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Which of the following BEST describes how the ISO personal umbrella's intentional-acts exclusion is typically worded?

It excludes injury or damage expected or intended by the insured, with a carve-back for reasonable force in self-defense
BIt excludes all acts that result in any injury or damage, regardless of the insured's actual state of mind
CIt applies only to acts amounting to felonies and never to acts that amount merely to misdemeanors
DIt is identical to the criminal-acts exclusion and requires a final criminal conviction of the insured before it can apply

Why this is the answer

The ISO personal umbrella excludes 'bodily injury or property damage expected or intended by the insured,' applying a subjective standard focused on the insured's state of mind. A self-defense carve-back restores coverage when the insured uses reasonable force to protect persons or property. The exclusion is distinct from a criminal-acts exclusion: no criminal conviction is required, and because the exclusion applies even when the harm is of a different kind or degree than intended, a shove meant to hurt that causes a fatal fall stays excluded; only harm the insured neither expected nor intended is covered. See ISO DL 98 01 Expected or Intended Injury Exclusion.

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