Casualty and Liability Insurance Fundamentals

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Casualty and Liability Insurance Policies - Revision Sheet

1. 📌 Essentials

  • Casualty & liability insurance cover legal liabilities for damages or injuries caused to third parties.
  • Auto liability pays for bodily injury and property damage, with limits split or combined.
  • UM/UIM cover injuries from uninsured/underinsured drivers.
  • Commercial auto excludes truckers; covers autos.
  • Garage coverage insures auto dealers/repair shops, including garagekeepers.
  • CGL covers bodily injury, property damage, and personal injury.
  • BOP combines property and liability, not monoline.
  • Workers compensation provides no-fault coverage for work-related injuries.
  • Crime policies can be discovery or loss-sustained forms.
  • ** liability** protects against errors, malpractice, D&O, cyber.
  • Umbrella/excess policies extend limits, with underlying policy requirements.
  • Bonds guarantee performance (surety) or honesty (fidelity).

2. 🧩 Key Structures & Components

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1. What is the primary purpose of the liability part (Part A) in an automobile insurance policy?

2. Which of the following best describes the function of an umbrella liability policy?

3. In workers compensation insurance, what is meant by the term 'exclusive remedy'?

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Auto liability — coverage?

Bodily injury and property damage liability.

UM/UIM — meaning?

Uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage.

Bonds — purpose?

Guarantee performance or honesty.

Casualty & liability insurance — coverage?

Legal liabilities for damages or injuries to third parties

Auto liability — covers?

Bodily injury and property damage

UM/UIM — purpose?

Cover injuries from uninsured/underinsured drivers

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