AAIS Product Advisory - November 3, 2003

"Product Advisory" identifies all AAIS bulletins issued last week and includes other information of interest to property/casualty insurers.
Link here for Product Advisory from previous weeks: http://www.aaisonline.com/services/pastpa.html

ED MATERIALS DESCRIBE UMBRELLA OPTIONS
Companies using the AAIS Personal Umbrella Program will receive updated educational material (as a bulletin attachment) explaining two new endorsement options. One option allows carriers to extend umbrella coverage to home-based business exposures. The other allows them to provide umbrella coverage as an endorsement to an AAIS Homeowners or Mobile-Homeowners policy.

NOV. 19 WEB SEMINAR TO DESCRIBE AGRIBUSINESS PROGRAM
AAIS will hold its next Web-based seminar 1 p.m. Central time on Wed., Nov. 19. Deborah Summerlin, vice president of insurance lines, will describe the Agricultural Output Program (AgOP), a unique program for insuring property exposures of agribusiness operations. This seminar is primarily intended for companies that do not currently use the AgOP. For information and to register, go to http://www.aaisonline.com/services/webinar.html

INPUT SOUGHT ON ANNUAL CONFERENCE TOPICS
AAIS is considering a range of topics for its 2004 Annual Conference, April 4-6 on Amelia Island, Fla. Let us know what you think of certain ideas, or suggest ideas of your own, by going to http://www.aaisonline.com/communications/annualconf.html

STATE-SPECIFIC TERRORISM INFORMATION POSTED
Go to http://www.aaisonline.com/terrorism/StateAction.html

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BULLETINS BY CATEGORY
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PROGRAM UPDATES - Bulletins listed by Line of Insurance
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ARTISANS, BUSINESSOWNERS, COMMERCIAL LIABILITY
New York
Bulletin 03-0441
Construction Defects and EIFS Endorsements Available

Effective date Feb. 1, 2004.
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COMMERCIAL OUTPUT PROGRAM
Arizona, Indiana, Michigan, Montana, New Jersey
Bulletin 03-0442
Mold Limitation Endorsements/Rules Approved - Update for Mississippi

Effective dates Jan. 1, 2004. Company action update for Mississippi.
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DWELLING PROPERTIES
Alaska
Bulletin 03-0423
Manual Revision 1.0 Approved

Effective date Jan. 1, 2004.
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DWELLING PROPERTIES
Alaska
Bulletin 03-0450
New and Revised Endorsements Approved

Effective date Jan. 1, 2004. Endorsements FL 0258 07 03 and ML-405 Ed 1.0 support the new Dwelling Properties Revision 1.0 manual.
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DWELLING PROPERTIES, FARMOWNERS, FARM PROPERTIES, HOME-BASED BUSINESS, HOMEOWNERS, MOBILE-HOMEOWNERS, PERSONAL & PREMISES LIABILITY
(9 Bulletins)

Arizona    Bulletin 03-0388
Connecticut   Bulletin 03-0389
District of Columbia   Bulletin 03-0443
Florida   Bulletin 03-0390
Illinois   Bulletin 03-0391
Indiana   Bulletin 03-0392
Michigan   Bulletin 03-0393
New Jersey   Bulletin 03-0395
Vermont   Bulletin 03-0399

Fungi Limitation Endorsements and Manual Supplements Approved

Effective dates Jan. 1, 2004. Program approvals vary by state. Refer to bulletins for additional information.
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FARM PROPERTIES, FARMOWNERS, HOME-BASED BUSINESS, PERSONAL & PREMISES LIABILITY
North Carolina
Bulletin 03-0397
Home-Based Business and Personal & Premises Liability Programs - Fungi Limitation Endorsements & Manual Supplements Approved

Home-Based Business effective date Jan. 1, 2004. Personal & Premises Liability effective date Feb. 1, 2004.
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FARMOWNERS
(10 Bulletins)

Arizona    Bulletin 03-0424
Colorado   Bulletin 03-0425
Idaho   Bulletin 03-0426
Indiana   Bulletin 03-0427
Maine   Bulletin 03-0428
Mississippi   Bulletin 03-0429
North Dakota   Bulletin 03-0430
Ohio   Bulletin 03-0431
West Virginia   Bulletin 03-0432
Wisconsin   Bulletin 03-0433

Manual Revision 08 03 Filed

Proposed effective dates May 1, 2004.
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