1a.
Please select the amount of Liability cover required:
1b.
2.
Do you currently have Public Liability insurance?
If Yes, please provide details below:
Expiry Date
Insurance Company
Indemnity limit
$
Excess
$
Premium
$
3.
State fully the nature of your business including the number of years experience in this business:
4a.
Do you carry out Urban Pest and Weed Control Work as part of your business?
4b.
Urban Pest and Weed Control Work as a % of your business
%
4c.
If You carry out Urban Pest and Weed Control Work have You been assessed as competent in the National Pest Management Industry, Competency Standards, Units 5 & 6?
4d.
Do you hold qualifications from a TAFE course or equivalent course in Urban Pest and Weed Control?
4e.
Do you hold a State licence pertaining to Urban Pest and Weed Control Work?
4f.
How many people in Your organisations carry out Urban Pest and Weed Control Work?
5a.
Do you carry out Termite Work as part of your business?
5b.
Termite Work as a % of your business
%
5c.
If You carry out Termite Work have You been assessed as competent in the National Pest Management Industry, Competency Standards, Certificate II - Technical Plus Units 8 & 10?
5d.
Do you hold qualifications from a TAFE or AEPMA timber pest inspection course?
5e.
Do You meet the minimum recommended inspection experience standard set out in AS4349.3 i.e. 40 timber pest reports under the direct supervision of a timber pest inspector with two years practical experience in the area of timber pests?
5f.
Do you hold a State licence pertaining to Termite Work?
5g.
How many people in Your organisation carry out Termite Work?
6a.
Do you carry out Timber Pest Work as part of your business?
6b.
Timber Pest Work as a % of your business
%
6c.
If You carry out Timber Pest Work have You been assessed as competent in the National Pest Management Industry, Competency Standards, Unit 8?
6d.
Do you hold qualifications from a TAFE or AEPMA timber pest inspection course?
6e.
Do You met the minimum recommended inspection experience standard set out in AS4349.3 i.e. 40 timber pest reports under the direct supervision of a timber pest inspector with two years practical experience in the area of timber pests?
6f.
Do you hold a State licence pertaining to Timber Pest Work, where applicable?
6g.
How many people in Your organisation carry out Timber Pest Work?
7.
Please describe any other type work your business undertakes:
8.
Are You currently accredited to use the RSA Handbook System pertaining to Your work? (If No , please refer to the RSA 'Professional Pest Managers Overview' for accreditation details. Importantly, insurance will not be offered if You are not accredited to use the RSA Handbook System.)
9.
Do You issue computer generated paperwork to consumers (i.e. inspection reports)?
10.
Do You use sub-contractors?
As the policy does not cover sub-contractors, if Yes, what steps do You take to check that sub-contractors employed by You hold adequate PI & PL insurance? Please provide details of their insurance, limit of liability and insurer details?
11.
During the past 6 years, did You operate under a different name, or has any other business been purchased or any merger or consolidation taken place?
If Yes, please supply details, including the names of the individuals or firms involved and the date the activity occurred and the date of variation:
12.
Details of all Partners/Principals:
13.
How long as a Principal and/or Partner?
14.
Details of Staff numbers by order of Qualification and Experience:
15.
Is work undertaken outside of Australia or New Zealand?
If Yes, provide brief particulars:
16.
Gross fees last 12 months:
$
17.
Estimated gross fees next 12 months:
$
18.
If one client or contract accounts for more than 20% of Your gross fees, please advise percentage and explain nature of Your relationship with that Client:
19.
Have you entered into any contract or agreement (including any in respect of the supply of raw materials, components or finished goods) under which you have assumed liability for which you would not otherwise be liable, or under which you have waived your legal rights of recovery (e.g. hold harmless agreements)?
If Yes, please provide details:
20.
Do you work with or make use of chemicals, gases, inflammables, explosives or other dangerous substances?
If Yes, please provide details:
21.
Does the company currently carry:
21a.
Professional indemnity insurance (PI):
21b.
Public Liability insurance (PL):
22.
If you answered No to 21a or 21b, has the company every been so insured?
22a.
Professional indemnity insurance (PI):
22b.
Public Liability insurance (PL):
23.
If you answered Yes to 21 or 22, please provide:
24.
Is your previous Public Liability policy underwritten on a Claims Made or Occurrence wording?
25.
Have you in the past, either alone or in partnership or jointly with any party, or if a corporation, any of its directors:
25a.
Had any insurer decline any claims submitted?
25b.
Had any insurer decline any Proposals submitted?
25c.
Ever been bankrupt?
25d.
Been convicted of or charged with any civil or criminal offence?
If you answered Yes, to any of the above, please provide full details:
26.
Have you or any other parties noted as the Insured ever had insurance refused or cancelled or has any insurance company ever imposed special terms, conditions or restrictions on your policies?
If Yes, please provide full details:
27.
Detail all insurance claims made in the last five years together with any uninsured losses. Please include dates and amounts. Please also include details of any known facts or circumstances which are reasonably likely to give rise to a claim in the future, even if no claim has yet been made:
28.
Please provide a breakdown in the number of employees by location as follows: