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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>⚠️ '''Coverage gap''' describes a situation in which a [[Definition:Policyholder | policyholder's]] [[Definition:Insurance policy | insurance program]] fails to respond to a [[Definition:Loss | loss]] that the insured reasonably expected to be covered — either because no applicable [[Definition:Coverage form | coverage form]] addresses the peril, because [[Definition:Exclusion | exclusions]] or [[Definition:Limitation | limitations]] carve it out, or because mismatches between layered [[Definition:Insurance policy | policies]] leave exposure unprotected. Gaps can arise from ambiguous [[Definition:Policy wording | policy language]], incomplete [[Definition:Coverage analysis | coverage analysis]] at [[Definition:Insurance placement | placement]], changes in the insured's operations that outpace their program design, or the emergence of novel risks that existing forms were never drafted to address.<br />
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🔍 These gaps manifest in numerous ways across [[Definition:Commercial insurance | commercial]] and [[Definition:Personal lines | personal lines]]. A business might carry [[Definition:Commercial general liability insurance (CGL) | CGL]] and [[Definition:Commercial property insurance | property]] coverage but lack a standalone [[Definition:Cyber insurance | cyber]] policy, leaving it exposed to [[Definition:Data breach | data breach]] notification costs. In layered [[Definition:Excess insurance | excess]] programs, a gap can occur if the [[Definition:Attachment point | attachment point]] of the next layer does not precisely align with the exhaustion point of the layer below, sometimes because of differing [[Definition:Definition | definitions]] of [[Definition:Occurrence | occurrence]] or [[Definition:Loss | loss]] across carriers. [[Definition:Insurance broker | Brokers]] and [[Definition:Risk manager | risk managers]] attempt to identify these vulnerabilities during program design — often using [[Definition:Coverage analysis | coverage analysis]] checklists, benchmarking against peers, and stress-testing the program with hypothetical loss scenarios.<br />
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💡 When a coverage gap is discovered after a loss, the consequences can be severe: the [[Definition:Policyholder | policyholder]] bears the uninsured portion out of pocket, and the resulting frustration often leads to [[Definition:Coverage litigation | coverage litigation]] or [[Definition:Errors and omissions insurance (E&O) | E&O]] claims against the placing [[Definition:Insurance broker | broker]]. Proactively addressing gaps is therefore central to sound [[Definition:Risk management | risk management]]. Carriers and [[Definition:Insurtech | insurtechs]] increasingly develop products specifically designed to plug common gaps — parametric endorsements for [[Definition:Business interruption insurance | business interruption]] waiting periods, for instance, or [[Definition:Difference in conditions (DIC) | difference-in-conditions]] policies that catch perils excluded from primary forms.<br />
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'''Related concepts'''<br />
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* [[Definition:Coverage analysis]]<br />
* [[Definition:Exclusion]]<br />
* [[Definition:Difference in conditions (DIC)]]<br />
* [[Definition:Coverage litigation]]<br />
* [[Definition:Errors and omissions insurance (E&O)]]<br />
* [[Definition:Policy wording]]<br />
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