PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY FOR SPECIFIED PROFESSIONS
APPLICATION FOR CLAIMS-MADE INSURANCE
NOTICE: This is an application for
CLAIMS-MADE INSURANCE.
Such insurance applies only to claims that are first made against you
and reported to the Company in writing during the policy period, any
subsequent renewal of the policy or any extended reporting period and
may additionally limit coverage applicable to acts, errors, omissions
or offenses made prior to the inception of the policy period. The
limits of liability may be reduced by amounts paid for legal defense
and such payments for legal defense may also be applied against the
deductible amount.
Please answer
ALL
the questions. This information is required to make an underwriting and
pricing evaluation. Your answers hereunder are considered legally
material to such evaluation. If a question is not applicable, state
"not applicable" not "N/A." If more space is required to answer a
question, continue on applicant's letterhead. The application and any
supplement(s) must be signed and dated by a principal, partner, or
officer of the prospective insured's organization.
1. Applicant's Name:
2. Home office address:
ZIP
TEL#
FAX#
3. Date established:
4. Is the applicant firm controlled, owned, affiliated or associated with
any other firm, corporation or company?
Yes
No
If Yes, please attach an explanation.
5. Please list addresses of all branch offices and/or subsidijudahes.
Include a brief description of their operations and indicate if coverage is desired for these offices.
6. During the past 5 years has the name of the firm been changed or has any other business been acquired, merged into or consolidated with the applicant firm?
Yes
No
If Yes, attach a complete explanation detailing any liabilities assumed.
7. Describe your firm's nature of business.
8. Staffing - Provide a breakdown of your staff into the following categories:
a) principals, partners or officers
b) professionals (not included in A)
c) support staff (including part-time)
d) part-time professionals (less than 20 hours/week)
TOTAL
9. Are any staff members considered "Licensed Professionals" or do any staff members hold any Professional Designations or belong to any Professional Societies/associations?
Yes
No
If Yes, provide individual's name and designation/affiliation below:
Note: Questions 10 through 14 refer to total gross revenue for a 12 month
period, whether or not collected. Such revenue figures should include
sub-contracted revenue.
10. Dates of applicant firm's current fiscal period:
From:
, 19
To:
, 19
11.
12. Provide the percentage of your firm's gross revenue from the last fiscal period attributable to the following:
13. Does your firm provide services for any clients in which a principal, partner, officer or employee of your firm is also a principal, partner, officer, employee or a more than 3% shareholder of said client?
Yes
No
If Yes, Please provide
a) Client Name,
b) Applicant's Relationship with client, and
c) approximate annual revenue generated from Client.
14. Were more than 50% of your total gross billings for any one year derived
from a single client or contract?
Yes
No
If Yes, please specify
a) client,
b) services rendered, and
c) how long you expect this relationship to continue.
15. Describe your firm's five (5) largest jobs or projects during the past three (3) years.
16.
a) Do you utilize the services of independent contractors or sub-consultants?
Yes
No
b)Approximate percentage of billings attributable to sub-contractors/consultants?
%
17. Do you ever enter into contracts where your fees for services provided are contingent upon the client achieving cost reductions or improved operating results?
Yes
No
If Yes, please provide a detailed description of such arrangements.
18.
a) Does your firm secure a written contract or agreement for every project?
Yes
No
Please attach a sample copy
b) Provide the percentage of your revenue where a written contract
is
secured.
%
c) Do your contracts contain any of the following:
(
check all that apply)
Hold harmless or indemnification clauses in your favor?
Hold harmless or indemnification clauses in your client's favor?
Guarantees or warranties?
A specific description of the services you will provide?
Payment terms?
19. Describe steps taken to mimimize/ manage business risks:
20. Has any policy of or application for similar insurance on your behalf or on the behalf of any of your principals, partners, officers, employees, or on behalf of any predecessors in business ever been declined, canceled, or renewal refused?
Yes
No
21. Do you currently carry Commercial General Liability insurance?
Yes
No
22. Please provide the following information on your professional liability (E&O) insurance for the past three (3) years:
LOSS EXPERIENCE
23. Have any claims, suits, or demands for arbitration been made against the firm, its predecessor(s) or any past or present principal, partner, officer or employee within the past five (5) years?
Yes
No
If Yes, provide details below, including:
a) name of claimant;
b) type of service provided and allegations made;
c) date claim made;
d)demand amount; and
e) final disposition including indemnity and expense amounts.
24. Having inquired all principals, partners and officers, are you aware of any act, error, omission, unresolved job dispute or any other circumstance that is or could be a basis for a claim under the proposed insurance?
Yes
No
If Yes, provide details below for each situation, including
a) name of potential claimant,
b) nature of situation,
c) dates and
d) amount of potential damages.
With regard to Questions 23 and 24 above, it is understood and agreed that
if any such claim, act, error, omission dispute or circumstance exists,
then such claim and/or any claim judahsing from such act, error,
omission, dispute or circumstance is excluded from coverage that may be
provided under this proposed insurance and, further, failure to
disclose such claim, act, error, omission, dispute or circumstance may
result in the proposed insurance being void, and/or subject to recision.
25. Coverage requested:
LIMITS OF LIABILITY:
$100,000
$750,000
$250,000
$500,000
$1,000,000
DEDUCTIBLE / RETENTION:
26. Attach the following items in support of this application:
a) Firm's
Statement of Qualifications including
resumes of all key (technical) personnel along
with any available marketing material or company brochures.
b) Copy of firm's formalized
standard client contract.
c) Copy of
outline from firm's
Quality Assurance / Quality Control (QA/QC) manual.
WARNING:
ANY PERSON WHO KNOWINGLY AND WITH THE INTENT TO DEFRAUD ANY INSURANCE
COMPANY OR OTHER PERSON, FILES AN APPLICATION FOR INSURANCE CONTAINING
ANY MATERIALLY FALSE INFORMATION, OR CONCEALS FOR THE PURPOSE OF
MISLEADING, INFORMATION CONCERNING ANY FACT MATERIAL THERETO, COMMITS A
FRAUDULENT INSURANCE ACT, WHICH IS A CRIME.
NOTICE TO NEW YORK APPLICANTS:
ANY PERSON WHO KNOWINGLY AND WITH INTENT TO DEFRAUD ANY INSURANCE
COMPANY OR OTHER PERSON FILES AN APPLICATION FOR INSURANCE OR STATEMENT
OF CLAIM CONTAINING ANY MATERIALLY FALSE INFORMATION, OR CONCEALS FOR
THE PURPOSE OF MISLEADING, INFORMATION CONCERNING ANY FACT MATERIAL
THERETO, COMMITS A FRAUDULENT INSURANCE ACT, WHICH IS A CRIME AND SHALL
ALSO BE SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS
AND THE STATED VALUE OF THE CLAIM FOR EACH SUCH VIOLATION.
NOTICE TO KENTUCKY APPLICANTS:
ANY PERSON WHO KNOWINGLY AND WITH INTENT TO DEFRAUD ANY INSURANCE
COMPANY OR OTHER PERSON FILES AN APPLICATION FOR INSURANCE CONTAINING
ANY FALSE INFORMATION, OR CONCEALS FOR THE PURPOSE OF MISLEADING,
INFORMATION CONCERNING ANY FACT MATERIAL THERETO, COMMITS A FRAUDULENT
INSURANCE ACT WHICH IS A CRIME.
NOTICE TO MINNESOTA AND OHIO APPLICANTS:
ANY PERSON WHO, WITH INTENT TO DEFRAUD OR KNOWING THAT HE/SHE IS
FACILITATING A FRAUD AGAINST AN INSURER, SUBMITS AN APPLICATION OR
FILES A CLAIM CONTAINING A FALSE OR DECEPTIVE STATEMENT IS GUILTY OF
INSURANCE FRAUD, WHICH IS A CRIME.
NOTICE TO NEBRASKA AND OKLAHOMA APPLICANTS:
ANY PERSON WHO KNOWINGLY AND WITH INTENT TO INJURE, DEFRAUD OR DECEIVE
ANY INSURER, MAKE ANY CLAIM FOR THE PROCEEDS OF AN INSURANCE POLICY
CONTAINING ANY FALSE, INCOMPLETE OR MISLEADING INFORMATION IS GUILTY OF
A FELONY.
NOTICE TO PENNSYLVANIA APPLICANTS:
ANY PERSON WHO KNOWINGLY AND WITH INTENT TO DEFRAUD ANY INSURANCE
COMPANY OR OTHER PERSON FILES AN APPLICATION FOR INSURANCE OR STATEMENT
OF CLAIM CONTAINING ANY MATERIALLY FALSE INFORMATION OR CONCEALS FOR
THE PURPOSE OF MISLEADING INFORMATION CONCERNING ANY FACT MATERIAL
THERETO COMMITS A FRAUDULENT INSURANCE ACT WHICH IS A CRIME AND
SUBJECTS SUCH PERSON TO CRIMINAL AND CIVIL PENALTIES.
NOTICE TO FLORIDA APPLICANTS:
ANY PERSON WHO, KNOWINGLY AND WITH INTENT TO INJURE, DEFRAUD, OR
DECEIVE ANY INSURER FILES A STATEMENT OF CLAIM OR AN APPLICATION
CONTAINING ANY FALSE, INCOMPLETE OR MISLEADING INFORMATION IS GUILTY OF
A FELONY OF THE THIRD DEGREE.
NOTICE TO NEW JERSEY APPLICANTS:
ANY PERSON WHO INCLUDES ANY FALSE OR MISLEADING INFORMATION ON AN
APPLICATION FOR AN INSURANCE POLICY IS SUBJECT TO CRIMINAL AND CIVIL
PENALTIES.
NOTICE TO MAINE AND VIRGINIA APPLICANTS:
IT IS A CRIME TO KNOWINGLY PROVIDE FALSE, INCOMPLETE OR MISLEADING
INFORMATION TO AN INSURANCE COMPANY FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEFRAUDING THE
COMPANY. PENALTIES INCLUDE IMPRISONMENT, FINES AND DENIAL OF INSURANCE
BENEFITS.
NOTICE TO OREGON APPLICANTS: WARNING:
ANY PERSON WHO, WITH INTENT TO DEFRAUD OR KNOWING THAT HE IS
FACILITATING A FRAUD AGAINST AN INSURER, SUBMITS AN APPLICATION OR
FILES A CLAIM CONTAINING A MATERIALLY FALSE OR DECEPTIVE STATEMENT, MAY
BE GUILTY OF INSURANCE FRAUD.
NOTICE TO DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPLICANTS:
"WARNING: IT IS A CRIME TO PROVIDE FALSE OR MISLEADINGINFORMATION TO AN
INSURER FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEFRAUDING THE INSUREROR ANY OTHER PERSON.
PENALTIES INCLUDE IMPRISONMENT AND/OR FINES.IN ADDITION, AN INSURER MAY
DENY INSURANCE BENEFITS IF FALSE INFORMATION MATERIALLY RELATED TO A
CLAIM WAS PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT."
NOTICE TO NEW MEXICO APPLICANTS:
"ANY PERSON WHO KNOWINGLY PRESENTS A FALSE OR FRAUDULENT CLAIM FOR
PAYMENT OF A LOSS OR BENEFIT OR KNOWINGLY PRESENTS FALSE INFORMATION IN
AN APPLICATION FOR INSURANCE IS GUILTY OF A CRIME AND MAY BE SUBJECT TO
CIVIL FINES AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES."
NOTICE TO TENNESSEE APPLICANTS:
"IT IS A CRIME TO KNOWINGLY PROVIDE FALSE, INCOMPLETE OR MISLEADING
INFORMATION TO AN INSURANCE COMPANY FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEFRAUDING THE
COMPANY. PENALTIES INCLUDE IMPRISONMENT, FINES AND DENIAL OF INSURANCE
BENEFITS."
SIGNATURES AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I / we hereby declare that the above statements and particulars are true
and that I / we have not suppressed or misstated any material facts and
I / we agree that this application and its supplement(s) shall be the
basis of the contract with the Company. It is understood and agreed
that the completion of this application and its supplement(s) does not
bind the company to sell nor the applicant to purchase the insurance.
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