The Policyholder shall read this Policy carefully, and if any error or misdescription be found herein or if the cover were not in accordance with the wishes of the Policyholder, advice should at once be given to the Company and the Policy returned for attention.

1. This policy and the schedule shall be read together as one contract and any word or expression to which a specific meaning has been attached in any part of this policy or of the schedule shall bear such specific meaning wherever it may appear.

2. The due observance and fulfillment of the terms of this policy in so far as they relate to anything to be done or not to be done by the insured and the truth of the statements and answers in the proposal shall be conditions precedent to any liability of the insurers to make any payment under this policy.

3. Every notice or communication to be given or made under this policy shall be delivered in writing at the head office or any branch office or agency of the insurers.

4. The insured shall take all reasonable precautions for the safety of the property.

5. If any event giving rise or likely to give rise to a claim under this policy comes to his knowledge the insured shall.

• Give notice in writing to the Insurers as soon as possible.
• Take immediate steps to minimise the damage and recover any missing property.
• Give immediate notice to the police if the claim be for loss or theft.

6. If the loss destruction or damage is covered by any other insurance the insurance the insurers shall not pay more than their rateable proportion.

7. The Insured shall give all reasonable assistance to the insurers in dealing with any claim and shall permit the insurers at their own expense to take all necessary steps for enforcing any rights against any other party in the name of the insured before or after meeting the insured’s claim.

8. Whenever a sum insured is declared to be subject to average if the property covered thereby shall at the time of any loss destruction or damage be collectively of greater value than such sum insured then the insured shall be considered as being his own insurer for the difference and shall bear a rateable share of the loss destruction or damage accordingly.

9. This policy may be cancelled by the insurers sending seven day’s notice by registered letter to the last known address of the Insured.

10. All differences arising out of this policy shall be referred to the decision of an arbitrator to be appointed to be appointed in writing by the parties in difference or if they cannot agree upon a single arbitrator to the decision of two arbitrators one to be appointed in writing by each of the parties within one calendar month after having been required in writing so to do by either of the parties or in case the arbitrators to not agree of an umpire appointed in writing by the arbitrators before entering upon the reference the umpire shall sit with the arbiters and preside at their meetings and the making of an award shall be a condition precedent to any right of action against the insurers the costs of and connected with the arbitration shall be in the discretion of the arbiters arbitrators or umpire if the insurers shall disclaim liability to the insured for any claim hereunder and such claim shall not within twelve calendar months from the date of such disclaimer have been referred to arbitration under the provisions herein contained then the claim shall for all purposes be deemed to have been abandoned and shall not thereafter be recoverable hereunder.

11. The agents of the insurers shall in no case be made personally responsible on account of any legal or other investigation which they may find it necessary to institute for the satisfaction of the insurers nor can their personal property be attached on account of any claim by the insured if the insured should commence such proceedings against the agent it is hereby declared and stipulated that the insured shall forfeit thereby all claim upon the insurers under this policy and shall moreover be responsible for all expenses which shall accrue in consequence of such proceedings.

PREMIUM WARRANTY

It is a fundamental and absolute special condition of this contract of insurance that the premium due must be paid and received by the insurer within sixty (60) days from the inception date of this Policy/Endorsement/Renewal Certificate.

If this condition is not complied with then this contract is automatically cancelled and the insurer shall be entitled to the pro rata premium for the period they have been on risk.

Where the premium payable pursuant to this warranty is received by an authorized agent of the insurer, the payment shall be deemed to be received by the insurer for the purposes of this warranty and the onus of proving that the premium payable was received by a person including an Insurance Agent, who was not authorized to receive such premium shall lie on the insurer.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Your attention is drawn to the 60 days premium warranty attached to the policy.

By this warranty, the insurance policy is automatically cancelled unless the full premium is paid to the insurer within 60 days from the commencement date of cover. Please note that if this insurance is transacted through your insurance broker, the broker is acting on your behalf for the purpose of formation of this contract of insurance. It is important that you make full payment of the premium to your broker as soon as possible and in any case within the 60 days period of the premium warranty so as to enable your broker to remit the premiums early to your insurer. You are advised to request your broker to furnish you with the broker’s and insurer’s receipt on the premium that you paid.

Disputes can be referred to Financial Mediation Bureau (FMB) Tel No : 03-2272 2811