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Property & Casualty Exam Prep 20, Homeowners Perils and Open Perils
Published 2 months ago
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This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams.
In this episode you will learn:
- The fundamental difference between named perils (what's listed is covered) and open perils (what's not excluded is covered).
- How the common HO-3 policy provides open perils coverage for the dwelling and named perils for personal property.
- Why the burden of proof shifts from the insured in a named perils policy to the insurer in an open perils policy.
- Exam-style scenarios, like why a deer damaging a wall is covered on an HO-3 but damage to a couch is not.
- Key limitations on broad form perils, such as the 60-day vacancy clause for vandalism coverage.
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