Sports Insurance Glossary : Letter B

    Bind Order - The oral or written acceptance of a quotation of insurance by the insured party.

    Binder - A written document reflecting immediate insurance protection, valid for a specified period of time. Designed to provide temporary coverage until the actual policy can be issued. The binder provides a summary of coverage to be provided by the policy, along with pertinent information such as limits and coverages.

    Blanket Coverage - A blanket form is one in which property is insured under a single amount applying to several different pieces of property rather than a specific amount of insurance on each property.

    Bodily Injury Liability Insurance - This coverage protects an insured against legal action (liability) for injury to another person arising from an accident or occurrence.

    Boiler & Machinery - Mechanical Breakdown - This form of insurance provides mechanical breakdown coverage generally not available under any other insurance policy. This provides protection against the catastrophic effects of property loss, such as a steam boiler explosion or an expensive breakdown of machinery and equipment. This includes more than just boilers and steam vessels, but also includes refrigeration equipment, air conditioning equipment, various types of piping, turbines, engines, pumps, compressors, blowers, gearing, shafting, electric motors, generators, transformers, and assorted other types of mechanical and electrical equipment.

    Bound - The past tense of bind, an account that has already had the quotation of coverage accepted by the insured party.

    Broadened Coverage Form - Commercial General Liability - This endorsement to the Commercial General Liability Policy form expands coverage or provides additional coverage(s) in the following manner: Business Income - Coverage for loss of income in case the insured's business is shut down by a covered cause of loss. It often pays for such expenses as the rebuilding of an accounts receivable data base, cleaning computers, leasing temporary office space, and similar losses associated with a disaster.

    Business Interruption Insurance - (See Business Income above)