CIC Commercial Multiline Exam Study
Guide
Identify and describe the three primary purposes of excess liability/umbrella policies (LO1) -
Answer✔✔-1. Provide additional limits that are excess over underlying limits of insurance
2. Provide primary coverage when underlying poliy does not respond beacuse its aggregate limits of
insruance are exhausted.
3. Provide broader coverage than the exsiting underlying insurance
excess liability coverage forms and commercial umbrella liability policy - Answer✔✔-1. follow forms
- hella short
- "basically what underlying says but more money"
- does NOT provide broader coverage
2. excess liability
- own insuring agreement and stuff
- could be the same, narrower, broader
3. commercial umbrella liability policy
- own insuring agreement and stuff
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- broader coverage
Define "Self-Insured Retention" (SIR) and apply it (LO2) - Answer✔✔-SIR is the dolllar amount listed in
the declarations paid by the named insured before the excess insurance becomes applicable
Applies only when the excess policy provide broader insurance protection
Does not apply when the umbrella drops down over exhausted limits or when exceee over underlying
limits.
SIR may be written per occurrence or policy period basis
Explain the importance of concurrent dates and be able to provide solutions for non-concurrency
situations (LO3) - Answer✔✔-Concurrent dates means the policy period of the excess/umbrella policy
are the same as those of the underlying insurance policies
The declarations of the excess liability has a schedule of underlying insurance that indicates the required
limits that are to be in effect at its effective date.
The underlying limits must be unimpaired at the effective debate of the excess liability
Describe the underlying insurance requirements of excess liability/commercial umbrella policies and
apply the in a practical applications. (LO4)*** - Answer✔✔-Coverage
Most insures typically require CGL, Business Auto and Employer Liability
Other liability policies may be required for other known exposure such as aircraft, Iiquor liability,
watercraft
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Limits of Insruance
limits required by varies by insurer
Some exposures require higher underlying limits
The required limits must be in full effect at the effective date of the policy period
Compare and contract the insuring agreement known as pay on behalf and indemnify (LO5) -
Answer✔✔-Pay on Behalf of
- The insure has stricter control of defense, investigation or settlements
- The insurer pays damages directly to third party on behalf of
-The insure has the duty to defend when the underlying does not provide coverage
Indemnify
- strict indemnity (insured uses their own funds directly to pay claims and insurer reimburses)
- based on legal obligations to pay (insured still has control but indemnity is based on legal obligation to
pay - insurer write checks to insured)
types of damages, defense costs, and ultimate net loss in Excess liability and umbrella policies
what is the coverage area - Answer✔✔-damages
- follow form follows underlying
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- excess liability/commercial umbrella (pay because of bodily injury and property damage as defined or
pays because of personal advertising injury as defined)
defense
- duty to defend
- not duty to defend in some cases (still right to defend)
- defense cost included within the SIR is often referred to as first dollar defense
ultimate net loss (different ways to pay this- what the court says must be paid)
- all sums paid or payable in settlement
- all sums paid or payable as damages
coverage area
- worldwide or anywhere in universe, could also be limited
exclusions for excess and umbrella - Answer✔✔-- aircraft
- watercraft
- contractual liability
- liquor liability
- pollution
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