Commercial Property Coverage Forms and Endorsements Flashcards
Covered Property
Building, Your Business Personal Property, Personal Property of Others
Building
Structure, Completed additions, Fixtures (including outdoor), permanently installed machinery & equipment, Personal property
used to service the building
Building (If not covered by other insurance)
additions under construction, building materials, supplies & temporary structures
Endorsements to modify definition of building
- Additional Building Property
- Additional Property Not Covered
Additional Building Property Endorsement
This endorsement will allow the building rate to apply to all property scheduled under this endorsement.
Additional Property Not Covered Endorsement
This endorsement is used to add specific types of property to the list of “Property Not Covered”
Business Personal Property
Furniture/Fixtures, Machinery/Equipment, Stock, personal property owned by you & used in business, labor/materials/services furnished on property of others, leased property w contractual obligation to insured, tenant improvements/betterments
Stock Definition
merchandise held in storage/for sale, raw materials, in-process/finished goods, supplies used in packing/shipping
Business Personal Property Endorsements
1.Additional Property Not Covered
2. Leased Property
3.Your Business Personal Property – Separation Of Coverage
Additional Property Not Covered Endorsement
can add “stock” to the Property Not Covered
Leased Property Endorsement
insure business personal property leased to the
Named Insured as Your Business Personal Property instead of categorizing it as Personal Property of Others.
Your Business Personal Property – Separation Of Coverage Endorsement
separate out and specify a Limit of Insurance for any of the
seven categories of Your Business Personal Property
Personal Property of Others
property entrusted to the named insured to work on/on consignment/sold but not delivered/leased to named insured
Property Not Covered
currency, animals, autos held for sale, bridges/roadways, contraband, excavations, land, underground pipes, electronic data
Property Not Covered Endorsements
Additional Covered Property
Additional Covered Property Endorsement
expands the definition of Covered Property and can be used to
buy back coverage for certain property that is included in Property Not Covered.
Primary Options for Writing Commercial Property
- Specific
- Scheduled
- Blanket
Specific Coverage
Specific Coverage applies a specific limit to a building or personal property at a single location.
Scheduled Coverage
separate limits of insurance applied to two or more individually listed
properties
Blanket Coverage
limit includes the value of all reported properties. This total limit is available to pay losses regardless of which property or location has suffered the loss
Advantages of Blanket Coverage
-apply insurance where needed
-handles fluctuating values between locations
-reporting forms are easier to handle
Changing/Fluctuating Values Endorsements
- Limitation on Loss Settlement-Blanket Insurance
- Peak Season
- Value Reporting Form
Limitation on Loss Settlement-Blanket Insurance
limits the maximum amount payable for any item to the percentage shown in the Schedule multiplied by the value reported on the last Statement of Values