| Q&A of the Week |
GKLL Faulty Work Coverage
A Florida subscriber recently asked the following question:
Our insured carries a garagekeepers policy with the following coverages: collision (legal liability) and comprehensive (legal liability). While installing a window tint, the insured by accidentally cracked the windshield.
The adjuster believes the following exclusion applies: B. Exclusions: 1. This insurance does not apply to any of the following:
d. Faulty Work. Faulty work you performed. The insured believes the exclusion does not apply to this loss. The insured believes that this loss is covered because his policy carries comprehensive coverage and because the exclusion only applies to work that has already been performed.
What is your opinion?
ANSWER: We agree with the insured. The exclusion is clearly worded in the past tense, that is, "work you PERFORMED." If the exclusion were to apply to present operations by the insured, the exclusion would have been worded differently. Besides, coverage for damage done to the customer's auto while being worked on by the insured is the purpose of garagekeepers coverage, as the insuring agreement makes clear. Read More |
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| What's New This Week in FC&S |
Fine Arts Form
The Fine Arts Form, PM 00 17 12 02, is a little different than most inland marine forms in that it covers a multitude of objects. Fine arts could be paintings, china, textiles, metalwork, books, or other types of artistic items. As such they are best insured under an inland marine form; they are susceptible to more than just the average named perils, and their value may be significant. ISO form PM 00 17 is designed to provide coverage for such items. Read More |
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| Litigation Watch |
Electronic Fund Transfer Coverage Dispute
The insured appealed a judgment in favor of the insurer pertaining to a coverage dispute over the theft of over $188,000 from an escrow account. This case is Metro Brokers, Inc. v. Transportation Ins. Co., No. 14-12969, 2015 WL 925301 (11th Cir. March 5, 2015).
Metro is a real estate brokerage firm conducting business in Georgia. Metro maintained bank accounts with Fidelity Bank and used the bank's online system to make payments from Metro's accounts. In 2011, thieves logged into the bank's online banking system using a Metro employee's access ID and password. Then, using a randomly generated single-transaction security code, the thieves authorized various payments from a Metro client escrow account to several other bank accounts.
Metro filed a claim under its insurance policy with Transportation Insurance Company (TIC). The insurer denied coverage based on the policy's malicious-code and system-penetration exclusions. Metro countered that the coverage existed under the fraud and alteration endorsement. Metro sued for coverage, but the trial court found in favor of the insurer. This appeal followed. Read More
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