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`Attorneys for Plaintiff
`COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY INSURANCE COMPANY
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`SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
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`COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
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`COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY INSURANCE
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`Case No CIVDS1701860
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`TOP PROFESSTONAL NETWORK LLC
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`Defendant
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`DECLARATION OF PLAINTIRF
`COMMERCE AND WDUSTRY
`INSURANCE COMPANY S DIRECTOR
`LEGAL COLLECTiON5 IN SUPPORT OF
`PLAINTiFF S REQUEST FOR COURT
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`Tn support of Plaintiff Commerce and Ind stry Insurance Company s Commerce
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`In 2014 Commerce issued I op Professional Workers Compensation and Employers
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`Liability Insurance Policy No WC 1613242 01314227 the Policy
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`The Policy with all endorsements and schedules incorporated therein issued to Top
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`the beginning of the Policy Period The Policy specifically states that the premium
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`after this policy ends by using the actual payroll and he proper classifications and rates determined
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`coverage for any bodily injury caused by accident or disease that was covered by the Policy s terms
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`and occurred regarding Top Professional s employecs during the Policy period See Exhibit A Part
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`Pursuaz t to the terms aud couditions of tl c Policy Top Professional agreed to pny
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`Commerce an estimated premium which Commerce calculated based upon documents and or
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`Camrncrce conducted u pliysica audit af Tqp Professrc nal s books and records for
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`IssuedtoTOP PROFESSIONAL NElWORK LLC
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`COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY IN URANCE COMPANY
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`001 61 3242
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`TOP PROFESSIONAL NETWORK LLC
`i1030 ARRDW RTE STE 207
`RANCHO CUCAMONGA CA 91730 0000
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`SEE EXTENSfON Of ITEAA 1 OF THE INPORMATION PAGE WC9y0610
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`EXECUTIVE OFFlCES
`6 WMer Stroqt
`Now York NY 0088
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`ftS COMPEN3A710N ANDEMPLOYERSi
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`CIABWTYPOk1CY INFORMATION PACiE
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`PMC 1NSURANCE AGENCY
`209 BURLINGTON ROAD
`SUITE 109
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`OTHER WORKPWCE6 NOT 6H6WN ABOVEr SEE EXTEN610N OF ITEM 1 OF THE INFORMATION PAGE WC990610
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`B Emplayers Lia6ility Jnsuranca Part Two of the policy applies tp ho work in each state listed in item 3A
`The fimlts of our liabllity under Ped Two a ez
`7 000 000 eacli aceident
`Bodily Injury by AccidenL
`1 r00U r000 po icy limit
`Bodily Jnjvey by Disease 5
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`Policy Number
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`001 61 3242
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`Effective Date
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`OB 15 2014
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`WC000114
`WC000301A
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`WC000421C
`WC000422A
`WCOFAC
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`PN0499068
`PN049907
`PN99040T
`WC040002A
`WC0403016
`WC040303
`WC040310
`WC040317
`WC040361
`WCD40402
`WC040421
`WC040422
`WC990017
`WCgg0909
`WC990410
`WC990670
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`ALTERNATE EMPQOYER ENpORSEMENT
`PREMIUM DISCOUNT ENDORSEMENT
`CATASTROPNE PREMIUM EN60RSEMENT
`TRIRRA DISGLOSURE ENDORSEMENT
`NOTICE REG OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSET CTRL
`PRIVACY POLfCY
`CALlfORNIA FRAUD ASSESSMENT
`POLlCYHOIDER NOTICE
`DUAL 41AGE POLICYHOLDER NOTICE
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`AUDIT DUAL WAGE NIGH WAGE CONST
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`CA NOTIF OF 10SS CONTROL SERVIGES
`CA ADMINISTRAIIDN REVOIVING FUND ASMNT
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`CA OFF f CERSBDIRECTORS COV EXCLUS IpN ENDT
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`CA EMPLOYEE INSURED BY GEN EMFLOYER EXCL
`CA BLANKET WAIVER
`CA MANDATQRY RATE CHANGE ENDT
`OPTIONAL PREMI UM INCREASE ENDT
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`CALIFORNIA CANCELLATION ENDORSEMENT
`CA POI ICYHO DER NOTICE
`CIGA SURCHARGE
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`NAMEp INSUREDS ADpRESSES
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`WORKERS COMPEPdSATlO V AND EMPLOYERS LIABILITY
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`INSURANCE POLICY
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`C Workers Compensation Law
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`PART QNF WORKERti C INPENtiAT10 V iI SURA CE
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`E Fnal Premium
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`F Records
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`WORKERS COMPENSATION AND EMPIOYER5 LIABILITY INSURANCE POUCY
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`in returrtfor the payment of ttie premium and su6ject to
`ierms oi this policy we agree withryou as tollows
`all
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`PART ONB
`WORKERS COMPENSATION INSURANCE
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`GENERAL SECTION
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`A The Poilcy
`its effective date the Infor
`This policy includes at
`maiion Page and aU endo sements and scfiedules
`is a contract of nsurance betw8en
`bsted there
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`you5 tfie err pioyennamed in item l ol the Informs
`tian Page and us the insurer named on the lnfo c
`Tfie only agreements relating o this
`insurance are stated in this polary The tenns oi ihis
`policy may not he cfianged or waived excspt
`tiy
`entlorsemenY issued by us to tie part of this polioy
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`maliontPage
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`B Who is insured
`You are insured if ou are an em lo er named iny p y
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`Ilem i oi the information Bage
`If tfiaisemployeris a
`pertnership rand iif you are one oi
`itsrpertners you
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`employer of ttie partneiship s empipyees
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`Wo kers Compensation taw
`Workers Compensation law means the workers or
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`wakriien s compensation
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`disease law ofaeach state o tenitory nemeri
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`includes any
`amendments ioithat
`law which ars in effect iiuring
`the policy period
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`workers or workmen s corrmpensation law anyfed
`erei occupational disease law or thet provisions of
`any law stfiat prodide nonoccupational
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`State means any s4ate of
`America and tHe Districtot Columbia
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`E Locations
`This policy covers atl oi yourwoikQlaces listed in
`Items t or 4 of the Information Page and it covers
`all other workplaces in tkem 3 A states unless you
`have other insurance or are self insured for such
`workplaces
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`A How This Insurance Applies
`This workers compensation insurance applies to tio
`diiy injury by accident or bodiry in ury by disease
`Bodily in ury includes resulting death
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`Bodily in ury fiy disease must be ca sed ovag
`gravated tiy the cotlditions of your aempiqyment
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`C VNe V11111 Defend
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`pense any claim proceeding or suit against you tor
`benefits payable 6y this insurance We have tfie
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`Ei Othec lnsurance
`VVe will not pay more than our share of benefits and
`costs covered by this insurance end other
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`iriaurance o self insurance Subject to ny limita of
`all shares wiil be equal until
`liab riity that may apply
`the Ioas is pnid
`If any insurance o Se4f insuranae is
`extiausted tlie sfiares of aS rerriaining insurance wiil
`be equai untii pie loss is paid
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`F Payrrsents You Must Make
`Vou are responsitile fpi any payments in excess ot
`the benefits Iregularly provided by the workers
`eampensatlon daw inoluding Yhose rsguired bo
`causs
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`1
`2
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`3
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`of your serious and willful misconduct
`yau knowing y emplay an empEoyee in iriolaticin
`of law
`you fail to complywith a fi ealth or safetylaw br
`raguladbn ror
`you dischetge coeice or otlierwiSe disarimiriat
`againslpany emplqyee in yiolationaof the workers
`compensation law
`ff we make anY Payments in ezcess of the benefits
`regularty provideds y the workeis compe satEoo law
`on your behalf you will refrii6urse us prcrmptly
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`G Recovety Frorn Others
`We have yQur righis and the rigfits of persons en
`titled to the ksenefits dithis insuiance t8recoveriout
`payments framranyaneslratiie far ifie ihjury Yau wiil
`do everything ecessary to pcotecf thosa ifc hts or
`us and to help us enfarce tliam
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`N Statutory Frcivfsians
`Thess statements apply where they are requitedl5y
`law
`1
`
`As between an injured worker and us we have
`noNce of the in ury when nu kiave notice
`2 Your default or the bankrupkcy or inso yency of
`you or youc estate wili not telieve us ot our dU
`ties under tfiis insurancs alter a injury occurs
`3 We are dire cilp and primari y fiiahlat ta any psr
`son entiilecl Hyo ttie benefits ayablc by ihis in
`Those persons may enforce our
`surance
`duties so map an ag iicy authorized by lew
`Enforcernent may be against us or ac ainst yois
`antl us
`Jwisdic ion aver you is junsdicti6n pvet us tor
`pqrpase afttiepworkers comperisat oritiawi We
`are bound iby decisions againstr ypv under tfiat
`iaw subject to tho provisiane of this poiicy thai
`are not in conflict with that tew
`5 This insurance canforms to ihe parts af the
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`4
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`workers ca ripensalion law thaP ya ly i
`a
`tiensfits payable l y this insurance
`h
`speciai
`taxes
`iayrrients into seciarity or
`other sP ciai funds and assessments pay
`iable byius itnder that law
`Terms of
`this insurance thai conFlict with the
`workers compensatiori
`law are ctiar ged by tfiis
`statement to conform to tfiat iaw
`Nothing in rirese paragraphs relieves you of your du
`ties undarthis pnlicy
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`PART TWO
`EMPLOYBRS LIABILITY iNSURANCE
`A How Thi
`Insnrance Aprpiies
`This emptoyere liability insurance appiies tocbodily
`i Jury by accidenteor bodily injury by tlisease Bodily
`injury riciudes result ng desth
`ti The l odily injury musk arise out of and jn the
`coursebf thr
`in ured empioyee s empioyment by
`you
`Z Tha empinymsnt musi be necessery or inclderr
`taltto pour work in a state or terrilory lisYed in
`Iterri 3 A of 0e information iFage
`3 Bodlty nNryi bp accident inust occur during t4e
`paiicy period
`4 Boitily injury by diseasa musLpe caused or ag
`gravated 6y the ronditicans flf your erriployment
`The empfoyae s East day
`l
`iast exgosure kb the
`conditions causing ar aggravating such t odily
`in ury by diaesse mast occur during the policy
`
`period
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`5
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`tiie orsgina3 suit antl any reiaied
`if you are suei
`leyal actions for darrrages for botlily injury by
`accident or liy disease musl becbrought
`in ttie
`United States of Rmerica
`i s Fecritories ar
`pos sessions oi Canada
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`B We Wi11 Pay
`We witl pay a i sums hei youF Iegally inust pay as
`damages aecsuse of bodily injury to yaur
`ern
`ployees provided the bodily injury is coJered by tliis
`Empioyers Liabitity lnsurance
`The damages we wili pay wfiere recovery is permit
`ted by Iaw includa dameges
`t
`Fprwtiich y6u a e liaGls to athilyd pa ty Byrea
`sonzof aclairii or suft against you 6y fhat tt rii
`partyto reooyer thetdamagesciaimed ageinst
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`9 Botlily in ury to any pereon in work subject to tfie
`Federal Ernployers
`Liability Act
`45 USCs
`any
`other
`federal
`laws
`51 60
`Secpons
`obligating an employer 110 pay damagas to an
`employee due to bodily injury arising out of ot in
`the course obempioyment or any amendm nls
`to those laws
`10 Bodily injury fo a masteror member of the c ew
`of any vessel
`imposed for violation of
`11 Fines or penafties
`federai o state law and
`12 Damages payable under the Migrant and Sea
`sonal Agricuiturai Worker Protection Act
`29
`USG Sections 1801 1872 and under any olher
`tederal
`law awarding damages for violation of
`those laws o regulations aissued lhere under
`and any amendments to lhose laws
`
`D We Will Defend
`We have the ijht and duty io defend at our ex
`pense any claim proceeiling or suit against you for
`damages rpaya6le by 1his insurance We have tFie
`right to investigate and settle these claims proceed
`ings and suits
`Weofiavo no duty Yo defend a claim proceeding o
`suit tfiat is not covered by tfiis insurance We fiave
`no duty to dsfend or continue defending afte we
`have paiii our applicable limit of liabilily underthis
`insurance
`
`E We Wilf AIso Pay
`We wilP also pay thesc costs win addiUon to oltien
`amounts payable under tfiis insurance as pert of
`any ciairri procee8mg o suit we defend
`1
`Reasonable cexpenses incu rred at our request
`but noY loss of earnings
`2 Premiums for bonds io release attachmenis and
`forappeaFtionds in band amounts up to the limii
`ofrourHabiuty under this insurance
`Litigation costs taiced against you
`f
`terest on a judgmanf as requiFedyby Iaw untiL
`we offer the amount due under tfiis nnsurance
`antl
`5 Ezpenses we incur
`
`3
`4
`
`such tFiird party as a result of injury to your
`mp oy
`For care antl lass of services and
`2
`3 For eonsequenUal
`liodily injury to a spouse
`child pa enh brolher or sister of
`ifie inju ed
`employee provided that these damages areritie
`direct consequence oi bpddy injury that arises
`in
`the iinjuied
`the cou se of
`out of and
`empioyee s employmeni by you and
`4 Because ot bodily injury to youn empioyee that
`a ises out of and in tfie course oi employment
`ctaimed against you in a capacity othertthan a
`employe
`
`G Exelusions
`This insurence does nof cover
`This
`1
`Liabiliiy assumed under a coMract
`ezclosion does not apply to a warranty that your
`worli will 6e done in a woricmanlike mannerj
`2r Punitive oc exemplaryr damages tiecause oLbo
`dily injury to an emplyyee employed imviolffiion
`of law
`Bodily injury to an employee while employed in
`law witti your ectuals knowledge oC
`violation of
`the actual knowledges of any af your exeoutive
`officersr
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`3
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`4
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`6
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`Any
`6y
`imposed
`a workers
`obligation
`compensafion occupational disease unernploy
`ment compensa4ion or disatiiliry benefits law or
`any similai law
`5 Bodify injury inlentionally causetl4or aggravatetl
`qy you
`8odily njury occurring outside tfie United Siates
`of America ifs teiritories or possessions
`and
`Canada Thisexclusion does nohapply to bodily
`injury to a citizem or residont of ihe United
`Stafes of America or Canada wfio is temporarily
`outside iHese countiies
`T Demages adsing out df coercion criticism de
`rtiotion evaluation reassignment disciplino de
`famation
`haressment
`hurciiliation
`discrimina
`jion against or termination of any employee or
`any
`personnel
`policies
`acts or
`pPaclices
`omissions
`8 Bodily injury to any person in work sutiject Fo the
`Longshore and Heiba N orkers Compensation
`33 USC Sections
`901 950
`the
`Act
`5
`Non appropriated fund lnstrumentalities Act
`the
`buter
`USC Sections
`817 1 8173
`Contlnental Shelf Cands Act 43 USC Sectlqns
`1331 1356aj
`the Defense Base Act 42 USC
`Sections 1651 1554
`the FederaP Coal Mine
`Safety and Heaith Act
`30 USC Sections
`807 945
`any other
`ederal workers
`or
`workmen s compensalfo i law or other fedeial
`occupational disease law or any amendments to
`these Iaws
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`F Other insuranca
`We will not pay more than our sfiare nt damages
`anif ciists caveieci by this insuras ce and ather
`inaurance or self insuranoe Subject to a y limlt of
`tailiry that apply all shares wi I be equal untiilthe
`li
`loss is paid fany insurance oc selGinsuience is
`ezhausted the stsaresof ail remaining Insuranceand
`sel
`insurenGe will be equaP until tfie loss is paid
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`G Llmits af Liablltty
`Our tiab lly fo pay tnr demagea s IimiEod Ouraifm ts
`of Ifabllity are slirnvn in Item 3 8 of 3he info meiibn
`Page 7hey apply as
`xplained below
`8odity injury by Accider t
`The iimit shawn far
`1
`tiodily injury by acciderit eaoh accideot
`is the
`most we will pay far all damagescovered by this
`insurance because of bodily injury to one or
`more eniptoyees ica any one aesidAnt
`A disease isr ot bodily injurylby aqcident unless
`it results directly irnrn bodily injuryby accidenL
`The limit showrs for
`2 Bodily injury by t isease
`bodtly ir jury i y dissaSe po4 Cy limi
`is the mosf
`we will pay for ail damages cbvereti by this
`insuranbe and arising out raP tiodily injury k y
`disease reg dlass o the humbei of emptoyeEs
`The liniit
`who sustain tiodilyriltjury k y disease
`ilisease each
`bddily
`injury
`by
`for
`sFiown
`is the niosi we will pay tai all
`employee
`damages 6eca se of boiliiy injury by disease to
`any one empioyee
`include
`does nat
`Bodily
`injury by diseas
`disease that resuits direqtiy ftom a badiiy injury
`Dyaqcident
`3 We will r ql pay any claims tardamages aften we
`have paid iihe applicable lirnib of our
`liatii ity
`under this insurance
`
`H Rmccvery From Othora
`W i have ya ur rights to recovdr our paymenl irorr
`anyotie liable tor an injury coyered by iiis insurance
`Ypu wili do everylhinc necessary to prertect
`ifios
`ri hts for us and to hslp usienfarce tfiem r
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`I ActionsAgainsf Us
`lhare wiU be no righk of aclion against us undertYiis
`insurance unlBsx
`1
`You heve compfied with aIt the terms of this
`policy and
`
`2 Tfia amount you owe hes beed deterniinetl witN
`ou consent pNby acluai tna and final judgment
`This irisurance d4es nitt give ariyone the righti tci adtf
`us as ardetendant in an acian against you to detei
`mi e yiiur liahility The dankruptcy
`cinso rtency of
`yod ar your estate will not
`relieye us of oun
`o6ligatiansuncler this Part
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`PAF2T TM13EE
`QTNER STATES iMSURAPI
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`A How This fnsurance Applies
`1
`ihisaother states insurance applies anfy if one op
`mbie sfates aie shawn inuftem 3 G oi ttie nfar
`mationpage
`2 If you begin work irt any one of those states af
`ier the effeckive date of this policy and are noi
`in ured ar are not salf insured tor such work aS
`provisions ofilhe policy wiil apply as ttiough tfiat
`stat were listed in ftema3 A pf the infnrmation
`Page
`3 WB wiii retmburse you for ihe benefis required
`by t fie wo icers compensatron law of that state if
`we are nof pe rmifted lo pay the benefits direcUy
`to p rsosis enfiEied ta tfieinc
`this
`if yau have work on tfie effective date of
`policy in any state riot listed im Item 3 A af tfie
`iritprmation Page cave age wNl not ba affo ded
`foc tiat state riCess we are nofified wilhin thirty
`days
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`B Natice
`Feli us at onee if yausbegin work ln rany atate Sisted
`in Item 3 G oT lhe Information Pager
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`PART FOUR
`YOUR DUTIES IF INJURY OCCURS
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`in ury occurs ttial may be covered
`Telltus a1 once if
`by fhis poficy You o har duties aee Iisted hsre
`1
`Piavideior imrnediatevrneBical anii otfier r ervic
`es required Ciy the workeis compensation law
`2 Give us ar puragent the names arid addresses
`of
`the injured persons and oi witnesses and
`otlier intormation we may needf
`Promptly give us elhnotices demands and tegaL
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`papers related to tFie injury claim proceeding or
`suit
`Cooperate with us and assist us as we may re
`in the inJestigation settlement or defense
`quest
`of any c aim proceeding oc si it
`5 Do notfiing after an injury occurs lhahwould in
`leriere with our rigfit to recovej from others
`6 Do notrooluntarily make payments assume obli
`gations or incur ezpenses except af your Q n
`costs
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`BAR7 FIVE BREMIUM
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`A Our ARanuals
`Alhpremium forthis policy wilf be determmed by our
`manuals of rules 7ates rrating plans and classifica
`tions We may change our manuals and apply the
`ctianges to this policy if autfiorized by law ei a go
`yemmental agency regulating tliis insurance
`
`B Classifications
`the Informalion Fage shows the 3te and
`Item 4 of
`certain
`business o wo k
`premium F basis
`for
`classifcations These classifications were assigned
`based on an estimate of tfie exposures you wouid
`have Buring ihe policy period
`If your actual
`exposures are nat psoped y describeiJ by those
`classificafions we will assign iproper classi ications
`rates and premium basis tiy endorsement
`to his
`policy
`
`C Remuneration
`Premium fo each work classificaiion Is determined
`by multiptying a rate times a pcemium basis
`Remuneretion is tfie ritost common pcemium basis
`ihis premium basis includes payroil and all other
`remuneration paid or payable duiing the policy
`period for ths services of
`1
`ail yourofticers and einployees eiigaged in woik
`cavered by Ihis policy and
`all ottier persons engaged in wrnk ltial could
`make us liable unde r Part One Workers Gorri
`pens5tion lnsuranoe ofrthis policy If you do not
`records foF lhese persons
`have payroll
`the
`for theiY servicQs and malerials
`conlract pricff
`may be usetl as tfie premium basis Tfiis para
`graph 2 will not apply rf you give us proof that
`the employers of these persons lawtulty secured
`their workers compencation obiigationsi
`
`2
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`D Premfum Payments
`You wiQ pay all p emium v hen due You will pay the
`premium oven if part or all of a workers com
`pensation law is not valitl
`
`E Final Premium
`The premiuni shpwn on the dnformalion Page
`schedules anif endorsements is an estimete The
`finaf premium will be dete mined after tfiis policy
`ends
`6y using the
`actuai
`not
`the estimated
`premium basis and the propeF classificationa and
`rates lfiaf
`laivFully apply to ihe business and work
`coyered by this policy
`R the final premium i more
`thary the premium you paid to us you must pay ua
`the 6aiance
`If
`it
`is less we will refund the balance
`to you The finalEpramium will not be 1ess than the
`highesl minimum premium for
`the classifications
`co4eredpy this policy
`finaL premium will be
`IE this pohcy is canceled
`deiermined in the following way unless our manuals
`provide otherwise
`1
`ft we cancel
`final premium will be calGulated pro
`rata based on the time this policy was in force
`Fin l premium will not he less ttian the pro rata
`share of the mioimum preniium
`If you cancel
`final p emium will be more than
`prp rata 8 will be kiasedron the time tfiisrpolicy
`was
`in force and inc eased 6y our short rate
`cancelaiion tatiie and proceduiex Final premium
`wiil nol be less tfian the ininimum premium
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`2
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`F Records
`information needed to
`Vou wiil keep records of
`compute premiumr You will provide us with copies
`ofdhose records when we ask focihem
`
`G Audlt
`let us axamine and 5udit all your records
`You will
`that
`relate to this policy
`These records include
`Iedgers joumals regisiers vouchers contracts tax
`reports
`payroil
`end disbursemenb recads
`and
`programs for storing antl retrieving data We may
`conduct
`the audits dudng regular 6usiness liours
`during the policyiperiod and withimfhree years atter
`th
`policy perioill ends
`Information developed iby
`autlit wiU tie used tor deiermtne final premium
`Insyrance rate service organiiahons tiaye the same
`rights we have under thisproyision
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`PART SIX CONDITIONS
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`A Inspection
`We fiave the right but aie not o6liged to inspect
`yoiir workplaces at

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