This is information for IT Contractors
/ IT Consultants, Engineers and Other Professionals
for policies incepting from 01 July 2002 to date.
This is an option that is only available
if you purchase Professional Indemnity Insurance.
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Physical Loss or Damage to your own Property. |
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NB. Property in your care, custody or control can
be added in certain circumstances (refer to the
Manager). |
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Geographical Limits: |
1 & 2 |
Insured's premises (which
can be a private dwelling). |
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3 & 4 |
Anywhere in the World |
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Sums Insured (up to £8,000
for each section): |
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Machinery, Plant and all other
Trade Contents |
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2) |
Stock and Materials in Trade |
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3) |
Software Packages |
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4) |
Business Machines (Computers
including preloaded software) including Portable
Equipment e.g. laptops. |
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No cover is available for Mobile
Telephones |
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Excess: |
£200 each and every claim |
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Conditions: |
1) |
Average Clause |
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2) |
Replacement Clause |
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3) |
Onus of Proof Clause |
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4) |
Pairs and Sets Clause |
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Portable Equipment (To be Scheduled
with Description, Value and Serial Number). |
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Exclusions: |
1) |
Claims the basis of which is
damage resulting from scratching, denting,
wear, tear and gradual deterioration, moth
or vermin |
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2) |
Mechanical or Electrical Derangement
or Breakdown |
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3) |
Loss or Damage caused by climactic
or atmospheric conditions or extremes of temperature
and loss resulting from seepage, pollution
and leakage or inherent vice. |
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4) |
Loss or Damage to cash, currency,
bank notes, jewellery, furs, gold, silver,
gold-plate and silver-plate. |
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5) |
Unexplained shortages and/or
mysterious disappearances. |
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6) |
Theft and Disappearance of road
vehicles of every description owned by or under
the control of the Insured and/or their servants
or representatives when such vehicle is left
unattended. |
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7) |
Theft and disappearance of item(s)
from road vehicles where the item(s) were not
locked out of sight in a locked boot or hatchback.
In the event of a claim the burden of proof
rests with the Insured. |
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8) |
Damage to property hereby insured
which may be sustained whilst the same is being
actually worked upon and directly resulting
there from. |
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9) |
Losses of baggage unless carried
by hand and under the personal supervision
of the Insured. |
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Confiscation by any authority
legally entitled to do so. |
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11) |
Consequential Loss |
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12) |
Year 2000 Exclusion Clause |
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N.B. |
It may be helpful to refer to
FAQs. |
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Property of 3rd Parties in the
Insured's Care Custody & Control. |
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With reference to the equipment
which belongs to third parties, that you wish
to insure, we need to know the following before
the underwriters will consider this exposure: |
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Type of Property to be insured? |
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Value of property to be insured? |
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Storage arrangements, including
security and alarms? |
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Time that such equipment will
be on your premises? |
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If this coverage is granted
it will be endorsed onto your policy.
Please Note: There are certain
post code restrictions, which means that you
will be unable to purchase this additional
coverage. As you complete the website proposal
details, or when we receive your answers on
the emailed proposal questions, you will be
informed if you have a post code that prohibits
the quotation of equipment insurance.
You may call us and we will attempt
to find you an insurer for your equipment.
Please note that this is difficult, but not
impossible, and it goes without saying that
it may be costly
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