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What's the Scenario? with PLRB — 253 episodes

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[REPLAY] Cyclones, Insurance & A Bowl of Spaghetti (Models)

2

Oops! Is a Contractor's Work Ever Really Done?

3

Wait, the PACE Exam has Mock Claim Documents?

4

Can You Pass the PACE Designation Exam?

5

Help! I Need to Study for the PACE Designation Exam!

6

Oops! What is "That Particular Part"?

7

Oops! Whose Fault is Faulty Workmanship?

8

Is Losing a Horse Bodily Injury?

9

Your Neighbor's Attitude is Not an Occurrence

10

Playing Defense Against Negligence Claims

11

[REPLAY] My Son Set Off Fireworks in My House

12

When the Claims Executive Became the Claimant

13

[REPLAY] Herding Weather/CATs

14

Rounding the Bases to Establish Negligence

15

My Cat Set My House On Fire

16

Wildfire: Why Do Adjusters Get a Bad Rap?

17

[REPLAY] Bumping Brewery Bollards

18

Fact or Fixture? That Ceiling Tile is Personal Property!

19

Classes & Categories of Water: a PACE Program Exercise

20

The Personal Property Inventory Game Show!

21

Who's Who in the Industry?

22

The PACE Designation Program

23

What's the Scenario? 100th Episode

24

[REPLAY] Can a Bear Do Vandalism? The First Episode of "What's the Scenario? with PLRB"

25

[REPLAY] The PLRB Expo: Connection & Community

26

What's New with Third-Party Supplements? with Steve Badger

27

What's New in the Trenches? with Steve Badger

28

Carpet in the Bathroom? I Hope That's Against Code!

29

[REPLAY] The PLRB Insurance Services Expo & You

30

Herding Weather/CATs

31

A Squirrel, A Power Outage, and a Ruined Dinner

32

The PLRB Expo: Connection & Community

33

[REPLAY] Join Us at the Claims Conference

34

Do Jewelry Appraisals Lock In Insurance Payout Amounts?

35

Hogging the Blame for a Fire Loss

36

[REPLAY] What's Your Elevator Pitch?

37

[REPLAY] Is an Apple Watch a Watch?

38

Fire on the Farm

39

Train Your Team at PLRB.org!

40

PLRB's Large Loss Conference: How Did It Go?

41

[REPLAY] PLRB Building Codes: Don't Fall Down the BC Rabbit Hole

42

That is an Alarm, But it's Not a Fire Alarm!

43

Pork Shoulder Melts Insured's Siding

44

Twists & Turns in Supplemental Endorsements

45

Sump Pump Supplemental Endorsement

46

[CLIPS] "I Didn't Think a Diamond Could Chip!"

47

[REPLAY] Join Us at the 2025 Large Loss Conference

48

Wind Blew Dirt On My Koi Fish

49

Is an eBike a Car? No. But is it a Motor Vehicle?

50

Don't Count Your Chicken Coops Before They're Insured

51

The CLEAR Approach to Difficult Conversations

52

How Particular is "That Particular Part"?

53

The Lab-Grown Mismatch: One Earring, One Surprise

54

"You Can't Salvage My Mother's Ring!"

55

Suicide, Arson, and the Intentional Loss Exclusion

56

Don't Fall Down the Building Codes Rabbit Hole!

57

Posthumous Premium Payor

58

Sugar, Spice, and Everything Sand: The CGL Auto Exclusion

59

[REPLAY] Detached Garage Converted to AirBNB

60

[REPLAY] I Crashed My Bike Into a Tree

61

[REPLAY] The Appraisal Process – Is it Still Useful to Resolve Disputed Claims?

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[REPLAY] Invoking "Our Option" – Increased Use of Preferred Contractor Networks

63

Tree Roots Blocked Up My Kitchen Sink

64

Murder Mystery: Diminution in Value

65

Michigan PIP Puzzles

66

Your Insurance Policy Will Decide When You're Done Ridesharing

67

My Insurance Policy has a Death Clause!

68

Does a Windstorm Deductible Apply to My Spoiled Cheesecakes?

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My Cheesecakes Spoiled After A Windstorm-- or a Windy Storm?

70

A Flipped Van, a Plumber on Shrooms, and the BOP Policy

71

The Appraisal Process – Is it Still Useful to Resolve Disputed Claims?

72

Invoking "Our Option" – Increased Use of Preferred Contractor Networks

73

The PLRB Insurance Services Expo & You

74

The Police Shot My Heating Oil Tank (and a Burglar)

75

[REPLAY] Join Us at the 2025 Claims Conference

76

Investigating a Garage Fire

77

It's Getting Smokey in Here

78

Hand Me That Certificate (of Insurance)!

79

My Insurance Company Forgot to Bill Me...

80

Singer Sings Against Assailant to Get a Defense

81

Shooter Shatters Funeral Reception

82

Here Comes Fair Rental Value in the Backstretch

83

A Bank Robber Fried My Toaster

84

You Can Take the CL Out of the CGL...

85

Join Us at the 2025 Claims Conference

86

Installation Floaters? I Still Don't Own a Boat!

87

Inland Marine? I Don't Even Own a Boat!

88

[REPLAY] The Coverage Contrarian: CGL Coverage for Engine Servicing and Workmanship

89

[REPLAY] The Coverage Contrarian: E-Bike Coverage Under a Homeowners Policy

90

There's a Gap in My Roof!

91

[REPLAY] The Coverage Contrarian: The Expected or Intended Injury Exclusion

92

Will Insurance Pay for the Minibar?

93

Getting Mileage Out of That (Insurance Claim)

94

Anti-Concurrent Air Conditioning?

95

A Bouncer Tossed Me From a Speakeasy

96

Fighting Fry Cooks Take It Outside

97

Slip and Fall Slipped Insured's Mind

98

A Storm Spoiled My Insured's Fish

99

Cyclones, Insurance & A Bowl of Spaghetti (Models)

100

Bumping Brewery Bollards

101

The Stairs Made Me Trip and Fall!

102

I Burned Tomatoes So I Need a New Deck

103

That Cosmetic Damage is Excluded!

104

That Damage is Just Cosmetic!

105

Game Show Time! What Kind of Vehicle Is It?

106

Who's Been Living in My House?

107

Surface Water on a Roof? It's Those Kids Again!

108

What's Your Personal Elevator Pitch?

109

How to DECIDE to Handle a Claim

110

The New PLRB.org

111

That's a High Water Bill

112

A Not-So-Routine Oil Change

113

Engagement Ring Mishap

114

The Extra Diligent Homeowner

115

A Friendly Fire?

116

Even Underwriters Make Mistakes

117

But That Roof was So Old!

118

Dressing Room Distress

119

Don't Click Those Links

120

There's Blood Everywhere...

121

Oh No, There's Asbestos

122

My Tenants Trashed My House

123

DIYer Did Their Own Repairs

124

Wildfire Smoke Never Went Away

125

Is an Apple Watch a Watch? Is a Drone an Aircraft?

126

My Pot Caught Fire (Before I Wanted It To)

127

Help! They Stole My Facebook Followers!

128

Detached Garage Converted to AirBNB

129

I Crashed My Bike Into a Tree

130

The New Cabinet Doesn't Match

131

There's Honey in the Walls

132

Help! All My Apes are Gone

133

My Son Set Off Fireworks in My House

134

My Grandparents Paid a Phone Scammer

135

Aggressive Contractors Target Your Insured

136

The Next COVID Shutters Your Insured's Business

137

Terrorist Attack Damages Insured Business

138

Introducing What's the Scenario? with PLRB

139

What's the Scenario? Podcast Reboot Coming in January

140

[REPLAY] Diversity in Claims

141

[REPLAY] We're All Rookies: Leading, Learning & Growth Mindset

142

[REPLAY] Burning Through a Cannabis Business Interruption Claim

143

[REPLAY] Industrial Hemp: Underwriting & Coverage Principles

144

[REPLAY] Food Safety: It's Not Always a Gut Feeling

145

[REPLAY] Biohazard Claims with Laura Spaulding

146

[REPLAY] The Fundamentals of the Businessowners Policy

147

[REPLAY] Getting Down to Business on Business Income Losses

148

[REPLAY] Subrogation of Catastrophe & Weather-Related Claims

149

[REPLAY] Preparing for Hurricane Season with Tim Molony

150

[REPLAY] The Coverage Contrarian: E-Bike Coverage Under a Homeowners Policy

151

[REPLAY] The Coverage Contrarian: The Expected or Intended Injury Exclusion

152

PLRB's Podcast Survey

153

[REPLAY] The Coverage Contrarian: CGL Coverage for Engine Servicing and Workmanship

154

Hiatus Announcement

155

Skyrocket Your Leadership Potential by Unlocking a Growth Mindset

156

Why Face Time Matters: Maintaining Long-Distance Professional Relationships in the Digital Age

157

Hail Dents to Metal Roofs: Covered Damage or Not?

158

Understanding a Hoarder to Better Serve Your Clients and Lower Your Costs

159

Freeze Claims: Damage Assessment and Claims Handling

160

Too Much Technology, Too Soon

161

Coverage for Freeze Claims and Winter Storms with PLRB's Tim Havlir

162

Loss of Balance, Balance of Loss

163

Preparing for Hurricane Season with Tim Molony

164

Death of an Air Conditioner: Compressor Failures Uncovered

165

Cryptocurrency & the Insurance Industry

166

Work Hard, Play Hard

167

PLRB Resources & Modern Mentorship, with Equis Consulting

168

The Real Time Paperless Contractor

169

An Interview with PLRB President Tom Mallin

170

The Age-Old Question: When Did That Hail Damage Occur?

171

Growth Mindset: The Extraordinary Power of Leader Humility

172

Safety Considerations at a Claim Site

173

We're All Rookies: Leading, Learning & Growth Mindset

174

Power of Networking: Connect With Meaning and Purpose

175

Subrogating a "Weather" Claim

176

Net Promoter Score: The Storm on the Horizon for the Claims Community

177

Insurance Education and Designations

178

Incorporating Technology to Inspect, Document, & Instantly Report on a Site

179

Webinar Follow Up: Commercial Roofing Investigation, Damages & Repairs

180

Ice Dams: Loss Leader or Opportunity?

181

Burning Through a Cannabis Business Interruption Claim

182

Forensic Investigations: Trends & Trapdoors for Claims

183

Webinar Follow Up: High Exposure Commercial Liability Claims

184

Business Interruption From a Cyber Attack

185

PLRB's Outstanding Claims Professional Awards 2021: Javier Matus

186

Preparing Today for Tomorrow's Workforce

187

Electronic Discovery: BE PREPARED from Day 1

188

The Coverage Contrarian: E-Bike Coverage Under a Homeowners Policy

189

Three Things Pizza Taught Me About Claims Leadership

190

Managing Millennials: Get Woke & Be Chill

191

After the Alarm: Managing Expensive Art & Heirloom Claims During Catastrophe Situations

192

Making Judicial Sense of Property Coverage: A Webinar Follow-Up

193

Identify, Develop and Inspire Your Future Claims Supervisors

194

How Claim Litigation Management Is a Lot Like Youth Basketball

195

The Hail Lawsuit Frenzy: From the Trenches

196

The Essential Non-Party Witness

197

Eliminating Subrogation Waivers

198

The COVID-19 Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) & its Impact on Business Income Losses

199

Embracing a Digital Transformation

200

COVID-19, Business Income, and the Oral Surgeons Case

201

Condominium Claims: Issues and Possible Solutions

202

Examinations Under Oath: The Forgotten Tool

203

Enforcement of Tenders of Defense and Indemnification

204

Webinar Follow Up: Historic Home Water Loss

205

Biohazard Claims

206

The Fundamentals of the Businessowners Policy

207

Food Safety: It's Not Always a Gut Feeling

208

InsurTech & Contractor Relations

209

The Coverage Contrarian: The Expected or Intended Injury Exclusion

210

Driving Dependability During Disruption

211

The Future of Claims and Technology

212

What Is Your Reputation?

213

Content Claim Inventories Using The Modern Approach

214

Getting Down to Business on Business Income Losses

215

Driverless Cars and You

216

The Growth Mindset: This Changes Everything

217

Keeping Good People: Staffing Engagement, Retention, Celebration

218

Give Your Best to Restore

219

Technology and Claims Leadership

220

The Coverage Contrarian: CGL Coverage for Engine Servicing and Workmanship

221

Guard Your Gates!

222

Pitching in an Elevator

223

Concurrent Investigations: Avoiding Pitfalls and Bad Faith

224

Adjuster Efficiencies: Tap That App

225

Innocent Co-Insured Issues

226

Challenging Your Limits

227

Wrongful Death: Building a Foundation for Settlement or Trial

228

Artificial Intelligence: Redefining Workflows

229

Metrics and Measures and Subrogation, Oh My!

230

Medicare Set-Asides

231

W.T.F. (Welcome to Florida)

232

Rebuilding a Zoo: Southern Alberta 2013 Flood

233

Diversity in Claims

234

Industrial Hemp: Underwriting & Coverage Principles

235

COVID-19 Update + Engaging Remote Employees

236

COVID-19 Update + Improving the Customer Experience

237

COVID-19 Update + Managing the Stress Associated with the Coronavirus

238

Insurance Implications of the Coronavirus

239

Subrogation of Catastrophe & Weather-Related Claims

240

Two Interesting 2019 Cases with Timely Notice

241

Exploring InsureTech & the Claims Conference with FNO: InsureTech

242

Reconciling Differences Between Claims & Restoration

243

Medicare Conditional Payments in Auto, Liability, and No-Fault Claims

244

Contents Claim Handing: Getting It Done!

245

e-Scooter Turmoil: Are You Covered?

246

Texas Weather Claims: An Update from the Trenches

247

The Job That Ate My Brain: An Adjuster's Take on Stress and Burnout

248

CGL Coverage for Employment Practices Liability

249

Giving Testimony for Adjusters

250

Turbocharge Your Career During Your Lunch Hour

251

Medicare/Medicaid & Mandatory Reporting

252

Insurance After the New York Child Victims Act

253

Introducing PLRB on Demand