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A commercial general liability cgl policy protects your business from financial loss should you be liable for property damage or personal and advertising injury caused by your services, business. A question often arises whether there is insurance coverage under a commercial general liability cgl policy for damage the insured contractors own work. The backbone of the iso liability policy is the commercial general liability coverage form or cgl. Each of the general types of coverage that a commercial general liability policy offers has its own exclusions and it is just as important to be. What are the commercial general liability policy exclusions. Commercial general liability coverage guide lexisnexis store. The increasingly complex cgl policy expert commentary. The policy is divided into three coverage sections each with its own exclusions and a supplementary payments section. I have seen proprietary coverage enhancement endorsements from some carriers that may have covered such a loss, but not the unendorsed iso cgl. To book coverage for a recurring job, you should purchase a policy that covers the duration of the period in question. Cgl policy handbook, third edition wolters kluwer legal. Cgl coverage for valet parking away from described premises. Commercial general liability coverage guide also includes the umbrella form and excess form themselves, along with fully updated case law and a revised case law index. Commercial general liability cgl policy a standard insurance policy issued to business.
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