Professional Indemnity Insurance Proposal Form for Architects

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1 Professional Indemnity Insurance Proposal Form for Architects Please complete all questions in ink. If there is insufficient space please supply the information on a separate sheet of paper indicating the question to which the answer refers. This proposal form must be completed by a Partner or Director of the Firm. 1. Name and Address Details 1.1. Name of Firm (including any subsidiaries for whom cover is required). Establishment Date(s) 1.2. Name of all predecessors of the Firm for whom cover is required. Date of Establishment Cessation Date 1.3. Principal Address and location of all other offices. Main office telephone number 2. Partners/Directors and Consultants Details Name Status (Partner, Director, Consultant) Age Qualifications How long a Partner, Director or Consultant in the Firm 3. Other Staff Details Please state numbers of: Page 1 of 8

This proposal form must be completed by a Partner or Director of the Firm. 1. Name and Address Details 1.1. Name of Firm (including any subsidiaries for whom cover is required).

2 Salaried Architects Other qualified staff Other staff Self-employed persons 4. Fee Income / Activities 4.1 Please state for the whole Firm the total annual fees received in each of the last five financial years. Financial Year ends: UK USA/Canada Elsewhere Year: Year: Year: Year: Year: 4.2 Split of gross fees (excluding disbursements) received in the last completed financial year a) Architectural work b) Town planning c) Feasibility Studies d) Interior Design e) Landscape Architecture f) Non-Structural Refurbishment g) Quantity Surveying h) Structural Surveys/Valuations * i) Planning Supervision j) Project Management k) Project Co-ordination l) Aborted work/work held over m) Expert Witness/Arbitration n) Soil Testing/Surveying of subsurface conditions o) All other work not listed above (please attach details) UK USA/Canada Elsewhere Total Gross Fees received * If fees have been declared for structural surveys and/or valuations or cover for asbestos surveys is needed a separate questionnaire will be required. 4. Fee Income / Activities (Continued) 4.3 Estimated gross fees for the current financial year. 4.4 Estimated gross fees for the following financial year. Page 2 of 8

2 Split of gross fees (excluding disbursements) received in the last completed financial year a) Architectural work b) Town planning c) Feasibility Studies d) Interior Design e) Landscape

3 4.5 Total Building Values certified during the past financial year. 4.6 Please give an approximate percentage applicable to the following categories expressed as a percentage of the total gross fees. a) Schools b) Universities c) Medical d) Individual Housing e) Multiple Housing f) Housing Associations g) Hotels and Leisure Centres h) Churches/Cathedrals i) Commercial j) Industrial k) Others (Please specify) Public (%) Private (%) N.B. All percentages (Public and Private) should total 100% 4.7 What percentage of fees shown in 4.2 involves site supervision: % 4.8 Please confirm the percentage of work for building that exceeds 5 storeys: % 4.9 Please advise if the firm has undertaken rail activities or naval architecture activities, and if yes please provide details on the activities undertaken Are you currently, or are you intending in the future to provide specific advice in relation to asbestos? Alternatively, do you require cover for incidental asbestos exposure relating to traditional architectural services undertaken? 4.11 If cover is required for any sub-contractor or subconsultant to whom work is subcontracted please provide the following: Name of Firm/Individual Professional Discipline Fees paid (Last Financial Year) Page 3 of 8

(Please specify) Public (%) Private (%) N.B. All percentages (Public and Private) should total 100% 4.7 What percentage of fees shown in 4.2 involves site supervision: % 4.

4 4.12 Please describe the vetting procedures in place for the selection of any sub-contractor or subconsultant: 4.13 Do you require that all sub-consultants and/or sub-contractors carry professional indemnity insurance? YES/NO If YES, please detail how you monitor and check this requirement is in place and the minimum limit required 5. Contracts 5.1. Please state the 5 largest contracts awarded to the Firm where construction has commenced or been completed within the past 6 years: Start Dates Practical Completion Dates Description of Contract(s) Total Contract Values Fees Extent of Services provided 5.2 Please state the 3 largest contracts awarded to the Firm where construction is expected to start within the next 12 months Start Dates Approximate Completion Dates Description of Contract(s) Total Contract Values Fees Extent of Services to be provided Page 4 of 8

YES/NO If YES, please detail how you monitor and check this requirement is in place and the minimum limit required 5. Contracts 5.1.

5 6. Contracts outside the United Kingdom 6.1 Does the Firm undertake, or has it undertaken, any contracts whatsoever where the end product of such work is outside the United Kingdom? YES / NO 6.2 Does the Firm work or has it worked other than from it s UK office? YES / NO 6.3 Does the Firm enter into contracts where the jurisdiction is other than UK courts? YES / NO If the answer to any of the above is YES, full details are required - i.e. list the jurisdictions and the gross fees derived from each and provide detail of the relevant contracts; Country Start Dates Description of contract(s) (eg. hotel, office) Total Contract Values Fees Completio n Dates Extent of service provided service(s) pro Jurisdiction 7. Consortium/Joint Venture 7.1 Is the Firm or any Partner a member of a consortium or joint venture or engaged with any other firm or person in a Single Project Partnership? YES/NO 7.2 Has the Firm or any Partner previously been a member of a consortium or joint venture or engaged with any other firm or person in a Single Project Partnership? YES/NO (If the answer to either of the above is YES give the names of other members/partners and their capacities in the consortium/joint venture) N.B. Special arrangements must be made with underwriters if coverage is required for work done whilst as a member of a consortium or joint venture. In such cases a copy of the consortium agreement will be required. 8. Other Financial Interest 8.1 Does the Firm or any Partner have any association with, or financial interest in any other firm or organisation (other than a share or stockholder in a Publicly Quoted Company)? YES/NO If YES give full details of the nature of the association or interest together with the name and business of the firm or organisation. Page 5 of 8

YES / NO If the answer to any of the above is YES, full details are required - i.e. list the jurisdictions and the gross fees derived from each and provide detail of the relevant contracts; Country Start Dates Description of contract(s) (eg.

6 9. Current Insurance Arrangements 9.1 If the Firm currently has Professional Indemnity Insurance please provide the following details. Name(s) of Insurers Limit of Indemnity Excess(es) Policy Expiry Date 9.2 Has an Insurer ever: a) Declined to insure this Firm or any Partner? YES/NO b) Imposed special terms? YES/NO c) Cancelled or voided an insurance? YES/NO If any answer is YES please give full details 10. New Policy Arrangements 10.1 For what Limits of Indemnity does the firm require a quotation? 10.2 For what Excess(es) does the firm require a quotation? 1 1. C l a Page 6 of 8

YES/NO b) Imposed special terms? YES/NO c) Cancelled or voided an insurance? YES/NO If any answer is YES please give full details 10.

7 ims and Circumstances 11.1 Please list, in respect of the Firm, its current Partners/Directors, Retired Partners/Directors and/or Predecessors of the Firm, for the last 10 years: a) all claims made against any of them and b) all circumstances or events disclosed to Insurers or that should have been disclosed to Insurers If none state NONE Date of Claim Details Amount claimed Amount Paid Claimants costs (if known) Defence costs (if known) Other comments 11.2 Are any of the Partners/Directors AFTER ENQUIRY of all staff and consultants aware of any circumstances or events which may give rise to a claim against the Firm or its Predecessors? If YES please give full details YES/NO Important Notice Concerning Disclosure of Material Information Page 7 of 8

them and b) all circumstances or events disclosed to Insurers or that should have been disclosed to Insurers If none state NONE Date of Claim Details Amount claimed Amount Paid Claimants

8 It is essential that every proposer or insured, when seeking a quotation, taking out or renewing an insurance, discloses all material facts to Insurers. A material fact is one that is likely to influence the judgement of an Insurer in fixing the premium or in determining whether to accept the risk. If your proposal is a renewal it should include any changes in facts previously advised to insurers. If you have any doubt about facts considered material you should disclose them. Failure to disclose could prejudice your rights to indemnity in the event of a claim or cause Insurers to void your policy. Declaration I/We declare that the statements made and particulars given in the Proposal are true and I/We have not mis-stated or suppressed any material fact. I/We undertake to inform Insurers of any material alteration to these facts occurring before completion of the contract of insurance. Dated this day of 20 Signature of Partner/Director Name of Partner/Director (capitals) A copy of this proposal should be retained by you for your own records Canopius Managing Agents Limited Gallery 9, One Lime Street, London, EC3M 7HA Registered in England and Wales. No.: Registered Office: as above. Page 8 of 8

If your proposal is a renewal it should include any changes in facts previously advised to insurers. If you have any doubt about facts considered material you should disclose them.

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