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drop-down clause

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A quick definition of drop-down clause:

A drop-down clause is a part of an insurance policy that says if the primary insurance company can't pay for a claim, the secondary insurance company will step in and cover it. This means that even if the first insurance company goes bankrupt or can't pay for some reason, the person who has the insurance policy will still be protected.

A more thorough explanation:

A drop-down clause is a provision in an insurance policy that requires an excess insurer to provide coverage to the insured even if the underlying coverage has not been exhausted. This usually happens when the underlying insurers are insolvent and cannot provide coverage.

Let's say a company has a liability insurance policy with a limit of $1 million. The company is sued for $2 million, and the primary insurer pays out the $1 million limit. However, the company still owes $1 million in damages. If the excess policy has a drop-down clause, the excess insurer will provide coverage for the remaining $1 million, even though the primary coverage has not been exhausted.

This clause is important because it ensures that the insured is protected even if the underlying insurers are unable to provide coverage. Without a drop-down clause, the insured would be responsible for any damages that exceed the primary coverage limit.

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6 yrs on January 30th
lilypadfrog
15:40
awwww <3 i love love
I also like CLS for liberal clerking. approx 41 FCOA clerks per yr
It's there if I excel. if not then I'm chill with sticking to BL
texaslawhopefully
15:41
CLS is not even close to Chicago for clerking lmao
choosingpeace
15:41
wait would yall pick CLS or penn?
I didn't apply to either but I would pick penn
15:42
penn bc im in state
no no it's not. But I wouldn't clerk conservative, so idk about Chi #s for myself
cumsock
15:42
Penn
texaslawhopefully
15:42
I guess that's fair. From what I've heard UChicago for conservatives is on par w/ HYS for clerkships
texaslawhopefully
15:42
not sure about for liberals
cumsock
15:43
They’re very similar tho
cumsock
15:43
Both t6 ivies
Is that NYU disrespect???? NYU out the t-6?
15:44
Penn because my college friends who mentored me go there
lilypadfrog
15:45
NYU is a t6 unless they don’t accept me and then idgaf what they’re ranked
texaslawhopefully
15:46
That's the best mentality
texaslawhopefully
15:46
If I get into UChicago it will be CYS
lilypadfrog
15:48
waspy I’m sure he meant to clarify that CYS is Cornell Yale Stanford
yeah just making sure
I look really good in blue tho
obviously cornell is t3
cumsock
15:49
someone from my undergrad is going to columbia for a masters in social work and the way they are talking to me im pretty sure they think thats as hard to get accepted to as columbia law
every prof at cornell glazes it so hard
GreyCeaselessMammoth
15:50
i know so many heads going to various schools for random masters degrees and its like babe its not the sameeee
cumsock
15:50
"The acceptance rate for the Master of Science in Social Work (MSW) program at Columbia University is 74%" does he know?
15:50
@cumsock: some battles are won by avoiding fighting them
cumsock
15:51
im not i just wish normies knew its not the same
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