Professional Indemnity Insurance Facility for APCC Members

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1 Professional Indemnity Insurance Facility for APCC Members

2 Professional Indemnity Insurance Facility for APCC Members PROTEAN RISK is as a specialist insurance broker focused on the needs of the investment industry, financial services and technology sectors, with the full service capability required to address the specific risk and insurance requirements of our clients. APCC Member Facility Protean has negotiated an open-market Professional Indemnity Insurance facility for APCC Members with Hiscox and Nexus Professional Risks. This includes the following key features: Limits of Liability up to GBP5m. Competitive premiums Members will benefit from an assurance that their premium will be no more than their existing premium, assuming no claims notified in the last 12 months. Fast turnaround and client service excellence. Comprehensive policy coverage. Simple and straightforward application form. Other covers available include Employers Liability, Public Liability and Directors and Officers Liability. Protean Risk clients benefit from: Insurance & experience from both broking and underwriting backgrounds. Sector specialisation creating a greater knowledge and understanding of our clients businesses. Market relationships developed over three decades delivering more choice to our clients. Client servicing demonstrated by our client retention rate in excess of 95% (May 2014). Protean offer an extensive range of insurance products and services delivered by one central team to make the purchasing of insurance more efficient for our clients. Across the spectrum of services Protean Risk s clients range from start-ups to global investment firms and their portfolio companies. As Protean Risk we trade with a wide range of insurance providers on a day to day basis from global market leaders to niche insurance markets with an appetite for specific types of risk. We maintain a dynamic spectrum of insurance partners to better serve our clients, regularly monitoring their performance to keep abreast of their changing risk appetite. Premium Payment You can choose to pay your PII premium monthly and we will provide you with a written quotation on request. Protean Risk has been working with APCC members to help their clients find the right PI insurance since w, as an Affiliate of the APCC, we are pleased to offer a specially negotiated scheme for APCC members themselves. Like many of the APCC members, Protean is ownermanaged with a focus on service excellence and that is one reason for the growth our client list by 150% year on year for the past three years, whilst ensuring our current clients are well served demonstrated by our client retention rate in excess of 95%. Nathan Sewell, CEO. Protean Risk [email protected] Protean Risk, 1 Gracechurch Street, London, EC3V 0DD. t: +44 (0) w: proteanrisk.com e: [email protected] Protean Risk is Authorised and Regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Protean Risk APCC Member Scheme 2014

3 The APCC Scheme Insurance Facility provides Professional Indemnity Insurance with the following coverage: Any claim against you first made during the period of insurance as a result of your own negligent acts, errors or omissions. Third party claims arising out of dishonest or fraudulent acts or omissions of employees. Libel or slander committed in good faith. Unintentional breach of confidentiality. Your liability under Section 13 of the Data Protection Act 1998 as a result of a breach of the act. Your defence costs and expenses. Cover is available to the limit of indemnity purchased per claim with defence costs in addition. Cover is also available up to a limit of 100,000 for the following: The costs associated with replacing documents which have been lost damaged or destroyed. Your defence costs and expenses as a result of a prosecution under sections 21(1), 21(2), 22(6) or 47(1) of the Data Protection Act Cover is provided for claims made against you arising out of those of your activities which are both declared in the proposal form and not specifically excluded within the policy document. Next Steps: To obtain a quotation please complete the below APCC Professional Indemnity Facility Proposal Form and to Jason Edwards at [email protected] or call Protean Risk APCC Member Scheme 2014

4 APCC Professional Indemnity Insurance Facility Proposal Form The data captured in this Proposal Form allows the proposer to receive insurance quotations for: Professional Indemnity Insurance Directors & Officers Liability Insurance Employers & Public Liability Insurance Please complete all questions in ink or on-screen. If you are completing a physical form and there is insufficient space, please supply the information on a separate sheet of headed paper indicating the question to which the answer refers. This Proposal Form must be signed and dated by a Partner or Director of the Firm. 1. Name and Address Details Business name (including other associated entities) Principal address Date of establishment Reg.. 2. Partners/Directors Name Status: Partner/Director Age Qualifications (if appropriate) How long in this capacity in the Firm? 3. Staff Details Please state numbers of: Partners/Directors Other staff Consultants 4. Business Activities Please provide a full description of your Firm s activities for which you require cover? Compliance consulting (please insert other) 5. Fee Income Projections Please state for the whole Firm the total annual gross income for the last financial year, the estimated gross income for this financial year and forecast gross revenue for next financial year: UK Other Total Last completed financial year Current year Estimate for next year Protean Investment Risks Limited, 1 Gracechurch Street, London. EC3V 0DD. Tel: +44 (0) [email protected] Web: Protean Investment Risks is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

5 6. Specialist Sub-consultants Do you use independent sub-contractors? If : a) What percentage of total fees are paid to them? b) Do you ensure they have their own professional indemnity insurance in force? c) Do you ensure they have the qualifications/experience for the work they undertake? % 7. Internal Control Procedures 7.1 Does your Firm insist on satisfactory written references from former employers for the three years immediately preceding the engagement of any employee responsible for money, accounts or goods? 7.2 Does the Firm have compliance and procedure manuals related to all aspects of its operation? 7.3 Does the Firm use standard terms and conditions of business or letter of appointment? If YES, please attach copies. 7.4 Does the Firm issue any brochure, leaflets etc. describing the Firm s services? If YES, please attach copies. 8. Current Insurance Arrangements If the Firm currently has Professional Indemnity Insurance, Directors & Officers Liability Insurance or Employers /Public Liability Insurance, please provide the following details: Insurance Type Name of Insurer Limit of Indemnity Excess Retroactive Date Expiry Date Professional Indemnity Directors & Officers Liability Employers /Public Liability 9. Previous Applications for Insurance Has an Insurer ever: a) Declined to insure this Firm or any Partner? b) Cancelled or voided an insurance? If any answer is YES please attach details. 10. New Insurance Arrangements Protean Investment Risks Ltd APCC Professional Indemnity Insurance Scheme 2 P a g e

6 What Limit of Indemnity do you require a quotation for? Type of insurance 500,000 1m 2m 5m 10m Other Professional Indemnity Directors & Officers Liability Employers & Public Liability For Employers Liability Insurance, please supply monthly wage roll: 11. Claims 11.1 Have any claims alleging professional negligence, error or omission (successful or otherwise) been made against the Firm or its present or former Partners/Directors and/or predecessors in business during the past 10 years? If YES, please give further information on a separate sheet 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 present or former Partners/Directors and/or predecessors in business? If YES, please give further information on a separate sheet. Important tice Concerning Disclosure of Material Information 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 misstated 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 Signature of Partner/Director Name of Partner/Director (Capitals) A copy of this proposal should be retained by you for your own records. Protean Investment Risks Ltd APCC Professional Indemnity Insurance Scheme 3 P a g e