Chapter recap
Commercial Package Policy (CPP) Program
The modular CPP and its two common modules
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Modular = standard pieces assembled to fit the business.
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Every CPP: Common Policy Declarations + Common Policy Conditions.
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Limits and deductibles sit in each coverage part's declarations.
Package minimums, advantages and monoline policies
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Package minimum = common declarations + common conditions + 2 or more coverage parts.
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Workers' compensation is not a CPP coverage part.
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Monoline = one coverage part, no package credit.
First named insured, premiums, and "you" vs. "we"
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First named insured = pays premium, receives refunds, requests changes, cancels.
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"You/your" = named insured; "we/us/our" = insurer.
Common Policy Conditions: cancellation and changes
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ISO base cancellation notice: 10 days nonpayment, 30 days other reasons.
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Policy terms change only by an insurer-issued endorsement.
Books and records, inspections, and transfer of rights
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Books and records: policy period + up to 3 years after.
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Inspections serve insurability and premium, not safety.
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Transfer needs the insurer's written consent; at death, rights pass to the legal representative.
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§520: a claim for a loss that already happened can be assigned.
California amendatory endorsement: cancellation rules
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After 60 days: cancel only for listed reasons (nonpayment, fraud/misrepresentation, material change in risk).
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Notice must give the effective date and the reasons.
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Mailed within California: +5 days (30 becomes 35).
California nonrenewal notice and short-rate refunds
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Nonrenewal notice: 60 to 120 days before expiration.
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Late notice: same terms for 60 days after the notice is given.
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Short-rate refund or cancellation fee: disclose in writing.