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Commercial Business & Crime

Workers Compensation/Business Income Coverage

This coverage agreement obligates the insurer to pay all compensation and other benefits required of the insured by the workers compensation law or occupational disease law of any state listed in the policy. The coverage applies to bodily injury by accident and by disease.

Business Income is the net profit or loss that would have been earned or incurred if the suspension of the business had not occurred, plus any normal operating expenses that must continue during the suspension of the business. Business Income insurance pays the actual loss of business income sustained by the insured because of a necessary suspension of the insured's operation during the period of restoration following a loss.

Commercial Crime Coverage

Employee dishonesty coverage is provided for dishonest acts of employees of the named insured only. Coverage insures against loss of money, securities, and property other than money and securities. The blanket form provides coverage for dishonest acts of all employees. The limit for blanket coverage applies per loss, regardless of how many employees are involved. The scheduled form provides coverage only for the dishonest acts of employees specifically listed in the policy.

Forgery is generating a document or signature that is not genuine.

Alteration is changing a document in a manner that is neither authorized nor intended. This form insures against loss caused by the forgery or alteration of a covered item drawn against the insured's accounts. A covered item might be a check, draft, promissory note, bill of exchange or similar instrument.

Theft means any act of stealing.

Disappearance is unknown causes of loss. Disappearance lacks the elements of knowing if the crime was a theft, burglary or robbery.

Destruction is the loss of certain property, it is usually the result of another cause of loss. Section (1) of the form covers money and securities a gainst loss by theft, disappearance, or destruction inside the premises. Section (2) covers money and securities outside the premises in the care and custody of a messenger.