# views & opinions (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover views & opinions. Page: Feed: --- ## [Help! I Need to Study for the PACE Designation Exam!](https://www.plrb.org/) _2026-08-17 · What's the Scenario? with PLRB_ An adjuster has decided to level up their career by earning their PACE-P Designation. They've completed the comprehensive educational program, but don't feel quite ready to sit down and take the PACE Designation Exam. So they download the PACE Study Guide and get started. Notable Timestamps \[ 04:23 \] - The PACE Designation Program provides a comprehensive foundation of knowledge and practical… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/plrbpod/study_v1.mp3?dest-id=1519496) ## [Oops! What is "That Particular Part"?](https://www.plrb.org/) _2026-08-07 · What's the Scenario? with PLRB_ A plumber was hired to perform work on a pipe on an insured home. In the course of that work, the plumber accidentally smashed his wrench into the pipe, damaging it. The water damaged nearby drywall and carpet. Notable Timestamps \[ 00:44 \] - The j(5) exclusion specifically applies to property damage on that particular part of real property where operations are directly being performed. \[ 01:14 \] -… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/plrbpod/oops_2_01.mp3?dest-id=1519496) ## [Oops! Whose Fault is Faulty Workmanship?](https://www.plrb.org/) _2026-07-31 · What's the Scenario? with PLRB_ A general contractor installs a commercial storefront window system. Because the flashing is installed incorrectly, rainwater enters the building during the first storm. The building owner sues the contractor, seeking the cost to remove and replace the defective window system and repair the water-damaged drywall and flooring inside. The contractor tenders the suit to its CGL insurer. Notable… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/plrbpod/oops_1_02.mp3?dest-id=1519496) ## [Is Losing a Horse Bodily Injury?](https://www.plrb.org/) _2026-07-24 · What's the Scenario? with PLRB_ Emma's cousin Mark moved to the big city and left his horse at Emma's ranch. For five years, she took care of the horse like it was one of her own. One day Mark took offense at one of Emma's social media posts, and quietly removed the horse without her knowledge, believing he was the rightful owner. Emma was devastated and sued Mark, alleging emotional distress, mental pain and suffering, and loss… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/plrbpod/Horse_1_01.mp3?dest-id=1519496) ## [Your Neighbor's Attitude is Not an Occurrence](https://www.plrb.org/) _2026-07-10 · What's the Scenario? with PLRB_ The insured has spent months in an escalating dispute with his neighbor over the neighbor's alleged violation of HOA rules and garish lawn decorations. Finally, the insured takes things too far by aiming his sprinkler at the neighbor's newly painted shed, ruining an expensive paint job. The insured has been sued, and wants their insurance company to defend them in the lawsuit. Notable Timestamps \[… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/plrbpod/neighbor_v0_02.mp3?dest-id=1519496) ## [Playing Defense Against Negligence Claims](https://www.plrb.org/) _2026-07-03 · What's the Scenario? with PLRB_ During a recreational adult hockey league practice, the goalie skated backward into the crease after a drill and grabbed the top crossbar of the net while stretching and joking with other players. The ice had recently been resurfaced, and the net had not yet been properly secured to the ice. As the goalie leaned his body weight onto the frame, the goal tipped backward and struck him. In a… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/plrbpod/contrib_hockey_v1_01.mp3?dest-id=1519496) ## [\[REPLAY\] My Son Set Off Fireworks in My House](https://www.plrb.org/) _2026-06-26 · What's the Scenario? with PLRB_ As we hit our next holiday week and listen to the sounds of fireworks, we'd like to share a classic episode featuring the insurance implications of fireworks. So fire up the grill, and put this episode on the speakers. Is there an exclusion for stupid? Join Alissha, Mike, and Tim to discuss bad decisions, wedding rings stuck on fingers, dumpster fires, and whether the choice to set off a firework… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/plrbpod/fireworks_mixdown_01.mp3?dest-id=1519496) ## [When the Claims Executive Became the Claimant](https://www.plrb.org/) _2026-06-19 · What's the Scenario? with PLRB_ As a claims executive leader, Awais Farooq built and oversaw coverage frameworks, liability investigations, reserve governance, and total loss protocols. He believed that institutional fluency would make his own claim predictable. Then he struck a deer on his motorcycle and suffered a significant leg injury. His claim was segmented across bodily injury, property damage, and total loss. Each… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/plrbpod/Awais_1.mp3?dest-id=1519496) ## [\[REPLAY\] Herding Weather/CATs](https://www.plrb.org/) _2026-06-12 · What's the Scenario? with PLRB_ Right now we're traveling back from this week's successful Eastern Regional Conference. So this week, as we head into summer, we're sharing an episode on how to take advantage of all the services that the PLRB Weather/CATs department has to offer. A supervisor leads a team of very needy CAT adjusters! Over the course of the year, the supervisor fields many questions as it comes up in their claims.… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/plrbpod/herd_2.mp3?dest-id=1519496) ## [Accept your Doppler invite (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/XROPR2I1aJJ9) _2026-06-12 · **Sponsored**_ Create your Doppler account using the invite code you received. ## [Rounding the Bases to Establish Negligence](https://www.plrb.org/) _2026-06-05 · What's the Scenario? with PLRB_ We're calling "foul ball!" A spectator at a local minor league baseball game was injured when a foul ball zipped through a tear in the safety net and broke his arm. The spectator claims that the stadium owed him a safe environment, that it knew about the tear and didn't fix it, and that the mascot wasn't even that funny. To score, our litigant is going to have to run all four bases of the core… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/plrbpod/baseball_1.mp3?dest-id=1519496)