Property & Casualty Exam Prep 16, Damages and Supplementary Payments

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - The key difference between specific, calculable Special Damages and subjective, non-economic General Damages. - Why Punitive Damages exist to punish the wrongdoer and are typically excluded from liability policy coverage. - That Supplementary Payments are paid by the insurer in addition to the stated policy liability limits. - How to use the 'BAILED' acronym to recall the six types of supplementary payments. - That an insurer's duty to defend ends once the policy limit has been paid out for a settlement or judgment.