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August 8, 2013

An insurance agent assumes greater liability by providing advice about insurance coverage

When an insurance agent steps out of his or her traditional role of “order-taker” into that of insurance advisor, a special relationship is formed in which the agent assumes additional duties to the customer — and greater potential liability. In Zaremba Equipment, Inc. v. Harco National Insurance Company (2013), an insurance agent acquiring a policy…

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