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... fur items. Award for the plaintiff (insured) . If that sounds like a simple mistake, take a look at this error in obtaining the proper coverage: Case No.2: Failure to Obtain Proper Coverage To maintain his business relationships with clients, the insured required general liability and other coverages. A certificate of insurance was issued indicating that the insured had all the proper coverages to meet the standards of contracts required by the client. The client, a general contractor, reported a loss arising from the work of the insured. ... loss resulted in discontinuation of underground utility service to a major manufacturing plant. The insured, a swimming pool subcontractor, did not have coverage for the underground property damage. The insurance carrier for the general contractor responded to the loss, and then subrogated against the pool contractor. Finding for the plaintiff-who subsequently found another insurance-related resource: his agent's E&O policy. These cases continue to occur, and the failure to obtain the proper coverage represents over 50% of the losses reported to our E&O carriers. They even ... the secondary category of claims source: Failure to obtain any coverage. Case No.1: Failure to Obtain Any Coverage The insured instructed the agent to review his coverages and determine if he was adequately protected from loss arising from having to move his premises after a loss. Sounds a bit like a piece of coverage called Time Element, doesn't it? The loss occurred, and the extra expense monies were not in place to hire the mover, lease the new location, put in the phones, bring in new inventory, and notify ...