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| What is Twisting? More... |
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| Insurance Law> General Liability Insurance> Harm Exclusions |
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| (The CGL Policy Exclusion for Expected or Intended Injury) More... |
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| The Distinction Between an Insurance Agent and an Insurance Broker |
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| Insurance agents act on behalf of one or more insurance companies. That relationship between the insurance agent and the insurance company provides authority for the agent to act for and bind the insurance company. Insurance brokers, on the other hand, represent insurance purchasers rather than insurance companies even though insurance brokers may receive their commissions from insurance companies. Insurance brokers do not have authority under principal-agent or employer-employee theories to bind the insurance companies that provide the policies insuring companies or individuals. More... |
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| Purchasing Groups |
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| The Liability Risk Retention Act of 1986 provides for the formation of purchasing groups to buy insurance. Such groups must be made up of members or companies with similar risk exposure due to their involvement in similar businesses. The groups must meet the regulatory requirements of the states in which they are organized, but, due to preemption by the Act, some regulatory requirements of other states in which the groups do business do not have to be met. More... |
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| Aviation Insurance Pools |
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| Insurance pools have developed in response to the magnitude of potential losses from an occurrence involving aviation. Aviation insurance generally covers risks arising from the operation of aircraft and ground facilities for aircraft. A single occurrence involving aircraft or an airport could result in catastrophic exposure that would exceed the capacity of a single insurer and its reinsurers. More... |
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