PAI Claims Manual

Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure
Construction Risks Principal Arranged Insurance Material Damage and Public/Products Liability Insurance Manual
Effective 31st October 2006
August 2007
Prepared by: Aon Risk Services Australia Limited
ABN 17 000 434 720
Level 10, 63 Pirie Street Adelaide 5000 Telephone 61 8 8301 1111 Facsimile 61 8 8301 1100
Department for Transport Energy and Infrstructure Insurance Manual effective 31st October 2006
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Table of Contents
Section 1 - Introduction..........................................................................1
1.1 Introduction..................................................................................................................................2 1.2 Service Team..............................................................................................................................3
Section 2 - Insurance Program................................................................4

2.1 General........................................................................................................................................5 2.2 Construction Risks Material Damage........................................................................................6 2.3 Construction Risks Public and Products Liability (Primary Policy)..................................................................................11 2.4 Construction Risk Public and Products Liability (Excess Policies)................................................................................13
Section 3 - Claims Procedures...............................................................14

3.1 General......................................................................................................................................15 3.2 Construction Risks Material Damage......................................................................................16 3.3 Construction Risks - Liability......................................................................................................17
Section 4 - Statutory and Other Notices.................................................18

4.1 Duty Of Disclosure.....................................................................................................................19 4.2 Waiver of Rights........................................................................................................................20 4.3 Claims Made Policies................................................................................................................20 4.4 Occurrence Basis Policies.........................................................................................................21 4.5 Interests of Other Parties...........................................................................................................21 4.6 Unauthorised Foreign Insurers..................................................................................................21 4.7 Utmost Good Faith.....................................................................................................................21 4.8 Change of Risk or Circumstances.............................................................................................21 4.9 Average (Co-Insurance) Clause................................................................................................22 4.10 Binder Agreements..................................................................................................................23 4.11 Mis-statement of Premium.......................................................................................................23 4.12 Essential Reading of Policy Wording.......................................................................................24 4.13 Terrorism Insurance Act 2003.................................................................................................24
Appendix 1 - Claim Forms.....................................................................25
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Section 1 - Introduction
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1.1 Introduction
This Insurance & Claims Manual has been compiled by Aon Risk Services (Aon) to provide a broad outline of your Insurance Program and to offer general information and assistance in understanding the various insurances which have been arranged on your behalf and the steps and procedures to be followed in the event of claims arising under the program. Aons role in the claims management process, as regards above deductible claims, is as follows:

to submit, manage, regularly follow up and negotiate settlement of above deductible claims, to assist in the resolution or conduct of difficult or contentious claims with underwriters and re-insurers where required, claims administration, including collection of insurance proceeds and proactive follow-up of outstanding claims until finalisation, provision of status reports on above deductible claims, and to maintain records of paid and outstanding claims for underwriting disclosure and inclusion in renewal submissions.
The Insurance Program section of the manual contains a brief description of individual insurances. It should not however be treated as a replacement for the relevant policy documents. Each policy should be carefully read and, in particular, note taken of the description in the policy of the coverage thereby provided as well as the exclusions and policy conditions these should not in any way be regarded as being fully or accurately described in the manual.
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1.2 Service Team

The Aon personnel responsible for the management of your account are: Aon Contacts Client Relationship Manager Telephone: 61 8 8301 1114 Karen Brown Facsimile: E-mail: Helen Auricht Facsimile: E-mail: Top Level Contact Greg Johnson Facsimile: E-mail: Aon Servicing Office: Location: Level 10, 63 Pirie Street Adelaide, South Australia Postal Address: GPO Box 514 Adelaide, South Australia 5001 60 8 8301 1100 karen.brown@aon.com.au 60 8 8301 1100 Helen.auricht@aon.com.au 60 8 8301 1100 greg.johnson@aon.com.au
Telephone: 618 8301 1176 Account Executive
Telephone: 61 8 8301 1151
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Section 2 - Insurance Program
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Department for Transport Energy and Infrstructure Insurance Manual effective 30th September 2006
2.1 General
The Named Insured and Business Description form part of your insurance contracts. It is therefore important that you advise of any alterations that may be arise during the course of the year as these may prejudice your insurance cover. To eliminate unnecessary repetition, unless otherwise stated within the manual, the following information is common to all policies: Named Insured The Crown in the Right of the State of South Australia and the Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure Policies also insure other parties as specified within the policy definition of the Insured, including but not limited to: any principal, owner, joint venture partner or alliance participant any construction manager, superintendent or project manager any contractor or sub-contractor of any tier any architect, engineer, surveyor or professional consultant
Business Description
Principally but not limited to: government instrumentality responsible for the design, construction, manufacture, testing, commissioning and maintenance of roads, busways, bridges and other transport and infrastructure; plant and equipment owners, operators and hirers, lessees and lessors; civil contractors, designers, consultants, suppliers, project and construction managers, maintenance contractors; property owners and occupiers, lessees and lessors, but only when in connection with the Insured Operations;
and all incidental and associated operations, trades and activities. Insured Operations: Contracts commenced during the Period of Insurance. All Contracts of any kind or description undertaken by or on behalf of the Named Insured and commenced during the Period of Insurance, unless subject to policy Referral conditions. From: 4.00 PM on 31st October 2006 Local Standard Time To: as set put in each policy summary
Period of Insurance
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2.2 Construction Risks Material Damage

Scope of Cover Material Loss or Damage Damage to the Insured Property during the Period of Insurance Defects Liability Damage manifesting during the Defects Liability Period and originating from: (i) an event on the Worksite during the construction period before the certificate of close out is issued for the final section; or (ii) an act or omission of any of the Insured parties or some other cause occurring in connection with an Insured party complying with the requirements of the Defects Liability Period provisions of the Contract Insured Operations Contracts commenced during the Period of Insurance Basis All Contracts of any kind or description undertaken by or on behalf of the Named Insured and commenced during the Period of Insurance, however, subject to Insurers acceptance of Referral Contracts.
Referral Contracts Contract Type Bridge Contracts Tunnelling Contracts All Other Contracts Where the original estimated Construction Period for the Contract exceeds 24 months Period of Insurance Where the original Estimated Contract Value for the Contract Type exceeds: $20,000,000 $2,500,000 $100,000,000 All values
From: 4.00 PM on 31st October 2006 Local Standard Time To: 4.00 PM on 30th September 2008 Local Standard Time
Maximum Defects Liability Period
24 months any one Contract in respect of the original Defects Liability Period Anywhere in Australia, including cover for Insured Property whilst in storage and in transit. Limit of Liability any one Event at any one Worksite: Contract Work Existing Property Construction Plant and Equipment $100,000,000 $1,000,000 Not covered
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Territorial Limits
Limits of Liability
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The liability of Insurers will be further limited in respect of any one Event at any one situation as set out in the Sub-limits below. These Sub-limits will apply in addition to the above Limits of Liability. Sub-Limits of Liability Removal of Debris Temporary Protection and Shoring and Propping/Mitigation Expenses Expediting Expenses Professional Fees Government Fees Inflation Protection Insured Property whilst in transit Aggregate limit per Event for all Damage in respect of each Named Cyclone Unsealed Roads Limitation Excesses Excess Category Initial Estimated Project Value 0 to $3M Each loss except as below: Earthquake subsidence and collapse Wetwork Contracts Storm, Tempest and Flood Tunnelling Contracts LEG 2/96 Defects Claims* LEG 3/96 Defects Claims* Named Cyclone $15,000 $20,000 $20,000 $30,000 $100,000 $50,000 $600,000 $50,000 >$3M to $6M $25,000 $50,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $600,000 $150,000 >$6M $50,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $200,000 $100,000 $600,000 $200,000 Each Event in respect of each Contract $10,000,000 $3,000,000 $2,500,000 but not exceeding 150% of normal costs $3,000,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $2,000,000 $100,000,000
3.0 klms
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*Application of Excess Defects Claims For the purpose of application of the Defects Claims Excesses specified it is agreed that the relevant lower LEG2/96 Defects Excess shall apply to all losses in respect of Defects Claims to all Insured Property, except where a loss occurs to a Structure and where the application of the Defects Exclusion (a) LEG3/06 (offering broader cover) results in a larger claim being payable under this Policy, than would otherwise be paid under application of Exclusion (b) - LEG2/96. Due to the difference in Defects Claims Excesses, the Insured may elect to submit a claim only applying the Defects Exclusion (b), and in such circumstances, the Insurers agree to apply only the LEG 2/96 Defects Excess. Defects Exclusion The policy does not provide indemnity: (a) in respect of Damage to Structures (LEG 3/06): all costs rendered necessary by defects of material, workmanship, design, plan or specification, however should Damage (which for the purposes of this Exclusion (a) shall include any patent detrimental change in the physical condition of the Insured Property) occur to any portion of the Insured Property containing the said defects the cost of replacement or rectification which is hereby excluded is that cost incurred to improve the original material, workmanship, design, plan or specification. (b) in respect of Damage to all other Insured Property (LEG 2/96): all costs rendered necessary by defects of material workmanship design plan or specification, however should Damage occur to any portion of the Insured Property containing any of the said defects the cost of replacement or rectification which is hereby excluded is that cost which would have been incurred if replacement or rectification of the Insured Property had been put in hand immediately prior to the said damage. Annual Declaration of Contract Values
You are required to declare within 30 days of the expiry of each period: (a) final Contract Values by contract type completed during the preceding period (b) projected Contract Values by contract type commenced during the preceding period, but not completed as at the end of the Period of Insurance. (c) projected Contract Values by contract type expected to commence during the forthcoming period Subject to any applicable minimum premium, the Premium will be adjusted by payment to the Insurers of an additional premium or by allowance to the Insured of a return premium, as the case may be, calculated at the agreed rates on the difference between the estimated and final or projected Contract Values.
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Underwriter
Zurich London Limited Great lakes UK Vero Insurance Australia Limited Zurich London Limited Great Lakes UK Vero Insurance Australia Limited
51% 34% 15% TBA TBA TBA
Policy Number/s
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2.3 Construction Risks Public and Products Liability (Primary Policy)

Scope of Cover Legal Liability Legal liability to pay damages or compensation in respect of: (a) Personal Injury; (b) Property Damage; or (c) Advertising Injury, happening : (i) during the Construction Period or the Defects Liability Period in respect of the Insured Operations; or (ii) during the Period of Insurance in respect of the Insureds Products; Defence and Other Costs In addition to the above (a) all legal costs and other expenses incurred with the written consent of the Insurers; (b) all costs and expenses incurred by the Insured for legal representation at any coroner's inquest, fatal accident inquiry or court of summary jurisdiction; (c) expenses incurred by the Insured for first aid rendered for injury to others at the time of an Occurrence; (d) expenses incurred by the Insured for temporary repair and or shoring up of property made necessary by an Occurrence, subject to the approval of the Insurers. Insured Operations Contracts commenced during the Period of Insurance Basis All Contracts of any kind or description undertaken by or on behalf of the Named Insured and commenced during the Period of Insurance, however, subject to Insurers acceptance of Referral Contracts.
Referral Contracts Contract Type Bridge Contracts Tunnelling Contracts All Other Contracts Where the original estimated Construction Period for the Contract exceeds 36 months Where the original Estimated Contract Value for the Contract Type exceeds: $20,000,000 $5,000,000 $100,000,000 All values
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Endorsed Referral Contracts
The following Contracts have been referred and accepted by Underwriters: Estimated Description Construction/Defects Liability Period South Road / Anzac Highway Underpass Mid 2007 to Mid 2009 South Road / Port,Grange & Torrens Roads Mid 2007 to Mid 2009 Underpass From: 4.00 PM on 31st October 2006 Local Standard Time To: 4.00 PM on 30th September 2008 Local Standard Time
Period of Insurance
Defects Liability Period
24 months any one Contract in respect of the original Defects Liability Period Anywhere in the world but excluding any operations of the Insured domiciled in the United States of America or Canada. Limit in respect of each Occurrence $20,000,000
Territorial Limits
Limit of Liability
but limited to $20,000,000 in the aggregate for all Occurrences in respect of Products.Limit of Liability any one Event at any one Worksite. Retroactive Date In respect of Product Liability: Bakewell Bridge All Other Contracts
13th October 2006 31st October 2006
Excesses Each Occurrence in respect of Contracts where the original estimated Contract value is: $0 to $3,000,000 $3,000,001 to $6,000,000 Greater than $6,000,000 Except for Worker to Worker Liability Each Occurrence in respect of all Contracts irrespective of the Contract value Underwriter Liberty International Underwriters Lloyds of London (DA Constable Syndicate) Liberty International Underwriters Lloyds of London (DA Constable Syndicate) $25,000 $50,000 $100,000 $100,000
66.67% 33.33% TBA TBA
Policy Number
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2.4 Construction Risk Public and Products Liability (Excess Policies)

Scope of Cover Insured Operations Per underlying primary insurance policy Contracts commenced during the Period of Insurance Basis All Contracts of any kind or description undertaken by or on behalf of the Named Insured and commenced during the Period of Insurance subject to cover under primary insurance policy. From: 4.00 PM on 31st October 2006 Local Standard Time To: Policy 1st Excess Layer 4.00 PM on 31st October 2007 Local Standard Time Underwriter(s) Liberty International Underwriters Allianz Australia Insurance Limited AIG Australia AIG Australia Allianz Australia Insurance Limited Proportion 50% 50% Policy Number TBA TBA
Period of Insurance
Limit of Liability $100,000,000 in excess of $20,000,000 $80,000,000 in excess of $120,000,000 $50,000,000 in excess of $200,000,000
2nd Excess Layer
100% 60% 40%
TBA TBA TBA
3rd Excess Layer
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Section 3 - Claims Procedures
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3.1 General
This section is designed to provide assistance in procedures to be followed in the event of any incident that might give rise to a claim occurring under any of your insurance policies. All claims (except where otherwise agreed and noted herein) are to be reported immediately to Aon. To enable the processing of the claim without delay and to minimise the possible damage or injury incurred, it is important that the following action be taken. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. All reasonable steps should be taken following an accident or loss to protect the property or person from any further damage or injury. Any incident which may give rise to a claim should be immediately reported to Aon to avoid any potential for denial of liability from underwriters alleging late notification. Any loss by theft and/or wilful or malicious damage should be immediately reported to the nearest Police station. Comply with the relevant claims procedure specific to the class of insurance for which the claim applies to. Complete the appropriate Aon claim form included within Appendix 1 of this Manual. The forms are also available through the Aon website http://www.aon.com.au/. Forward claim documentation including any supporting papers without delay to Aon.
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3.2 Construction Risks Material Damage

Generally, such claims relate to loss or damage to your property which may involve events such as fire, storm, explosion, flood, theft/burglary, malicious damage, etc. Where there has been loss or damage to your property: 1. 2. Take all reasonable steps to protect property from any further loss or damage. Call the Police or other Emergency Services as required. Any loss by theft or wilful or malicious damage should immediately be reported to the nearest Police Station and details of the attending Police noted. If you suspect that the loss or damage may exceed the policy deductible, notify Aon immediately of the details of the claim (e.g. description of incident, amount of loss, etc.). Aon will then provide further instructions on how to handle the claim. Where required, complete a Claim Form and all claims documents as soon as possible after the occurrence whilst memory of the incident is still fresh in the minds of all concerned. Ensure full cooperation with the Loss Adjuster appointed by your underwriter.
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3.3 Construction Risks - Liability

Under No Circumstances Must Liability Be Admitted Either Verbally Or In Writing Upon the happening of any incident likely to give rise to a claim, the following points must be noted: 1. 2. 3. All reasonable steps should be taken following an accident or loss to protect the person or property from any further injury. Advice must be forwarded to Aon, together with originals of all correspondence received from a third party and any other supporting documentation (e.g. incident report) Where an Incident Report is to be completed, bear in mind the following: Be Discreet Do not complete the Incident Report in front of the injured person. This may signal that an insurance claim may be possible. Be Specific Remember, the report you write may be forwarded to your underwriter for assessment and evaluation purposes and may be admitted as evidence in court. Be specific and comprehensive in your details. Provide Full Details Detail (no matter how trivial it may seem at the time), is the most essential component of your Report. In most instances, if the claim ever reaches a court of law, it may be several years down the track. Nobody will remember the specifics unless you write them down at the time of the Report. 4. No correspondence should be entered into with a third party except acknowledgement of receipt of the claim. The acknowledgement letter should read as follows: "Without Prejudice" We acknowledge receipt of your correspondence concerning an incident at [Location]. This is receiving our attention. 5. Do not give any interview or make any statement to a Loss Adjuster or other person investigating any accident or damage unless such person is acting on behalf of your underwriter.
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Section 4 - Statutory and Other Notices
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It is essential that you carefully read and understand the following notices. If you have any queries please seek advice from Aon.
4.1 Duty Of Disclosure

In accordance with the provisions of the Insurance Contracts Act 1984 (Cth), you and everyone who is an insured under your policy and/or everyone who arranges insurance on behalf of a business entity and/or body corporate, must comply with the Duty of Disclosure. Make sure that you explain the duty to any other insureds you apply on behalf of and/or to others involved in arranging insurance. The duty requires you to tell an insurer certain matters which will help it decide whether to offer insurance and, if so, on what terms. The duty applies at the first application for a policy and on any renewal, variation, extension or replacement of the policy. The type of duty that applies can vary according to the type of policy. To assist Aon in protecting your interests, it is important that you tell us every matter that:

you know, or a reasonable person in the circumstances could be expected to know, is relevant to the insurer's decision whether to offer insurance and, if so, on what terms.
Aon will then assist you in determining what needs to be disclosed to the insurer in order to meet your duty. Examples of matters that should be disclosed are:

any claims made in recent years for the particular type of insurance; refusal by an insurer to renew a policy; any unusual feature of the insured risk that may increase the likelihood of a claim.
Failure to comply with the duty may give the insurer the right to cancel the policy or reduce the amount it pays in the event of a claim. If the failure to comply with the duty is fraudulent, the insurer may treat the policy as if it never existed and pay nothing. Even if Aon is handling claims for you, you must disclose these matters on your proposal. Aon cannot complete or add to your proposal in any way. If you are uncertain about whether or not a particular matter should be disclosed, please contact Aon. The Duty of Disclosure must be taken seriously as it may affect your right to claim. The history of losses suffered and claims made by the party seeking insurance, or any person, firm or company closely associated with that party, is one of the principal matters to be disclosed. It is therefore imperative that you maintain an up-to-date record of all such losses and claims. Whilst Aon will maintain records of all losses reported to us during the term of our appointment as your Broker, we do not accept responsibility for obtaining details of prior losses or for checking in any particular instance that you have made proper and complete disclosure.
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We recommend you:

supply all management and senior staff with a copy of the Duty of Disclosure Notice; emphasise to them that the Duty of Disclosure applies not only at inception of the insurance, but also when policies are altered or renewed; point out to them that disclosure is most important in matters touching upon past claims, cancellation of insurance covers, premium penalties and any other matters which may influence an underwriters acceptance of the risk such as criminal convictions or insolvency of previous companies; and have a system in place which ensures that all relevant matters come to their attention.
4.2 Waiver of Rights

Some policies contain a clause that limits or excludes claims where the insured has limited its rights to recover a loss from another party in circumstances where that other party is responsible for the loss. For example, this may happen where the insured has entered into a contract limiting the liability that the other contracting party would have been under in the absence of the contract. If you have entered into, or propose to enter into a contract which might limit rights against another contracting party, please let Aon know, so that we can advise you about how the agreement affects, or will affect, your cover.
4.3 Claims Made Policies

Directors and Officers Liability, Comprehensive Crime, Professional Indemnity and Superannuation Trustees Liability policies and some other liability policies are written on a Claims Made basis. This means that they cover only those claims made against you during the period of insurance. In some cases you must also notify the insurer of the claim during the period of insurance. A Claims Made policy does not provide cover in relation to:
claims made after the expiry of the period of insurance even though the event giving rise to the claim may have occurred during the period of insurance; claims notified or arising out of circumstances notified under any previous policy; claims made against you prior to the commencement of the period of insurance; claims arising out of circumstances noted on the proposal form for the current period of insurance or on any previous proposal form; and events that occurred prior to the retroactive date of the policy (if such a date is specified).
However, where you give notice in writing to the insurer of any facts that might give rise to a claim against you as soon as reasonably practicable after you become aware of those facts, but before the expiry of the period of insurance, the policy will, subject to its terms and conditions, provide cover even if that claim is made after the expiry of the period of insurance. For this reason, you must send us written notice during the policy period of any facts or events that might give rise to a future claim. If you do not, you may not have cover if a claim arises later. Upon expiry of the policy no further claims can be made thereunder and the need to maintain insurance
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or the arrangement of run-off cover is essential.
4.4 Occurrence Basis Policies

Combined General Liability, Industrial Special Risks, Travel, Aviation, Contract Works, Marine policies and some other policies are written on an occurrence basis. This means when there is an incident/occurrence giving rise to a claim, the policy that responds is the policy that was in force at the time of the incident/occurrence.
4.5 Interests of Other Parties

Many policies exclude cover for an interest in the insured property held by someone other than the named insured, unless that interest is specifically noted on the policy. For example, if property is jointly owned, or subject to finance, the interest of the joint owner or financier may be excluded if it is not specifically noted on the policy. Generally, the safest course is to have all interests in all property insured noted on each policy.
4.6 Unauthorised Foreign Insurers

If one or more of the insurance companies concerned with a particular policy is an unauthorised foreign insurance company Aon will notify you of this fact. Nothing stops an unauthorised foreign insurer from issuing insurance to you. An unauthorised foreign insurer is an insurer that does not directly carry on insurance business in Australia (i.e. they operate overseas only) and thus is not required to be licensed to do so under the Insurance Act 1973 (Cth). Such insurers are not subject to the Act which establishes a system of financial supervision of general insurers in Australia. You can obtain further information from Aon on the insurer such as where it is incorporated, its paid up capital, whether it is subject to financial regulation, and the laws that will apply to any dispute.
4.7 Utmost Good Faith

Every contract of insurance is based on the principle of utmost good faith, requiring each party (which means both you and the insurer) to act towards the other party in respect of any matter arising under the contract, with the utmost good faith. If you fail to do so you may prejudice your rights under the policy and in particular, any claim.
4.8 Change of Risk or Circumstances

It is important that you advise Aon of any material alterations to your business or products or indeed of any development which may have a bearing on the adequacy of your Insurance Program.
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Your insurers have assessed and accepted your risks at an agreed premium on the basis of information provided during the placement and/or subsequent renewals of your insurance policies. Any variation of those details, if not advised to them, could prejudice the insurance cover. The following list may be used as a guide to activities that should be notified to Aon when they are being proposed or when they occur so that action can be taken to ensure your interests are adequately protected. It is by no means a complete list so, when in doubt, contact Aon for guidance:
Acquisition of new companies and/or mergers and/or joint ventures (including sale or disposal of subsidiary companies). Purchase, construction or occupancy of new premises, alteration, vacation, temporary unoccupancy, extension or demolition of existing premises. Details of any new building or alteration work should be advised during the planning stage. Proposed installation of significant items of plant, machinery or equipment. Increase in value in excess of insured limits for buildings, plant and stock. Substantial removal of stock or equipment to other locations. Contractual liabilities (i.e. leases, hiring agreements), particularly any contracts which impose greater than usual liabilities. Granting of indemnities or hold harmless agreements e.g. lease agreements, contracts for supply or maintenance of fire protection and/or burglary protection equipment. Changes in processes, property occupancy, products or extension of business operations, including new products or processes. Alteration, amendment to or disconnection of fire or burglary protection systems. Charter or operation of aircraft or waterborne craft, other than ordinary commercial passenger travel. Developments involving establishment or extension of overseas operations or export of products. If Fidelity Guarantee (or Employee Theft) is insured, any alteration to the system of checks, supervision, audits and the like must be advised to insurers immediately. Issuance of any shares, debentures, ADRs; issuance of a prospectus or Information Memorandum; listing on a stock exchange; issuance of public or private offerings. Advice of other activities which could affect the nature of the risk originally accepted by insurers.
Early notification of development projects at the planning stage will enable Aon to further assist you by:

developing a sound and economical approach to construction insurance; reviewing indemnity and insurance clauses of contracts to ensure they are drafted in your best interests and do not prejudice your insurance program; mutually analysing and agreeing upon standards of fire protection and security; introducing Aons experienced consultants, to advise you on important aspects of Safety and Risk Management; mutually analysing your exposure to financial loss if the project is delayed, to determine your need for Advanced Business Interruption Insurance.
4.9 Average (Co-Insurance) Clause

Many policies, principally Industrial Special Risks (Material Damage and Business Interruption), Fire and
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Perils, General Property, Computer and Machinery Breakdown, contain an average (otherwise called co-insurance) clause. This type of clause requires you to bear a proportion of each loss or claim if the sum insured is inadequate to cover the full potential loss. In effect, you are treated as if you self-insured a proportion of the risk because you did not insure the full value of the risk. In order to avoid the application of average to a claim it is essential to ensure that the level of insurance is adequate whenever you arrange a new policy or renew an existing one. If insurance is on a reinstatement and replacement basis (i.e. new for old), the sum insured must be for the full cost of replacing the insured property with new property. Aon does not calculate or approve the sums insured that you notify to us. Aon has a specialist division, which offers valuation services. If you would like to know more about this service, please contact your Aon representative. Note: Insurance valuations typically represent reinstatement / replacement costs and estimates of related professional fees exclusive of GST, on the assumption that most commercial property owners will be entitled to a 100% Input Tax Credit on outlays incurred in the event of a loss. It is customary for insurers to establish an insureds GST status upon receiving a claim and to arrange settlement on a GST neutral basis. Insureds who may not be entitled to a 100% Input Tax Credit are advised to ensure that their property insurance valuations and their sums insured correctly reflect their GST status.
4.10 Binder Agreements

Aon has binder agreements with some insurers under which we are authorised to commit those insurers to providing cover without reference to them. Some of the classes of insurance provided in your program may be placed under such binder agreements. When acting under a binder agreement we will be acting under an authority given to Aon by the insurer and will be effecting the insurance contract as agent of the insurer and not as your agent. Nevertheless, we believe that in respect of those classes of insurance written under a binder agreement, the policy terms are very favourable and the rates are highly competitive. In addition, our binder arrangements with the insurers are such that we remain your agent in the handling of any claims that might arise under any of the policies written.
4.11 Mis-statement of Premium

Aon makes every effort to determine the correct amount of premium and statutory charges that apply to your insurance. In the event that Aon mis-state that amount (either because we have made an unintentional error or because a third party has mis-stated the amount), we reserve the right to correct the error. By instructing Aon to arrange insurance for you, you agree, where permitted by law, that you shall not hold Aon responsible for any loss that you may suffer as a result of any such mis-statement.
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4.12 Essential Reading of Policy Wording

Your policy wordings have been issued or will be issued to you as soon as they are received from the insurers. It is absolutely essential that you read these documents and advise Aon in writing of any aspects which are not clear or where the cover does not meet with your requirements.
4.13 Terrorism Insurance Act 2003

The Terrorism Insurance Act 2003 (the Act) deems terrorism cover into certain commercial insurance policies eligible insurance contracts covering eligible property in Australia. In broad terms, the Act applies to non-residential buildings, structures, other works and their contents. Business Interruption covers which relate to the ownership or occupation of such property, and liability policies, to the extent that the liability arises from the ownership or occupation of such property, are also embraced by the legislation. To qualify as an eligible insurance contract, a policy must be subject to a terrorism exclusion. Upon an event being deemed a declared terrorism incident by the Government, the Act renders terrorism exclusions inoperative and insureds may lodge claims with their insurers for losses caused by the terrorist incident. Apart from the terrorism exclusion, all other terms and conditions of policies deemed to be eligible insurance contracts remain the same. Policies which contain an Act of Terrorism exclusion and which are designated an eligible insurance contract in terms of the Terrorism Insurance Act, are generally identified accordingly. Subject to all other terms and conditions of policies so designated, coverage is amended to the extent provided by the Terrorism Insurance Act 2003.
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Section 2 - Insurance Program................................................................4

Section 3 - Claims Procedures...............................................................14

Section 4 - Statutory and Other Notices.................................................18

Appendix 1 - Claim Forms.....................................................................25

1.2 Service Team

Telephone: 618 8301 1176 Account Executive

Telephone: 61 8 8301 1151

Section 2 - Insurance Program

2.2 Construction Risks Material Damage

Maximum Defects Liability Period

51% 34% 15% TBA TBA TBA

2.3 Construction Risks Public and Products Liability (Primary Policy)

Endorsed Referral Contracts

Defects Liability Period

13th October 2006 31st October 2006

66.67% 33.33% TBA TBA

2.4 Construction Risk Public and Products Liability (Excess Policies)

2nd Excess Layer

100% 60% 40%

TBA TBA TBA

3rd Excess Layer

Section 3 - Claims Procedures

3.2 Construction Risks Material Damage

3.3 Construction Risks - Liability

Section 4 - Statutory and Other Notices

4.1 Duty Of Disclosure

4.2 Waiver of Rights

4.3 Claims Made Policies

or the arrangement of run-off cover is essential.

4.4 Occurrence Basis Policies

4.5 Interests of Other Parties

4.6 Unauthorised Foreign Insurers

4.7 Utmost Good Faith

4.8 Change of Risk or Circumstances

4.9 Average (Co-Insurance) Clause

4.10 Binder Agreements

4.11 Mis-statement of Premium

4.12 Essential Reading of Policy Wording

4.13 Terrorism Insurance Act 2003

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