Personal Liability Update

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New endorsements in the 2000 edition Don't forget these new endorsements found in the 2000 Personal Liability forms. Other Members Of Your Household - HO 04 58 10 00 The Other Members Of Your Household Endorsement: Expands the definition of "insured" to include any scheduled person Provides that the named insured will fairly represent this person to the insurance company and will act on that person's behalf Assisted Living Care Coverage - HO 04 59 10 00 This endorsement schedules a person living in an assisted living facility, such as long term nursing, assisted living, nursing home, rest home, etc. This person must be related to the insured by blood, marriage, or adoption. This endorsement provides "insured" status for this scheduled person. Additional Insured - Student Living Away From The Residence Premises - HO 05 27 10 00 The Additional Insured - Student Living Away From The Residence Premises Endorsement allows the definition of "insured" to be expanded to include an older student. Note that the student: Must have originally been a resident of the household Must be a relative (any age) or a non-relative under the age of 21 and under the care of another insured Must be enrolled in school and reside at the scheduled address Residence Held In Trust - HO 05 43 10 00 The changes to Residence Held In Trust: Expand the definition of insured to include a "trustee", who is not named in the Declarations page Include specific members of their family Personal Injury - HO 24 82 10 00 This endorsement separates "personal injury" from the original policy definition of "bodily injury". The endorsement now contains a separate definition of "personal injury". The new Personal Injury endorsement: Provides up to $1,000 of coverage for loss assessments Specifies that offenses relating to defamation apply to oral and written publications Clarifies that the offenses of "wrongful eviction", "wrongful entry" and "invasion of the right of private occupancy" apply to improper actions regarding a room, dwelling or premises (the new exclusion applies if the insured has knowledge that an action would violate the other person's rights) Excludes any loss arising out of pollution Provides a more detailed exclusion of knowledge of falsity and loss arising out of a "criminal act" committed by or at the direction of the insured

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