Category: Business & Commercial, Insurance |
The focus of this comprehensive practice handbook is on two essential insurance coverage lines for business interests. It includes in-depth analyses from Illinois attorneys on the legal issues unique to commercial and professional liability insurance claims, including professional liability claims-made issues, definitions of key terms in the CGL policy, exclusion by risk, coverage issues raised by e-mail and the Internet, extra-contractual damages, and excess insurance. This handbook also includes an overview of typical CGL policy forms. Two new adaptable sample letters are included on the forms CD.
Chapter 1 — An Introduction to Commercial and Professional Liability Insurance
Edward J. Zulkey, Ronald L. Ohren, Baker & McKenzie LLP, and Swathi Sridhara, Stellato & Schwartz, Ltd, Chicago
Chapter 2 — Introduction to Professional Liability Coverages
H. Wesley Sunu, Tribler Orpett & Meyer, P.C.,and Kevin A. Titus, Litchfield Cavo LLP, Chicago
Chapter 3 — Professional Liability Claims-Made Issues
Fritz K. Huszagh and Frank M. Ward III, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP,Chicago
Chapter 4 — Introduction to Commercial Liability Coverages — Overview of the Forms
Jean M. Golden, Cassiday Schade LLP,Chicago,Patricia A. Ryan, QBE US Agencies, Inc., Irving, TX,and Michael H. Passman, Bates Carey Nicolaides LLP, Chicago
Chapter 5 — Commercial Liability/Occurrence Issues
Gregory C. Ray, Craig & Craig, LLC,Mattoon
Chapter 6 — Duty To Defend
Jill B. Berkeley, Seth D. Lamden, Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP,Chicago, and Michael T. Reagan, Law Offices of Michael T. Reagan, Ottawa
Chapter 7 — Understanding Fundamental Language of Commercial General Liability Policies
Eric L. Routman, The Law Offices of Eric L. Routman,Northbrook, and Swathi Sridhara, Stellato & Schwartz, Ltd., Chicago
Chapter 8 — Intentional Act Exclusion
Patrick D. Cloud and Gregory C. Flatt, Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.,Edwardsville
Chapter 9 — Exclusion by Risk
D.J. Sartorio, Donald E. Elder, Anthony N. Balice, and Abraham Sandoval, Tressler LLP, Chicago
Chapter 10 — Other Insurance
Michael Resis, SmithAmundsen LLC,Chicago
Chapter 11 — Notice and Cooperation
Robert T. Park, Califf & Harper P.C.,Moline
Chapter 12 — Number of Occurrences or Claims
Kent J. Cummings, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP,Chicago
Chapter 13 — Coverage Issues Raised by E-Mail and the Internet
Daniel I. Graham, Jr., Bates Carey Nicolaides LLP, Chicago
Chapter 14 — Pollution Exclusion
Robert J. Bates, Jr., and Arthur F. Brandt, Bates Carey Nicolaides LLP, Chicago
Chapter 15 — Additional Insured Endorsements and Certificates of Insurance Under Commercial Liability Policies
Alvin R. Becker and Stefania Pialis, Beermann Pritikin Mirabelli Swerdlove LLP, Chicago
Chapter 16 — Duty To Settle — Exhaustion
David B. Mueller, Cassidy & Mueller P.C.,Peoria
Chapter 17 — Declaratory-Judgment Litigation
Carol Proctor and Ali Ryan Amin, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, Chicago
Chapter 18 — Extra-Contractual Damages
Fred Allen Smith and Carol J. Gerner, Sedgwick LLP, Chicago
Chapter 19 — Excess Insurance
Michael M. Marick, Rebecca R. Haller, and Karen M. Dixon, Meckler Bulger Tilson Marick & Pearson LLP, Chicago
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