provided reveal the person making the complaint did not have an honest belief that a crime has been committed but was guided by other improper motive such as a desire to harass or humiliate the victim
Who would be a prospect who may be charged with wrongful entry or eviction
A landlord