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Mistakes in setting sums insured / declared value where the Insured elects an Indemnity Period of less than 12 months.

Prof. Allan Manning

I recall the very first business interruption claim I did was for a risk in Toowoomba and to my horror found that the Insured had only declared 3 months insurable gross profit with a 3-month Indemnity Period. In fact, around 75% of interruption claims by number have an Indemnity Period of less than 3 months.

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LMI Claims Conference

Prof. Allan Manning

Realising the importance of ongoing learning, LMI held their annual conference for the claims team in Sydney last week. During the conference it was appropriate to acknowledge and present 10 year service awards to Caroline Stevens from LMI Forensics and Georg Froeschl from LMI Claims.

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LMI activates our Catastrophe Response Plan

Prof. Allan Manning

Having attended every major natural catastrophe as LMI since 1999, both LMI Group and Aequum Adjusters have activated their respective Catastrophe Response plans putting in place the resources required to respond to the expected claims from Cyclone Alfred.

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Reflecting on the first 25 Years of LMI Group

Prof. Allan Manning

L oss Management International (Post loss Claims Preparation and Loss Adjusting) , Risk Management International (Pre Loss policy program reviews and business interruption sum insured reviews), and Claims Management International (Post Loss Third Party Administration services) based in Melbourne, Australia.

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Celebrating 24 years of service to the general insurance industry

Prof. Allan Manning

During that time we have assisted thousands of claimants with their claims, and introduced world leading online services that take the lessons learned from claims, and use them to assist brokers and underwriters be better at their job, and to move the emphasis from price to protection.

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Court Says Loose Bolt Remedied by Tightening Does not Constitute “Direct Physical Loss of or Damage” to Property

The Property Insurance Law Observer

American Guarantee and Liability Insurance Company , the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts held that a loose bolt or fitting that could be remedied simply by tightening it did not constitute “direct physical loss of or damage” to equipment covered under an all-risk property insurance policy. [1]

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Does Commercial Property Insurance Cover Water Damage?

Tosten Marketing

However, if poor maintenance caused the roof’s condition, your insurer might deny the claim. Data from Chubb shows that the average loss from a commercial water damage claim reached approximately $89,000 in 2019. Businesses in flood-prone areas need separate flood insurance.