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Issue: November, 2007Language: English
Authors:
Melinda Kawamura,
Oliver Stein,
James Sullivan
Summary: This edition of Facultative Matters has three articles: Manufacturing Solar Modules -- Clean Power with "Clean" Exposures?; Understanding the "New York Labor Law"; and Western U.S. Wildfires Are Heating Up.
Issue: February, 2007Language: English
Author:
Douglas Clark
Summary: Policy Wording Matters discusses coverage issues and solutions cutting across many lines of business. In this issue we focus on: ISO's new 2007 CGL; Concurrent causation and state laws--Will property exclusions be enforceable?; Construction Defects--New policy approaches to containing progressive damage claims; Fire-Following Terrorism--Map of state laws permitting fire following exclusions; and Recent cases and laws on hired & non-owned auto coverage, General vs. Professional Liability, coverage disclosure forms, water damage and business pursuits.
Issue: September, 2006Language: English
Author:
David Coram
Summary: **Available as PDF only. Hard copies no longer available.** Gen Re undertook a study of large property losses that occurred from 2001 to 2005, excluding the World Trade Center, to identify trends and shed some light on these occurrences.
Issue: January, 2006Language: English
Summary: This issue of Property Matters highlights investigating fire losses. Attorneys Mike Pavlisin, Evan Williams and Jennifer Seidler of O'Hagan, Smith & Amundsen in Illinois provide insights and suggestions for insurers handling fire claims. While fire losses may appear routine, many claims are complex and demand considerable attention and expertise. This article offers suggestions to help insurers reach good outcomes and avoid bad faith exposures.
Issue: May, 2003Language: English
Authors:
Elizabeth Benet,
Mindy Pollack
Summary: **Available as PDF only. Hard copies no longer available.** Our second publication (and first newsletter) in this series discusses wording issues important to all insurers and professionals connected with the underwriting or drafting process. We highlight following form excess and claims made triggers in our lead articles, pinpointing weaknesses in forms and suggesting improvements. In other sections we discuss new laws and court decisions affecting standard fire insurance laws and terrorism, intentional acts coverage, business interruption claims, and pollution and professional liability coverage. We also review recent legislation easing filing requirements and offer some practical tips on getting forms approved, so that insurers can get their products into the marketplace faster.
Issue: December, 2002Language: English
Author:
Elizabeth Benet
Summary: **Available as PDF only. Hard copies no longer available.** In 1987 A.M. Best published a checklist for evaluating habitational risks such as fires, the weather, pools and slips and falls. Insurers still do worry about these risks, but the list of property and casualty exposures is now much longer and far more diverse and costly. Mold and terrorism losses rarely if ever contemplated in 1987 are commanding multi-million payments today.
Issue: September, 2001Language: English
Authors:
Harold Sofield,
Angela Cominos,
Lisa Poirier,
Laura Rhea
Summary: **Available as PDF only. Hard copies no longer available.** This newsletter is a communication service tool of Gen Re about emerging topics in facultative reinsurance. The articles included in this issue are Wine Making in the United States, The Manufacturing of Rubber, and Volatility - Fire Where it is Least Expected.
Issue: February, 2001Language: English
Authors:
Ian McNeill,
Klaus-Peter Kunz,
Gavin Rowatt
Summary: **Available as PDF only. Hard copies no longer available.** This newsletter covers emerging topics in facultative reinsurance. The articles included in this issue are Good Property Valuation, Tailings Dams Risk and Automatic Sprinkler Protection.
Issue: August, 2000Language: English
Author:
Martha Flanagan
Summary: **Available as PDF only. Hard copies no longer available.** This newsletter is a communication service tool of Gen Re about emerging topics in facultative reinsurance.The articles included in this issue are Southern California Brush Fires, Molten Materials Coverage, The Internet, The Semiconductor Industry, and Gen Re Master Certificates.
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