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AAIS, ACORD Partner on Standards for Insurers

Two major organizations that supply standard forms, rating information and policies to the property/casualty insurance industry have agreed to work more closely together. The American Association of Insurance Services (AAIS), and ACORD (Association for Cooperative Operations Research and Development) have …

Business Risk Partners, LIU Launch New E&O Policy Form for Agents, Brokers

Program administrator Business Risk Partners (BRP) has launched a new insurance agents and brokers professional liability form through Liberty International Underwriters (LIU), a division of Liberty Mutual Insurance. It’s the first major policy upgrade since 2008, when BRP and LIU …

Aon Revises London Short Excess Liability Follow Form for Global Clients

Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon plc, has released its latest London Short Excess Liability Follow form policy (London Short #2) to provide clients with more contract certainty, clarity and consistency of coverage. The previous version …

Ironshore Specialty Launches Simplified Excess Liability Policy Form

Ironshore Inc.’s Specialty Casualty unit has introduced a new policy form for excess liability risks to provide a more concise coverage option for insurance brokers and insureds. Ironshore’s “ExcessProtect Plus” policy form has been reduced to two pages with no …

Ironshore Specialty Launches Claims-Made Policy Form for Product Liability Risks

Ironshore Inc.’s Specialty Casualty unit is launching a new claims-made policy form to complement its suite of products and services available to the commercial general liability market for prospective insureds facing unique product liability challenges. With an ISO format that …

ACE USA Updates Marine Cargo Policy

ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operations of the ACE Group, has released an updated marine open cargo policy that consolidates multiple coverage components into one form. The updated marine open cargo policy incorporates several coverage endorsements in a single form, …

ISO Revises ‘Bring Your Own Alcohol’ Establishment Exclusion

ISO has enhanced its commercial general liability (CGL) insurance program to address exposures for establishments that allow their patrons to bring and consume alcoholic beverages on their premises (commonly referred to as “bring your own alcohol establishments” or “BYO establishments”). …

AAIS Releases New Policy Forms for Insuring Infrastructure

The American Association of Insurance Services (AAIS) has released a series of new policy forms, endorsements, and corresponding schedules for covering public or private infrastructure facilities. The forms were recently released under the miscellaneous forms section of the AAIS Inland …