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Question. .. A motor vehicle dealership holds a BI policy and insures their full gross profit. The operative clause reads: ".....the insurer agrees to indemnify the insured for loss resulting from interruption to or in...
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Question... Our insured was contracted to perform some plumbing work on a property. An employee of the insured elected to take their dog to work. The dog escaped and ran over a neighbour's property that was under constructi...
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Question... We have had several instances recently where insurers have advised that a claim has been accepted, and we have notified our client, and then a little way down the track, they have reversed that decision, having rece...
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Question... We have a claim ongoing at the moment where an insurer has backtracked on their settlement offer and refusing to honour what they originally offered. A client's TV was damaged and a claim was lodged and...
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Question: We have a client with the following clause on their B.I. policy CLOSURE OF TRANSPORT ROUTES, PORTS OR AIRPORTS: You are insured for business interruption resulting directly from: 1. property...
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Question: Once policy wordings have been issued to a client at (or before) the inception of the policies, is there a generally accepted frequency of how often they need to be re-issued? Is there a requirement at every...
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Question: We recently had a claim declined under service and repair due to our clients' terms and conditions. The insurer has paid previous service and repair claims for this client and they have said the policy would...
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Question: An insured person was driving vehicle to a mountain in early morning. An oncoming runner caused them to pull out slightly on the road and they hit black ice ± the vehicle fishtailed and went through a fence on...
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Question: We have a MVI policy that has just entered its third year, and the customer has paid in full on three invoices. My customer has realised they are insured elsewhere also since inception and requesting to stay with the...
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Question: We have a client (a builder) who lifted up a granite benchtop by a few inches from one end to allow for some adjustments to be made to the cabinetry it was sitting on. It then cracked right through the centre and has...
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Question... A tap was left on in a commercial building. Flooding caused saturated carpets and damage to walls and skirting boards. The LA is suggesting split the cost 50/50 as the tenant is responsible for the carpet per...
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Question... We have a claim with significant damage, but not yet looking like a total loss, on a six-month-old digger. While the repairs are being undertaken by the official manufacturer, they are saying that the repairs will...
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Question... My clients have recently separated, and their house and contents policies are in joint names. One party has moved out into another jointly-owned home. The separation, after many years of marriage, is far from...
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Question... Is a "fuel card" deemed to be the same as a "credit card" ? Client has had a fuel card stolen and used. We are trying to put a claim under a crime policy but there is not definition under the...
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Question... We appear to have an unusual situation with travel policies and their response to the coronavirus. In general terms, the current advice is as follows. For any travellers proceeding with travel plans, there is...
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