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O Obsolescence
Impairment of desirability and usefulness brought about by changes in public preference or by forces in addition to those which cause deterioration. Functional obsolescence refers to impairment of functional capacity or efficiency. Economic obsolescence refers to impairment of desirability or utility arising from economic forces such as changes in highest and best land use, legislative enactments which restrict or impair property rights, and changes in supply demand relationships.
Occupancy
Occupancy is the act of holding possession of property or premises. The term implies the use of the building for the purposes described in the policy, and no other. An occupied building has furnishings and/or people in it.
Occurrence
A happening or event. Liability policies are usually written on either an accident or occurrence basis. For coverage on an accident basis, the loss or damage must be due to accident, whereas on an occurrence basis all that is required is the happening or the continual or repeated exposure to an unfavourable situation, neither intended nor expected to cause injury or damage. In reinsurance and insurance, it is also the grouping of related losses into a single loss situation.
Operations
The business of an Insured or the type of business of an Insured.
Other Insurance
Normally an insured must disclose to an insurance company from whom he is purchasing insurance, information about what insurance he already carries on the property.
As a matter of principle, the insured should also advise existing insurance carriers of new policies which he is taking out. This is an essential point in the matter of disclosure.
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