Top 5 Trends in Changing Personal Umbrella Market That Agents Need to Know

By Mitch Jawitz | February 3, 2020

  • February 3, 2020 at 1:15 pm
    Jack says:
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    No mention of the optional uninsured and underinsured coverage on the Umbrella you should be looking for to protect your clients? Shocked I tell ya.

    • February 4, 2020 at 8:13 pm
      Rosenblatt says:
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      Wouldn’t UM/UIM be covered on the underlying (home/auto/etc) policy?

      • February 10, 2020 at 10:07 am
        Jack says:
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        Not sure what state you are in. I’m in SC, yes it is included in auto if purchased, but why wouldn’t you offer another $1mil coverage to your client in an Umbrella policy? If you are willing to buy coverage for a party you injure, why wouldn’t you purchase it for yourself?

        I’ve never seen it on a homeowners, etc. ??

      • February 10, 2020 at 11:46 am
        Common Sense says:
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        Typical uninformed response Rosenblatt. Umbrellas are purchased for amounts over and above underlying limits. You should have the same protection for yourself as you are affording others.

        • February 12, 2020 at 4:35 pm
          CC says:
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          You don’t need to be mean man. He asked a serious question without calling anyone names or insulting them.

          I don’t have as much personal lines experience, but from the commercial side, umbrellas are stand-alone policies. I use that term because, unlike an excess policy, an umbrella (usually) does not follow form and has its own coverage forms.



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