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RELEVANT LINKS: League of Minnesota Cities Information Memo: 2/13/2017 LMCIT Liability Coverage Guide Page 5 See Section II.D.3, Purchasing higher liability limits. Second, it’s increasingly more common to see contracts require more than the statutory limit of $1.5 million; a more common figure is $2 million. LMCIT’s higher limit meets this requirement, but if even higher limits are required, there is the option to carry LMCIT’s excess liability coverage to meet the additional requirements. In some cases LMCIT, in partnership with its reinsurers, can also issue an endorsement to increase the city’s coverage limit only for claims relating to a particular contract. In addition to the LMCIT coverage limit of $2 million per occurrence, there are annual aggregate limits (that is, limits on the total amount of coverage for the year regardless of the number of claims), for certain specific risks. Aggregate limits apply to claims arising out of the following: See Section III.B, Data security breach and computer-related risks. See Section III.J, Land use and special risk litigation. See Section III.D, Employees’ activities in outside organizations. •Products $3 million annually •Failure to supply utilities $3 million annually •Data security breaches $3 million annually •Electromagnetic fields $3 million annually •Limited contamination $3 million annually •Land use/special risk litigation $1 million annually •Activities in outside organizations $100,000 annually Failure to supply utilities applies to the failure to supply water, electricity, gas, or steam service. It also applies to damages arising out of the failure to supply phone and internet or other electronic data transmission services. Data security breach coverage carries a $250,000 annual aggregate/sublimit (part of and not in addition to the $3 million data security breach aggregate) for Payment Card Industry (PCI) fines and penalties and data security breach regulatory fines and penalties resulting from a data security breach claim. Limited contamination includes the sudden and accidental release of pollutants; herbicide and pesticide applications; sewer ruptures, overflows, and backups; lead and asbestos claims; mold claims; organic pathogen claims; hostile fire claims; and excavation and dredging claims. Excavation and dredging claims are subject to an annual $250,000 sublimit. These limits apply to both damages and defense costs. See Section III.J, Land use and special risk litigation. Land Use Incentive Program. Land use litigation coverage is provided on a sliding scale percentage basis, which is based on participation in LMCIT’s land use incentive. Coverage applies to both damages and litigation costs. 2.Statutory liability limits Minn. Stat. § 466.04. The statutory municipal tort cap is limited to a maximum of $500,000 per claimant and $1.5 million per occurrence.