Crownsway Shops, Offices, Commercial, Religious Organisations Insurance
All material facts known to you must be disclosed. A material fact is one which is likely to, influence an insurer in the assessment and acceptance of the proposal. Should you have any doubt as to whether a fact is material it should be disclosed for your own protection as failure to disclose such facts will invalidate the policy. You are recommended to keep your own record (including copies of letters) of all information supplied to us in arranging this insurance. A copy of your completed proposal form is also a proposal and policy schedule.
1. Proposer's Full Name & Trading Title
2. Insured's Business Address
Post Code
Telephone No. : Mobile No. : E-mail :
3. Correspondance Address if different
4. Number of year's in business
5. Trade or business carried out in premises (full desciption)
6. Are the premises : (Please select where applicable) Please Select A Shop A Office A Commercial/Industrial Religious Organisations Public House Restaurant/Takeaway Guesthouse/(DSS/Nursing Homes) Nightclub
7. Are they : Please Select Detached Semi Detached Terraced
8. Do you occupy the entire premises ? Please Select Yes No
And do you live on Please Select Yes No
If you answered 'No' to either please complete in detail the occupancy of the premises
Basement First Second
Ground Others
9. State Construction of (a) External Walls of the building (a) Roof
10. Approx. age of building
       Is any portion of the premises roof flat covered in asphalt ? Please Select Yes No If Yes, %
Are your Premises situated with a street level CCTV area ? Please Select Yes No
1.   Do you require cover for Buildings ? Please Select Yes No If Yes ...
(a) State the Sum Insured being the estimated cost of rebuilding £
(b) Loss of rent per annum Please Select Yes No £
If 'YES' please advise 12 months rent/24 months rent/36 months rent
(c) Do you require Accidental Damage cover on your Buildings ? Please Select Yes No
(d) Do you require subsidence cover ? Please Select Yes No
2.   Bank/Building Society Interest to be noted in the policy Please Select Yes No
If 'YES' please advise
  Specified the items to be insured : Please Select Yes No
Items Description Sum Insured Total
1 £
2 £
3 £
4 £
NOTE : This section is designed to cover items such as scales, cash registers, typewriters, calculators, mini-computers, photocopiers, telephone installations and vending machines.
1. Please state your Sums insured to each of the following : Sum Insured
(a) Stock excluding (wine, spirit & tobacco) £
(b) Stock of wine, spirit & tobacco £
(c) Phone, Lottery ticket & scratch cards £
(d) Computers, Mobile phone etc. £
(e) Internal decoration & tenants improvements £
(f) Trade furniture fixture & fittings including machinery £
(g) Neon or illuminated signs/canopies £
2. The Sum Insured - Section 3 £
3. Do you keep all the content/stock on the pallet 6" above the Basement/floor level ? Please Select Yes No
4. Is Accidental damage cover required on all your contents ? Please Select Yes No
Please state in space provided the two months for which stock in trade seasonal increase is to apply
Cover is automatically provided for £2000, for Shop, Office, Restaurant/Takeaway if more please advise   £
Cover is automatically provided for up to twice the sum isnured under (Shop, Office, Restaurant/Takeaway) unless you request otherwise   £
1. Do you wish to vary the standard limits in respect of either of the under mentioned limits ? Please Select Yes No
If 'YES' please state your requirements :
(a) Loss of Money from locked safe(s) when the Premises are closed for business.                                                         £2000         £
       If you required more than £2000, please give details of your safe(s)     Make Model
Cover is automatically provided as stated (for Shops, Offices, Restaurants/Takeaways only)
Automatically £2000 provided for (Shops, Offices, Restaurant/Takeaways) unless you advice otherwise.
If 'YES', please complete the following :
(a) Sum Insured per Vehicle                                                                   £
(b) Number of Vehicles
(c) Is cover required for goods in vehicles unattended at night ? Please Select Yes No
If 'YES', please give details of overnight security of vehicles :
1. Do you require cover for deterioration of Frozen Food ? Please Select Yes No
(a) Number of cabinets
(b) State Total Sum Insured required                                                      £
It is condition that any FRIDGE/D-FREEZER must be under maintenance contract.
NOTE :
(i) Limit any loss £350 covering a maximum closure of 48 consecutive hours
(ii) Limited to a maximum of £1,000 any one period of insurance of not less than 12 months
(iii) The extractor unit must be the subject of a manufacturer's gurantee or warranty or subject of a maintenance and service agreement in force with a competent engineer.
Do you require cover for the Loss of Licence ? Please Select Yes No
If 'YES', please indicate sum insured required and answer question below :
(a) Within the last 10 years, has there been any opposition to the grant, renewal or transfer of the Licence or any circumtances or incidents likely to prevent its
renewal ? Please Select Yes No
If 'YES', please give details
Cover automatically provided for (Shops, Offices, Restaurants & Takeaways) otherwise
1. Public Liability Limited Please Select £1M £2M
For Products Liability please provide Turnover                                               £
Employers Liability. please provide Wage Roll - Clerical £ Manual £
1. Are you currently insured or have previously held insurance against any of the risks proposed ? Please Select Yes No
2. If 'YES', please state the name of insurer
    Expiry/Renewal Date (dd-mm-yyyy) Policy No.
      From which date do you wish this insurance to commence ? (dd-mm-yyyy)
3. Are all your existing doors of sound construction and fitted with good quality deadlocks which comply with BS362 1980
(look for British Standard Kitemark) ? Please Select Yes No
4. Are all opening windows fitted with key operated window locks in addition to the standard fastening ? Please Select Yes No
If the answer to either 3 or 4 is 'NO', please describe
A. Fire
Are the premises fitted with a fire alarm ? Please Select Yes No
Sprinkles ? Please Select Yes No
Fire Extinguishers ? Please Select Yes No
No. of Extinguishers ? Please Select Yes No
Please state type of heating in the premises
Are any processes involving the application of heat carried out ? Please Select Yes No
B. Theft
(a)  Please give full details of protection including types of locks etc of : -
(i) Each outer door
(ii) Doors and other access points to your parts of the building if you are not the sole occupier
(iii) Cellar flaps or other basement entries
(iv) Show windows
(v) All other windows
(vi) All skylights, fanlights or roof openings
5. (a) Do you have any form of intruder alarm fitted and in working order ? Please Select Yes No
(b) If an alarm is fitted is the installer a member of N.A.C.O.S.S. ? Please Select Yes No Please Select Bell only Centre Station Redcare
(c) Is there a maintenance contract in force ? Please Select Yes No
6. (a) Are the Premises in an area affected by flooding ? Please Select Yes No
7. (a) Do you use a deep fat frying Range ? Please Select Yes No
     If 'YES', is the Range
(a) fitted with a thermostat which will prevent the temperature of fat or oil exceeding 205oC (401oF) ? Please Select Yes No
(b) additional to above, is each pan fitted with a second high limit thermostat ? Please Select Yes No
(c) provided with metal lids or shutters for immediate use in event of fire ? Please Select Yes No
(d) provided with a flame failure mechanism which in event of pilot light failire will cut off fuel supply ? Please Select Yes No
(e) fitted with a sump which is cleared at least monthly ? Please Select Yes No
(f) serviced at least once each year by trained personnel in accordance with manufacturers instruction and a service record maintained
for inspection ? Please Select Yes No
8. Do you comply with the following ?
(a) inspect and clean at least once each month all exhaust hoods, ducting, flues and grease traps ? Please Select Yes No
(b) at least once each year arrange for all exhaust hoods, ducting and flues to be cleaned and serviced by a professional maintenance
company ? Please Select Yes No
8. Which of the following pieces of fire fighting equipment do you have ?
(a) Fire Blanket Please Select Yes No
(b) Dry Powder extinguisher State No. Please Select Yes No
(c) CO2 extinguisher State No. Please Select Yes No
(d) Foam extinguisher State No. Please Select Yes No
(e) Water extinguisher State No. Please Select Yes No
10. Do all gas appliances used for cooking and pipework thereto meet relevant British Standards and are they maintained in a safe condition to comply with health and Safety regulation ? Please Select Yes No
11. In the last ten years have you or any director or partner (in this or any other name under which you may have been trading) suffered any loss or had any claims made against you in respect of any of the covers you are now applying for ? Please Select Yes No
12. Has any insurer declined or required special terms to insure you or any director or partner (in this or any other name under which you may have been trading) cancelled or refused to renew any insurance of a type you are now appying for ? Please Select Yes No
13. have you or any director or partner been declared bankrupt, been a director or any company which went into liquidation, or been convicted or arson, criminal deception, fraud, forgery, theft, robbery or handling or any crime of violence associated with these or with any other offence against property ? Please Select Yes No
If the answer to any of the question11-13 is 'YES', please give details
14. EXCESS
You are asked to bear the first £250 of each claim.
Do you wish to increase this figure ? Please Select Yes No
If 'YES', indicate the Excess required £
Discounts are normally available for higher excesses. ( £500 Discount 71/2% - £750 Discount 10% - £1000 Discount 121/2% )
The following security requirements must be met at ALL premises in order to the Theft Insurance cover to be valid.
The final exit door of the premises is fitted with a mortice deadlock which has give or more levers and/or conforms to BS362 1 : 1980 specification for theif resistant locks in conjuction with a matching boxed striking plate.
All other external doors are of solid timber construction with not more than one third of their area comprising glazed panels and that any glazed areas should be additionally protected insternally be metal mesh grills and all internal doors giving access to any part of the buildings not occupied by you for the purpose of the business are fitted with either :
(a) A mortice deadlock which has five or more levers and/or conforms to BS3621 : 1980 sopecification for thief resistant locks in conjuction with a matching boxed
striking plat or
(b) two key-operated bolts for doors, one fitted approximately 30cms from the top of the door and the other 30cms from the bottom.
All ground floor and basement opening windows/skylights and other opening windows/skylights accessible from roofs, decks, balconies, fire escapes, canopies or down pipes are fitted with key-operated windows locks. This requirement does not apply to window skylights which are protected by solid steel bars, grilles, lockable gates, expanded metal or weld mesh.
Any door or window officially designated a fire exit by the fire authority is excluded from these requirements.
Each item of electronic equipment with an individual replacement value of £750.00 or greater shall be :
1. permanently and prominently marked with the owner's name or company logo and either the postcode of the premises or a unique references as part of a current national property registration scheme.
or
1. securely anchored to the desk work station or to the structure of the building by a hold down device approved by the Company the keys to which have been removed from the premises or contained in a securely locked safe the keys to which have been removed from the premises.
Some or all of the information which you supply to Crownsway Insurance Brokers Limited in connection with this insurance will be held Crownsway Insurance Brokers Limited on computer. Information may be passed to other insurers or any other recognised authority directly concerned with this type of insurance.
The insurance does not come into force until your proposal form has been accepted by Crownsway Insurance Brokers Limited.
CLAIMS : - It is a condition of this certificate that all the claims should be notified in writing direct to Crownsway Insurance Brokers Limited within 14 days of the circumtances giving rise to the claim. Failure to do so will absolve the underwriters of Liability.
I/We agree that the information provided in connection with this proposal whether by hand or not is true and I/We have not withheld any material facts. I/We understand that non disclosure or misrepresentation of a material fact will entitle the Underwriters to void this insurance.
( NB : A material fact is one likely to influence acceptance or assessment of this proposal by Underwriters. )
[ Agree ] Date : - (dd-mm-yyyy)
FAX : 0121 523 2992, Tel : 0121 554 3566 / 9788
E-Mail : info@crownsway.co.uk,Website : www.crownsway.co.uk