COMMERCIAL ENDORSEMENTS AND FLOATERS
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If a building suffers a loss and municipal ordinance requires that it be torn down, the owner will be responsible for the cost of demolition. Building code and zoning law changes don't usually apply to existing buildings. However, if you suffer a loss or damage, you may have to rebuild to current standards. The costs can be substantial. The owner will also be responsible for the costs of subsequently removing the debris.In addition, if different quality materials must be used or alterations made to meet upgraded building standards or zoning requirements, the owner will be responsible for those costs.
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Building Bylaw Coverage is inexpensive, can guard against experiencing these devastating surprises and can be purchased in the following forms:Value of Undamaged Portion of Building Coverage: this covers the replacement cost value of the undamaged portions which must be torn down because of a bylaw is in effect at the time of loss.Demolition & Debris Removal: this covers the costs of tearing down and carting away the debris from the damage.Increase in Cost of Construction Coverage: this will cover, for example, if a building of mixed construction suffers heavy damage and ordinance stipulates that the new building be of masonry or even fire resistive construction.
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Spoilage coverage is most commonly thought of in relation to restaurants and other such establishments, but the need for spoilage coverage goes far beyond food-based risks
Although the Spoilage Coverage endorsement is typically attached to the commercial property policy, in some respects the endorsement can be viewed as a self-contained policy.
The endorsement specifically defines and narrows the breadth of covered property and goes on the limit the causes of loss available for that “covered property” to two named perils.
Additionally, the endorsement is typically subject to its own limit and deductible
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Only “perishable stock” located at the premises described on the declarations is extended coverage in this endorsement; no other type of property is protected within its wording.
“Perishable stock” is defined to mean personal property “Maintained under controlled conditions for its preservation; and Susceptible to loss or damage if the controlled conditions change.”
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The coverage typically limits protection to two named causes of loss and one or both can be chosen when building the coverage (it’s better to combine the two).
Each is defined as follows:
Breakdown or Contamination means:
1. Change in temperature or humidity resulting from mechanical breakdown or mechanical failure of refrigerating, cooling or humidity control apparatus or equipment, only while such equipment or apparatus is at the described premises; and
2. Contamination by the refrigerant.
Power Outage means change in temperature or humidity resulting from complete or partial interruption of electrical power, either on or off the described premises, due to conditions beyond your control.
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On the surface the protection extended from these definitions appears very limited; however, the effective coverage is actually quite broad in relation to the purpose of the endorsement. The endorsement protects the insured against the financial consequences of direct loss to listed personal property damaged or made unusable by:• nearly any change in temperature; or • contamination caused by a release of a refrigerant (which might be considered a pollutant otherwise).
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TWO MAJOR SPOILAGE COVERAGE POLICY PROVISIONS
“Selling price” and the presence of a “refrigeration maintenance agreement” are the two remaining major policy provisions found in the spoilage coverage form.
Neither grants nor limits coverage.
The “selling price” provision alters the valuation of the covered property falling a loss; and the “refrigeration maintenance agreement” wording alters the rating and ultimate price of the coverage.
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Property covered by the spoilage coverage endorsement is valued using the same valuation method applied to personal property in the underlying commercial property policy. However, insureds do have the option to alter the method of valuing its covered property (“perishable stock”) following a covered loss by choosing the “selling price” option.As its name suggests, this option changes the valuation method to the amount for which the insured was selling the product. Any applicable discounts and usual expenses (i.e. commissions) are subtracted from the selling price to arrive at the final value (to assure that the payment does not violate the principle of indemnification).If the selling price option is chosen, the insured must consider that value when choosing the limit of coverage. Although there is no coinsurance penalty, the insured should be fully protected.
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Insureds can receive a rate credit on the Breakdown/Contamination coverage, depending on the insured’s classification, for having in place a refrigeration maintenance agreement however the rate credit does not typically apply to Power Outage coverage (if chosen).Essentially, a refrigeration maintenance agreement is a contract between the insured and a refrigeration service or maintenance company. The agreement must be maintained in full force for the entire policy period else there are extreme consequences in relation to the coverage; If the insurance carrier discovers the cancellation of a maintenance agreement following an otherwise covered loss, they have the contractual right to deny coverage for failure to comply with policy provisions.
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This coverage does not cover loss or damage resulting from partial or total interruption to the supply of “services” arising from: loss or damage to any electrical transmission lines or distribution lines or their supporting structures, except for those located on the “premises”; lack of sufficient capacity.intentional reduction in supply.
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PEAK SEASON COVERAGE
Peak Season Increase Extension
The limit of liability for Contents insured under this Policy shall be automatically increased by 25% to provide for seasonal variations. However, this increase shall not apply unless the limit of liability for Contents is 100% or more of the Insured’s average monthly values for the 12 months immediately preceding the latest effective date (inception or renewal), or in the event the Insured has been in business for less than 12 months, such shorter period of time.
Peak Season Endorsement
A property endorsement that allows an insured to purchase additional property damage insurance for specified cyclical periods occurring on a regular basis. The insured purchases an underlying limit that remains constant throughout the entire year.
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The automatic fire suppression recharge expense incurred by the Insured due to leakage or discharge of the fire suppressant within any automatic fire suppression system at the premises of the insured where such discharge, or leakage is caused by or results from an insured peril under the policy.
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Coverage for loss due to lack of incoming electricity caused by damage from a covered cause (such as a fire or windstorm) to property away from the insured's premises—usually the utility generating station. Also referred to as "off-premises power coverage." Not provided in a standard property insurance policy but available by endorsement. Utility service interruption coverage endorsements vary widely as to what utility services are included, whether both direct damage and time element loss are covered, and whether transmission lines are covered.
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This extension insures, the increase in mortgage cost required as a result of direct physical loss of or damage to “Building(s)” from an insured peril where loss or damage is deemed to be total, and where the mortgagor at the time of the loss closes the existing mortgage, requiring a new mortgage at a higher, competitive rate of interest.
Terms of the new mortgage must be the same in time frame, amortization, and interest rate option of the mortgage at time of loss.
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This endorsement modifies the insurance provided by Section I – Property Coverages:
Should the dollar sub-limit of Extensions provided be insufficient to provide full indemnity for any covered loss or damage that results from a single occurrence, the Insurer will pay the lesser of the difference between the loss payable and the amount required to fully indemnify the insured up to an additional $ amount annual aggregate.
In the event that claims are made under more than one Extension of Coverage for a single occurrence, allocation of payment is to be determined by the Insured.
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LET’S TALK ABOUT FLOATER POLICIES
These policies are designed to provide coverage for items that are mobile or moveable in nature.
In transit (e.g., power tools taken to a work site).
In the custody or control of another person or company (e.g., a backhoe your client loans to a friend).
An instrument of transit (e.g., an office trailer used on a job site).
A moveable good that is often needed in different locations (e.g., blueprints taken to a construction site).
The exposure is greater as the items are in transit and therefore subject to greater perils
Coverage is typically provided on an actual cash value basis and all risks
FLOATERS
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Provides coverage for property of every description (broad form) while at the Event Location and in-transit between the insured's business and the event (3 days before / after show)
Typically not world wide coverage, Canada and USA only
This insurance terminates upon arrival at the final destination or at the expiration of the period for which this policy is issued, whichever first occurs.
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An unscheduled property floater usually provides coverage against damage, theft or loss.An insurance product that is added to an existing policy and provides coverage on a classification of property that has not been itemized.
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Designed to cover samples of the insured’s stock in the care, custody and control of the insuredLimit per sales representative / limit per occurrenceCo-insurance may apply
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Very similar to a contractors equipment policy, however this form is meant to cover “non-contractors” and is designed to cover mobile equipment such as self-propelled vehicles designed and used primarily to carry mounted equipment or vehicles designed for highway use that are unlicensed and not operated on public roads
MOBILE EQUIPMENT FLOATER
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Designed for the equipment that is mobile within hospitals, clinics and technicians
High value equipment and offered on named perils or broad form
Insured on a scheduled per item basis
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Designed to provide manufacturers that use pattern and dies to manufacture products and take those items off premises.
The patterns and dies that are kept on premises are covered under the commercial property policy
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Equipment floater insurance coverage is an insurance policy that is separate from other types of commercial property insurance coverages or liability insurance and offers protection for contractor equipment that is easily transported from one location to the next, rather than equipment which remains on site.
Equipment floater insurance offers protection for mobile equipment in the case of a number of risk exposures including theft, fire, flood, equipment breakdown, vandalism, and other types of damage.
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Extreme weather conditions and natural disasters like hurricanes or tornadoes can cause irreparable damage to contractor equipment.
Unforeseen events such as these require small businesses to carry equipment floater insurance coverage in order to protect their financial assets and have coverage for repairs or replacements of these very expensive pieces of equipment.
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The cost of coverage under equipment floater insurance depends on how old the equipment is. If the piece of equipment it is five years or newer, repairs and replacement of equipment will typically be covered. However, for equipment older than five years old, the cost of repairs or replacement will be determined based on the actual value of the equipment. Equipment that is damaged from an event that may have been prevented or is considered foreseeable such as improper use of the equipment, wear and tear of older equipment, or mechanical breakdown, will not be covered by equipment floater insurance. Some equipment is excluded from the equipment floater insurance policy coverage, including automobiles (which should be covered by commercial auto insurance), along with watercraft, aircraft, and other vehicles that are not considered to be equipment.
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Commercial property insurance policies do not cover materials once they have been moved off of the business’s premises, and they provide little coverage for materials while in transit.
This floater covers personal property installed, fabricated or erected by a contractor.
It covers the property until the installation work is accepted by the purchaser or when the insured's interest in the property installed ceases.
While the actual policy form will vary from one insurance company to another, it will typically cover materials, equipment, machinery and supplies owned by the contractor or for which he has responsibility. The property must be used in or incidental to the fabrication, erection or construction project described in the policy.
Beside the policy’s expiration, several other events may cause coverage to cease. Coverage ceases when the purchaser accepts the work, when the contractor’s ownership interest in the property ends, if he abandons the project, or within a stated number of days after he finishes work.
INSTALLATION FLOATER
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This extension insures Unscheduled Tools from an insured peril, but only for the Limit of Insurance specified on the Summary of Coverages. Co-insurance is usually 100%.
Typically insures scheduled and/or blanket tools and equipment, the property of the Insured, as described in the Declarations. Each item is considered separately insured.
Also insures tools and equipment, the property of others which are usual to the Insured’s business, as described in the Declarations up to a limit specified
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Is warranted by the Insured that any vehicle in which the insured property is carried is equipped with a fully enclosed metal body or compartment, and the Insurer shall be liable in case of loss by theft from an unattended vehicle only as a direct result of forcible entry (of which there shall be visible evidence) into such body or compartment, the doors of which are securely locked and the windows closed.
This clause shall not apply to property which is under the control of a common carrier.
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