Flood of Missouri insurers applies for mold exemptions. (Briefing).The Missouri Department of Insurance has received 25 to 30 documents this year from insurers trying to apply for mold exemptions, even though mold hasn't been a major problem in the state. The applications come in reaction to a highly publicized pub·li·cize tr.v. pub·li·cized, pub·li·ciz·ing, pub·li·ciz·es To give publicity to. Adj. 1. publicized - made known; especially made widely known publicised , multimillion-dollar Texas lawsuit over mold, said Randy McConnell, a spokesman for the Missouri Department of Insurance. Some large insurers are asking for more than what the Insurance Services Office Insurance Services Office, Inc. (ISO) is a provider of data, underwriting, risk management and legal/regulatory services to property-casualty insurers and other clients. Headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey, the organization serves clients with offices throughout the United Inc. endorses for mold cases. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. , mold that results from maintenance issues, such as a leaky leak·y adj. leak·i·er, leak·i·est Permitting leaks or leakage: a leaky roof; a leaky defense system. Adj. 1. pipe, shouldn't be covered by insurers, McConnell said. But sudden and accidental damage that results in mold should be covered, he said. If the insurers that filed for mold exemptions follow the language of ISO, McConnell said, the Missouri department will approve the applications. "In regard to mold, we want to make sure people don't lose what their existing rights are under law," McConnell said. "If people are losing benefits without getting premium reductions, that's important to us." |
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