get to know plrb
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•National non-profit trade association •Training, education & claims info •Membership based on flat fee •No additional costs
Who we are.
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1. Property & Liability Legal Departments
2. Building Code Department
3. Education Department
4. Weather / CAT Department
PLRB Departments
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Property & Liability Legal Departments
Coverage Database •Policy annotations of HO, BP, CP, BR, BI, PA, CA, GR, UM/UIM & GL forms •State-by-State annotations on almost 100 different coverage issues, i.e., Anti-Indemnity statutes, Auto Diminished Value, Causation, Water Damage, etc. •Emerging Issues, FAQs, Q&As
•PLRB coverage questions
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Property & Liability Legal Departments
COVID-19 Page •Property and Liability coverage discussions of COVID-19 issues
•State specific COVID-19 regulatory bulletins •Updated data on COVID-19
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Property & Liability Legal Departments
Coverage Database Decision-Tree Coverage Analysis
•Analyzing Coverage - Commercial •Analyzing Coverage - Homeowners
Adjuster Resource Sheets on common coverage topics
•Business Income and Extra Expense Claims •Condo Losses •Employee Dishonesty Claims •Food Spoilage Losses (commercial & homeowners) •Home Sharing Issues •Tear-Out •Windstorm Claims
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Property & Liability Legal Departments
Ask a Coverage Question •PLRB attorneys respond to individual coverage questions w/in 5 business days
•1,000’s of questions replied to a year •Determination of duty to defend (liability)
Form Reviews
•PLRB attorneys will review your new / proposed manuscript endorsements for ambiguities, conflicting language, etc.
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Property & Liability Legal Departments
Statutory / Regulatory Bulletins
•Summaries of coverage related DOI regs & orders
•Summaries of coverage related statutes
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Property Legal Department
Catastrophe Bulletins
In depth and timely discussion of first party coverage issues that may arise from hurricanes, wildfires, volcanic eruptions, etc.
•Hurricane Zeta - LA, MS
•Hurricane Laura - LA, TX •Hurricane Isaias - NC •Hurricane Douglas - HI •Hurricane Hanna - TX •Hurricane Sally - MS, AL
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Property & Liability Legal Departments
Case Law Reviews •Quick In Brief summaries •Comments from PLRB attorneys about court’s holding •Links to related materials
•Approximately 600 cases reviewed a year
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Property Legal Department
New PLRB Property Resources • 50-state survey: Impact of Fraud on Part of Claim • 50-state survey: Availability of Appraisal to Contractor Filing Claim per AOB • 50-state survey: Distinction Between Back-up and overflow
Updated PLRB Property Resources • 50-state survey: Faulty Workmanship • 50-state survey: Pollutants Chart • 50-state survey: Proximate Cause • 50-state survey: Collapse • Florida Appraisal
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Property Legal Department
Test Your Coverage Knowledge •Short bi-weekly articles on topical first party coverage issues •Excellent training tool
Sample articles:
•Additional Coverage for Access Device: Mobile Banking App •Charging Unit of Electric Car - Coverage A, B or C? •Sewer Backup Coverage vs. Flood Exclusion
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Liability Legal Department
New PLRB Liability Resources •Two-Wheeled Vehicle (E Scooters, E Bikes) •Home-Sharing Host Activities amendatory endorsements •Public Livery exclusion: Door Dash and Uber Eats activities by insured •"Professional Services" Exclusion Annotation •50-state survey: Extrinsic Evidence to Determine Duty to Defend. •50-state survey: COVID-19 Immunities for Liability Exposures.
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PRODUCTS & SERVICES
Building Code Department
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BUILDING CODE HOME PAGE
Building Code Department
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Locate a Building Code
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Building Code Department
Ask a Building Code Question
•PLRB staff will respond to your individual building code question w/in 5 business days
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BUILDING CODE APP
Building Code Department
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PRODUCTS & SERVICES
Education Department
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Education Department
PLRB Conferences & Expos Virtual meetings: •Large Loss Virtual Conference
•A Wildfire Puzzle (Thursday, 1/14/21) •Complex CAT Claim: Differing Policies in Paradise (1/28/21) •COVID-19: The Show Did Not Go On . . . (1/28/21) •Historic NYC Home Water Loss: Irreplaceable Materials & High-Power Owners (2/11/21) •Earthquake Damaged Apt Building Red Tagged: Total Loss or Can it Be Saved? (2/25/21)
•PLRB Virtual Conference & Expo for Claims Professionals •Live meetings (assuming CDC & local guidelines allow): •Claims Conference (June 2021 - Chicago) •Technology & Claims Symposium (Summer 2021- Denver)
•CE/CLE available
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Education Department
Distance Learning Modules •Approximately 85 CE-approved online training courses •Business Income Module Program & Certification •Training curriculum : Property & Casualty Certifications
•Available 24/7
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Education Department
Webinars
•Monthly live interactive webinars on emerging topics
•100’s of recordings & handouts available online
Podcasts •45-minute interviews with experts in the insurance industry
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Education Department
PLRB Presents! Industry Insights
•Insightful presentations •Bite-size 18-minute format •Current industry topics
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Education Department
Test Your Claims Knowledge •Biweekly topical claims handling issues delivered right to your inbox •Recent articles include:
•Are These Chimneys Well-Designed? •Can You Explain Extra Expense to an Insured? •What's Wrong With These Chimneys? •How Can Extra Expense Help Resolve Your BI Claim? •Autonomous Vehicles: Liability & Coverage Issues
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Education Department
Other Educational Resources
•Business Income Worksheet: a spreadsheet tool to help adjusters calculate small BI losses •Building Damage Videos: real-life property claim scenarios explored from initial damage to restoration
•Learning Paths: developing short training courses
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PRODUCTS & SERVICES
Weather / CAT Department
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Weather / CAT Department
Daily Reports • Severe Storm & Occurrence Summary - Identifies preliminary locations of severe weather reports relayed to the National Weather Service
• Threats Assessment – Details forecasted weather events and ongoing disasters that may affect insured from current day to the next 10 days. Includes severe weather, tropical weather, fire weather, heavy snow / icing, precipitation, & flooding.
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Weather / CAT Department
Major Events Catastrophe Bulletins •PLRB creates and maintains web pages for specific major events such as hurricanes, major floods, wildfires, riots, and volcanic eruptions.
•Maps (static and interactive), documents, and data analysis are included.
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Weather / CAT Department
PLRB GIS Data / Map Services
• Severe Weather Reports • NEXRAD Hail Size and Wind Speed Estimates • Weather Observations • Precipitation and Snowfall • Watches, Warnings, and Advisories • USGS ShakeMaps • Fire Smoke Analysis • Wildfire Perimeters • Lightning Probability / Satellite Lighting Data
Severe Weather Reports Snowfall
NEXRAD Hail Size Estimates
EQ ShakeMaps
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Weather / CAT Department
Web Apps (Interactive Maps)
Wind/Tornado Research Hail Research Current Weather & Forecasts
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Weather / CAT Department
New PLRB Weather / Cat Resources
One-Stop Weather Data web page Enter an address and date range to return all data from PLRB’s Weather/CAT database for a specific address. A PDF link to hourly observations is also provided for nearby weather observation stations.
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Coming in 2021 . . . .
New PLRB Products and Services Being Added in 2021 Property Legal Services Duties after loss - 50-state survey Economic downturns (from Covid & other current conditions) impact on BI claims Pre-storm expenses to protect property Cyber/computer fraud forms - annotation of common related forms
Liability Legal Services Covid corporate liability exposures for both claims & the insurer itself, including WC/CGL overlap Permissive use/reasonable belief auto issues - new employee training Uber/Lyft coverage issues UM/UIM developments Quick list of issues to consider when communicating w/ insured or investigating liability & auto issues
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Get to Know PLRB
Webinar Series
Get to Know PLRB webinar series
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PLRB is here to help.
•PLRB Classes - PLRB member training classes offered at most PLRB conferences •On-line PLRB Tutorials - available 24/7 at www.plrb.org •Customized Live Webinars –live webinars about PLRB can be customized to individual company interest
•Communication – follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and subscribe to our various email publications, including our weekly Frontlines newsletter
•Phone PLRB – Our staff is always available to answer your questions and help you navigate our website (888) 711-7572