In what resembles a kabuki dance of sorts, insurers often fire off reservation of rights letters as an automatic response to any and all claims-related correspondence. A policyholder sends notice of circumstances that could give rise to a claim? Reservation of rights. A policyholder requests defense coverage? Reservation of rights.
A policyholder requests consent to settle with the underlying claimant? Reservation of rights.
Certificates of insurance (a.k.a COIs) are used in contract relationships all the time. COIs give details of the insurance policies held by a contracting party as of a certain date. They usually include information such as the policy number, the name of the insurance company, the type of insurance, the limits of liability, the
name of the policyholder, and a list of any additional insureds. While the information in COIs may be important for you to understand when you are entering into a contract, what may be even more important for you to understand are their limits. Continue Reading ›
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