EXTENT OF COVERAGE  
 

 

 

Chapter 3

Scope of Coverage

[A] Pertinent Policy Language

[B] Different Scope Approaches

[1] Joint and Several

[a] Keene and its Progeny

[b] Insurer Arguments Against Keene

 

 

 

 

[2] Pro Rata

[a] Pro Rata by Years on the risk

[b]Owens Illinois Method

[c] Divisible Injury Method

[C] Self Insured Periods

Other Insurance

[A]" pro Rata " Clause

[B] Excess Clauses

[C] Escape Clause

[D] Application of other Insurance Clauses

[1] Pro Rata v. Pro Rata

[2] Excess v. Excess

[3] Escape v. Escape

[4] Pro Rata v. Excess

[5] Pro Rata v. Escape

[6] Excess v. Escape

LIMITS OF LIABILITY (INCLUDING NUMBER OF OCCURRENCES

[A] Liability Limits

[1] Per Occurrence /Per Claim Limits

[2] Definition of Occurrence

[3] Aggregate limits

[4] deductibles

[B] Number of Occurrence

[1] The Cause Test

[a] Proximate Causation Test

[b] Unfortunate Events Test

[c] The functional Event or Continuous Process Test

[d] Application of the cause Test in Specific Context

[ i ] Products liability

[ii ] Asbestos

[iii] Construction

[2] The Effects Test

[3] Conclusion

[C] Stacking Limits and deductibles From Multiple policies

[1] Stacking Limits

[a] Generally

[b] Non -Cumulation Clause

[2] Stacking Deductibles

Exhaustion

Oval: Insurance claims consultants

 

 

*****Lecture seminar this course is 1.5 hours for Continuing Education (CE) This course includes current cases and the change of how the court view  the duty to pay claims . Course study for Professional Designation student is  require 4 hours study time.  

 

This course is to give the student  a broad  understanding  of scopes of Coverages  and how it applies to  Business liability policies This is a  great course of  proper understanding  of stacking limits  and pro- rata vs. escape concepts and theories .   

 

 

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*****Lecture seminar this course is 1 hours for Continuing Education (CE) . Course study for Professional Designation student require 3 hours study time

 

 

 

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