2021 Texas P&C Marketplace Report
Independent Insurance Agents of Texas
May 2022
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unscheduled personal property and additional living expense are typical. Includes mobile homes at
a fixed location. (Alternative Workers’ Compensation, Employers’ Liability and Standard Workers’
Compensation).
Coverage for property that may be in transit, held by a bailee, at a fixed location, a movable good
that is often at different locations (e.g., off-road construction equipment) or scheduled property (e.g.,
Homeowners Personal Property Floater), including items such as live animals, property with antique
or collector’s value, etc. This line also includes instrumentalities of transportation and
communication, such as bridges, tunnels, piers, wharves, docks, pipelines, power and phone lines,
and radio and television towers. (Animal Mortality, EDP Policies, Pet Insurance Plans, Communication
Equipment, Event Cancellation, Travel Coverage, Vehicle Excess Waiver, Boatowners, Other
Commercial Inland Marine, Other Personal Marine and Cash and Cash in Transit Insurance).
Includes all business transacted outside the U.S. and its territories and possessions where the
appropriate line of business is not determinable
Professional
Liability
Insurance coverage protecting a licensed health care provider or health care facility against legal
liability resulting from the death or injury of any person due to the insured’s misconduct, negligence,
or incompetence in rendering professional services. Medical Professional Liability is also known as
Medical Malpractice.
Guaranty
Insurance that indemnifies a lender from loss if a borrower fails to meet required mortgage
payments.
Coverage for ocean and inland water transportation exposures; goods or cargoes; ships or hulls;
earnings; and liability.
(Claims-made)
Same as 17.1 but on a Claims-Made Basis. These policies cover insured events that are reported (as
defined in the policy) within the effective dates of the policy, subject to retroactive dates and
extended reporting periods when applicable.
(Occurrence)
Occurrence Based: These policies cover insured events that occur within the effective dates of the
policy, regardless of when they are reported to the reporting entity. Insurance coverage protecting
the insured against legal liability resulting from negligence, carelessness or a failure to act, causing
property damage or personal injury to others. Typically, coverages include construction and
alteration liability; contingent liability; contractual liability; elevators and escalators liability; errors
and omissions liability, environmental pollution liability; excess stop loss, excess over insured or
self-insured amounts and umbrella liability; liquor liability; personal injury liability; premises and
operations liability; completed operations liability, nonmedical professional liability, etc. Also
includes indemnification coverage provided to self-insured employers on an excess of loss basis
(excess workers’ compensation). (Completed Operations, Construction Liability, Contingent Liability,
Contractual Liability, Elevators, Error and Omissions, Environmental Pollution, Excess and Umbrella,
Personal Liability, Premises and Operations, Excess Workers’ Compensation, Commercial General
Liability, Comprehensive Personal Liability, Day Care Centers, Directors and Officers, Employee
Benefit Liability, Employers’ Liability, Employment Practices, Fire Legal, Municipal Liability, Nuclear
Energy, Veterinarian, Internet Liability and Cyber Liability). Excludes excess workers’ compensation.
Insurance coverage protecting the manufacturer, distributor, seller or lessor of a product against
legal liability resulting from a defective condition causing personal injury, or damage, to any
individual or entity, associated with the use of the product.
A three–party agreement where the insurer agrees to pay a second party (the obligee) or make
complete an obligation in response to the default, acts or omissions of a third party (the principal).
Coverage that protects against manufacturer’s defects past the normal warranty period and for
repair after breakdown to return a product to its originally intended use. Warranty insurance
generally protects consumers from financial loss caused by the seller’s failure to rectify or
compensate for defective or incomplete work and cost of parts and labor necessary to restore a
product’s usefulness. Includes, but is not limited to, coverage for all obligations and liabilities
incurred by a service contract provider, mechanical breakdown insurance and service contracts
written by insurers. (Mechanical Breakdown and Service Contracts).
Compensation
Insurance that covers an employer’s liability for injuries, disability or death to persons in their
employment, without regard to fault, as prescribed by state or Federal workers’ compensation laws
and other statutes. Includes employer’s liability coverage against the common law liability for
injuries to employees (as distinguished from the liability imposed by Workers’ Compensation Laws).
Excludes excess workers’ compensation.