On-line Building Inspectors/Surveyors Professional Indemnity Insurance


Thank you for considering our on-line professional indemnity insurance service.   Because Greater National Group is an insurance broker, not an insurance company, we will process your application with major insurance companies in order to find the right professional indemnity for you.

Please fill in the following form as fully as possible, then click 'submit' at the end of the form.
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1a. Please state the limit of indemnity required: $
1b. What excess do you wish to pay towards a claim?: $
2. Do you currently have professional indemnity insurance?
Yes No
If yes, please provide details below:
Expiry date:
Insurance company:
Indemnity limit: $
Excess: $
Premium: $
3. Please enter the full nature of the activities to be covered and type of advice given
4. Nature of Registration Private Building Surveyor   Private Building Inspector
5. Names of all Practitioners requiring Insurance
Name Registration Category & Number Date First Registered
6. Building Permit Details. Last 5 years (Building Surveyors only)
Year Permits Issued Within Locality Outside Locality
7. Anticipated Building Permit details for the next 12 months (Building Surveyors only):
8. Average number of inspections per day per practitioner.
9. For the permits that you issue what percentage of Statutory Inspections are:-
(a) Carried out by you personally %
(b) Carried out by a qualified staff member %
(c) Carried out by a qualified external contractor %
If applicable, please advise names of external contractors.
10. Have you (or any of your staff) been audited or prosecuted by the Building Commission or appeared before the Building
Practitioners’ Board on any disciplinary matter or been a party to a VCAT or Court action relating to your professional
activities?
Yes No
If Yes, Please provide full details and copy of Audit Report (where applicable).
11. Please provide a complete list of activities undertaken as a percentage of your Gross Fee Income.
a) Domestic Building Permits & Statutory inspections %
b) Commercial/Industrial/Institutional Permits & Statutory Inspections %
c) High Rise Commercial or Residential Permits & Inspections (over 3 storey’s) %
d) Pre Purchase Inspections/Reports (provide sample copy if applicable) %
e) S137B Owner Builder Inspections/Report (provide sample copy if applicable) %
f) Compliance Inspections & Enforcement (ie Swimming Pool Fencing etc.) %
g) Dispensation Applications, or Performance Based Assessments/Approvals %
h) Essential Services Inspections and/or Reports. (Provide sample copy if applicable) %
i)
Other Services (Please list):
 %
12. Please provide your current fee schedule for consideration.
13. Particulars of Principal
Name of Principal Qualifications Professional Associations
Resume/CV: If not contained on your website, please copy & paste or email a brief resume for each Principal and/or Director.
14. Details of gross income/fees or commissions:
(a). received / rendered during the last twelve months: $
(b). estimated for ensuing twelve months: $
15. Are any of your operations or clients located outside of Australia
Yes No
If the answer to the above is "Yes", please specify which countries and percentage of income deriving from each:
16. Please state the approximate percentage of Your activities (based on income) applicable to each State, Territory and Overseas.
NSW  VIC  QLD  SA  WA  TAS  NT  ACT  O/S
%  %  %  %  %  %  %  %  %
17. Have you ever had a liability insurer:
(a) Decline a proposal?
Yes No
(b) Impose special terms?
Yes No
(c) Decline to renew your insurance?
Yes No
(d) Cancel your insurance?
Yes No
If the answer to any of the above is "Yes", please provide details:
18. During past years has any claim been made, or has negligence been alleged against you or any of the present or former Principals, or have any circumstances been notified to insurers which may result in a Claims?
Yes No
19. Are there any circumstances not already notified to insurers which may give rise to a Claim against you or any prior corporate practice or any of the present or former Principals?
Yes No
20. Has any principal or staff member ever been subject to Disciplinary Proceedings for professional misconduct?
Yes No
If the answer to either of the above is "Yes", please provide details:
21. Total number of:
(a) Qualified staff-including Principals (please specify professional discipline)
(b) Other technical staff
(c) Non-technical staff (including typists, receptionists etc.)
Total of all staff
22. Are you or have you or any parent, subsidiary or other related entity either: (i) engaged in, or; (ii) have or had a controlling share of an entity engaged in:
(a) Actual construction, fabrication, erection or any form of sub contracting?
Yes No
(b) Real estate development?
Yes No
(c) The manufacture, sale or distribution of any product or process or patented production process?
Yes No
If the answer to either of the above is "Yes", please provide details:
(i) Names of the other entities involved, outlining their relationship to you
(ii) Full details, including a description of the nature of the involvement.
23. For building Inspectors, provide a list of building surveyors that you are contracted by


Duty of Disclosure:
Are you aware of any matters not disclosed above that is relevant to the underwriter's consideration of this insurance?
Yes No
If so, please provide details:
I/We hereby declare that:
My/Our attention has been drawn to the Important Notices accompanying this form and further I/we have read these notices carefully and acknowledge my/our understanding of their content. The above statements are true, and I/we have not suppressed or mis-stated any facts and should any information given by me/us alter between the date of this form and the inception date of the insurance to which this relates I/we shall give immediate notice thereof. I/We authorise GNG and the Insurer to collect or disclose any personal information about another individual (for example, an employee, or client), I/we declare that the individual has been or will be made aware of that fact and the Privacy Policy. I/We also confirm that I/we am/are authorised to act for and on behalf of all persons who may be entitled to indemnity under any policy which may be issued pursuant to this form and I/we complete this form on their behalf.
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