Loss assessment insurance coverage covers damage. A new roof should be covered by reserves or by special assessment, and would not be considered a loss unless the new roof was required based on some catastrophic loss, such as a fire or wind storm.
If a condo association has a loss and the association's insurance is inadequate to cover the loss, the association is permitted to assess each unit owner for the amount they are lacking. However, since there is no negligence on the unit owners part this is generally not covered by the owner's own liability portion of his policy. The unit owner must purchase additional loss assessment coverage to protect against this additional loss assessment scenario.
Loss assessment on a homeowner's insurance policy is protection against getting sued for a person being injured on the property. This is a common insurance that condominium owners need to protect themselves from lawsuits for someone being injured in the common areas of the condominium complex..
Loss assessment coverage on an HO-3 policy typically provides coverage for the insured's share of damages or costs incurred by the homeowners association for losses to common areas of the property that are not covered by the association's insurance policy. These losses are usually due to perils such as fire, vandalism, or theft.
An Umbrella olicy is financial protection that exends the covergage limits of underlying insurance policies of the named insured(s). If the insured suffers a loss that exceeds the limits of an underlying policy, the umbrella kicks in to offer coverage at the higher limit.
No, a personal umbrella policy generally excludes all business and business exposure. A personal umbrella protects an individual. If your business is insured with a business/commercial policy to protect the business it would be a commercial umbrella.
Umbrella coverage is predicated on underlying policy coverage. If you already have a professional liability policy that covers negligent acts of the insured, then the umbrella would invoke only after the underlying policy limits have reached or exceeded.
Personal umbrella insurance is a personal liability policy that kicks after your other insurances have been exhausted. If you are sued for $1 million for a car accident and your auto insurance will only pay up to $300k, your personal umbrella policy will pay the remaining sum (assuming your umbrella policy is large enough).
If you have a living trusts and an umbrella insurance policy can the trust be sued in an auto accident.
umbrella policy
General liability insurance, or umbrella policy
similar - umbrella usually a personal lines excess coverage. excess liability policy could be anything. Both are designed to provide another layer of protection over and above the underlying policy(ies)