Extra Expense Coverage Form (CP 00 50)

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COMMERCIAL PROPERTY

CP 00 50 10 12

EXTRA EXPENSE COVERAGE FORM


Various provisions in this policy restrict coverage. Read the entire policy carefully to determine rights, duties and
what is and is not covered.
Throughout this policy, the words "you" and "your" refer to the Named Insured shown in the Declarations. The
words "we", "us" and "our" refer to the company providing this insurance.
Other words and phrases that appear in quotation marks have special meaning. Refer to Section D. Definitions.

A. Coverage We will also pay Extra Expense to repair or


We will pay the actual and necessary Extra replace property, but only to the extent it
Expense you sustain due to direct physical loss of reduces the amount of loss that otherwise
or damage to property at premises which are would have been payable under this Coverage
described in the Declarations and for which an Form.
Extra Expense Limit Of Insurance is shown in the 2. Covered Causes Of Loss, Exclusions And
Declarations. The loss or damage must be caused Limitations
by or result from a Covered Cause of Loss. With See applicable Causes Of Loss form as shown

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respect to loss of or damage to personal property in the Declarations.
in the open or personal property in a vehicle, the
described premises include the area within 100 3. Additional Limitation – Interruption Of
feet of such premises. Computer Operations

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With respect to the requirements set forth in the a. Coverage for Extra Expense does not apply
preceding paragraph, if you occupy only part of a when action is taken to avoid or minimize a
building, your premises means: "suspension" of "operations" caused by
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destruction or corruption of electronic data,
a. The portion of the building which you rent, or any loss or damage to electronic data,
lease or occupy; except as provided under the Additional
b. The area within 100 feet of the building or Coverage, Interruption Of Computer
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within 100 feet of the premises described in Operations.


the Declarations, whichever distance is b. Electronic data means information, facts or
greater (with respect to loss of or damage computer programs stored as or on,
to personal property in the open or personal created or used on, or transmitted to or
property in a vehicle); and from computer software (including systems
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c. Any area within the building or at the and applications software), on hard or
described premises, if that area services, or floppy disks, CD-ROMs, tapes, drives, cells,
is used to gain access to, the portion of the data processing devices or any other
building which you rent, lease or occupy. repositories of computer software which are
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1. Extra Expense used with electronically controlled


equipment. The term computer programs,
Extra Expense means necessary expenses referred to in the foregoing description of
you incur during the "period of restoration" that electronic data, means a set of related
you would not have incurred if there had been electronic instructions which direct the
no direct physical loss or damage to property. operations and functions of a computer or
Coverage pertains to expenses (other than the device connected to it, which enable the
expense to repair or replace property) which computer or device to receive, process,
are incurred to: store, retrieve or send data.
a. Avoid or minimize the "suspension" of c. This Additional Limitation does not apply
business and to continue "operations" at when loss or damage to electronic data
the described premises or at replacement involves only electronic data which is
premises or temporary locations, including integrated in and operates or controls a
relocation expenses and costs to equip and building's elevator, lighting, heating,
operate the replacement location or ventilation, air conditioning or security
temporary location. system.
b. Minimize the "suspension" of business if
you cannot continue "operations".

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4. Additional Coverages Civil Authority Coverage will begin
a. Alterations And New Buildings immediately after the time of the first action
of civil authority that prohibits access to the
We will pay for the actual and necessary described premises and will end four
Extra Expense you incur due to direct consecutive weeks after the date of that
physical loss or damage at the described action.
premises caused by or resulting from any
Covered Cause of Loss to: c. Interruption Of Computer Operations
(1) New buildings or structures, whether (1) Under this Additional Coverage,
complete or under construction; electronic data has the meaning
described under Additional Limitation,
(2) Alterations or additions to existing Interruption Of Computer Operations.
buildings or structures; and
(2) Subject to all provisions of this
(3) Machinery, equipment, supplies or Additional Coverage, you may extend
building materials located on or within the insurance that applies to Extra
100 feet of the described premises and: Expense to apply to a "suspension" of
(a) Used in the construction, alterations "operations" caused by an interruption in
or additions; or computer operations due to destruction
(b) Incidental to the occupancy of new or corruption of electronic data due to a
buildings. Covered Cause of Loss. However, we

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will not provide coverage under this
b. Civil Authority Additional Coverage when the
In this Additional Coverage, Civil Authority, Additional Limitation, Interruption Of
the described premises are premises to Computer Operations does not apply

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which this Coverage Form applies, as based on Paragraph A.3.c. therein.
shown in the Declarations. (3) With respect to the coverage provided
When a Covered Cause of Loss causes under this Additional Coverage, the
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damage to property other than property at Covered Causes of Loss are subject to
the described premises, we will pay for the the following:
actual and necessary Extra Expense you (a) If the Causes Of Loss – Special
incur caused by action of civil authority that Form applies, coverage under this
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prohibits access to the described premises, Additional Coverage, Interruption Of


provided that both of the following apply: Computer Operations, is limited to
(1) Access to the area immediately the "specified causes of loss" as
surrounding the damaged property is defined in that form and Collapse as
set forth in that form.
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prohibited by civil authority as a result of


the damage, and the described (b) If the Causes Of Loss – Broad Form
premises are within that area but are not applies, coverage under this
more than one mile from the damaged Additional Coverage, Interruption Of
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property; and Computer Operations, includes


(2) The action of civil authority is taken in Collapse as set forth in that form.
response to dangerous physical (c) If the Causes Of Loss Form is
conditions resulting from the damage or endorsed to add a Covered Cause of
continuation of the Covered Cause of Loss, the additional Covered Cause
Loss that caused the damage, or the of Loss does not apply to the
action is taken to enable a civil authority coverage provided under this
to have unimpeded access to the Additional Coverage, Interruption Of
damaged property. Computer Operations.

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(d) The Covered Causes of Loss include b. The most we will pay for loss under this
a virus, harmful code or similar Extension is $100,000 at each location,
instruction introduced into or enacted unless a higher limit is shown in the
on a computer system (including Declarations.
electronic data) or a network to c. Insurance under this Extension for each
which it is connected, designed to newly acquired location will end when any
damage or destroy any part of the of the following first occurs:
system or disrupt its normal
operation. But there is no coverage (1) This policy expires;
for an interruption related to (2) 30 days expire after you acquire the
manipulation of a computer system property; or
(including electronic data) by any
(3) You notify us of how you want this
employee, including a temporary or
coverage to apply to that location.
leased employee, or by an entity
retained by you or for you to inspect, We will charge you additional premium from
design, install, maintain, repair or the date you acquire the property.
replace that system. B. Limits Of Insurance
(4) The most we will pay under this The most we will pay for loss in any one
Additional Coverage, Interruption Of occurrence is the applicable Limit Of Insurance
Computer Operations, is $2,500 (unless shown in the Declarations.

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a higher limit is shown in the
Declarations) for all loss sustained in Payments under the following Additional
any one policy year, regardless of the Coverages will not increase the applicable Limit of
number of interruptions or the number of Insurance:

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premises, locations or computer 1. Alterations And New Buildings; or
systems involved. If loss payment 2. Civil Authority.
relating to the first interruption does not
The amounts of insurance stated in the
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exhaust this amount, then the balance is
available for loss sustained as a result Interruption Of Computer Operations Additional
of subsequent interruptions in that policy Coverage and the Newly Acquired Locations
year. A balance remaining at the end of Coverage Extension apply in accordance with the
terms of those coverages and are separate from
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a policy year does not increase the


amount of insurance in the next policy the Limit(s) Of Insurance shown in the
year. With respect to any interruption Declarations for any other coverage.
which begins in one policy year and C. Loss Conditions
continues or results in additional loss in The following conditions apply in addition to the
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a subsequent policy year(s), all loss is Common Policy Conditions and the Commercial
deemed to be sustained in the policy Property Conditions:
year in which the interruption began.
1. Appraisal
(5) This Additional Coverage, Interruption
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Of Computer Operations, does not apply If we and you disagree on the amount of loss,
to loss sustained after the end of the either may make written demand for an
"period of restoration", even if the appraisal of the loss. In this event, each party
amount of insurance stated in (4) above will select a competent and impartial appraiser.
has not been exhausted. The two appraisers will select an umpire. If
they cannot agree, either may request that
5. Coverage Extension selection be made by a judge of a court having
You may extend the insurance provided by this jurisdiction. The appraisers will state separately
Coverage Part as follows: the amount of loss. If they fail to agree, they
NEWLY ACQUIRED LOCATIONS will submit their differences to the umpire. A
decision agreed to by any two will be binding.
a. You may extend your Extra Expense Each party will:
Coverage to apply to property at any
location you acquire other than fairs or a. Pay its chosen appraiser; and
exhibitions. b. Bear the other expenses of the appraisal
and umpire equally.

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If there is an appraisal, we will still retain our 3. Limits On Loss Payment
right to deny the claim. We will not pay more for Extra Expense than
2. Duties If You Incur Extra Expense the percentages shown in the Declarations
a. You must see that the following are done if times the Limit of Insurance.
you incur Extra Expense: When the "period of restoration" is:
(1) Notify the police if a law may have been a. 30 days or less, the first percentage
broken. applies.
(2) Give us prompt notice of the direct b. 60 days or less, but more than 30 days, the
physical loss or damage. Include a second percentage applies.
description of the property involved. c. More than 60 days, the third percentage
(3) As soon as possible, give us a applies.
description of how, when and where the
direct physical loss or damage occurred. Example
The Limit of Insurance is: $ 100,000
(4) Take all reasonable steps to protect the
Covered Property from further damage, The percentages shown
and keep a record of your expenses in the Declarations are: 40% – 80% – 100%
necessary to protect the Covered The "period of restoration" is: 45 days
Property, for consideration in the The amount of Extra Expenses

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settlement of the claim. This will not incurred is: $ 90,000
increase the Limit of Insurance.
However, we will not pay for any We will not pay more than $100,000 times 80% (the
subsequent loss or damage resulting percentage applicable for a "period of restoration" of

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from a cause of loss that is not a 31–60 days), or $80,000. The remaining $10,000 is
Covered Cause of Loss. Also, if not covered.
feasible, set the damaged property 4. Loss Determination
aside and in the best possible order for
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examination. a. The amount of Extra Expense will be
determined based on:
(5) As often as may be reasonably required,
permit us to inspect the property proving (1) All expenses that exceed the normal
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the loss or damage and examine your operating expenses that would have
books and records. been incurred by "operations" during the
"period of restoration" if no direct
Also permit us to take samples of physical loss or damage had occurred.
damaged and undamaged property for We will deduct from the total of such
inspection, testing and analysis, and
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expenses:
permit us to make copies from your
books and records. (a) The salvage value that remains of
any property bought for temporary
(6) Send us a signed, sworn proof of loss use during the "period of restoration",
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containing the information we request to once "operations" are resumed; and


investigate the claim. You must do this
within 60 days after our request. We will (b) Any Extra Expense that is paid for by
supply you with the necessary forms. other insurance, except for insurance
that is written subject to the same
(7) Cooperate with us in the investigation or plan, terms, conditions and
settlement of the claim. provisions as this insurance; and
(8) If you intend to continue your business, (2) Necessary expenses that reduce the
you must resume all or part of your Extra Expense otherwise incurred.
"operations" as quickly as possible.
b. We will reduce the amount of your Extra
b. We may examine any insured under oath, Expense loss to the extent you can return
while not in the presence of any other "operations" to normal and discontinue such
insured and at such times as may be Extra Expense.
reasonably required, about any matter
relating to this insurance or the claim, c. If you do not resume "operations", or do not
including an insured's books and records. In resume "operations" as quickly as possible,
the event of an examination, an insured's we will pay based on the length of time it
answers must be signed. would have taken to resume "operations" as
quickly as possible.

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5. Loss Payment (2) The date when business is resumed at a
We will pay for any loss within 30 days after we new permanent location.
receive the proof of loss, if you have complied "Period of restoration" does not include any
with all of the terms of this Coverage Part, and: increased period required due to the
a. We reach agreement with you on the enforcement of or compliance with any
amount of loss; or ordinance or law that:
b. An appraisal award has been made. (1) Regulates the construction, use or
repair, or requires the tearing down, of
D. Definitions any property; or
1. "Operations" means your business activities (2) Requires any insured or others to test
occurring at the described premises. for, monitor, clean up, remove, contain,
2. "Period of restoration" means the period of time treat, detoxify or neutralize, or in any
that: way respond to, or assess the effects of
a. Begins with the date of direct physical loss "pollutants".
or damage caused by or resulting from any The expiration date of this policy will not cut
Covered Cause of Loss at the described short the "period of restoration".
premises; and 3. "Pollutants" means any solid, liquid, gaseous or
b. Ends on the earlier of: thermal irritant or contaminant, including

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(1) The date when the property at the smoke, vapor, soot, fumes, acids, alkalis,
described premises should be repaired, chemicals and waste. Waste includes materials
rebuilt or replaced with reasonable to be recycled, reconditioned or reclaimed.
speed and similar quality; or 4. "Suspension" means the slowdown or

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cessation of your business activities.
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