CYBER and
DATA LIMITED EXCLUSION
ENDORSEMENT 2 (for attachment to US General Liability and Excess Liability forms)
1
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary within this Policy or any endorsement thereto this Policy does not apply to any actual or alleged
loss, damage, liability, claim, fine, penalty, cost
or expense of whatsoever nature directly or indirectly caused
by, contributed to by, resulting from, arising out of or in connection with any:
1.1
Cyber
Act or Cyber Incident
including, but
not
limited to,
any action taken in controlling, preventing, suppressing or remediating any Cyber Act or Cyber Incident;
1.2
Data Breach; or
1.3
other loss of use, reduction
in functionality, repair, replacement, restoration, reproduction, loss of, damage to, corruption of, inability
to access or inability
to manipulate or theft of any Electronic Data, including
any amount pertaining to the value of
such Electronic Data
regardless of
any other cause or event contributing concurrently or in any other sequence thereto, unless subject to the provisions of paragraph
2.
2
Paragraph 1 of this Exclusion
does not apply in
respect of any actual or alleged loss, damage, liability, claim, cost or expense
for and/or arising out of:
2.1
any Bodily Injury (however, this sub-paragraph 2.1 does not apply to mental
injury, mental anguish, shock or
humiliation), or;
2.2
any Property Damage
resulting from or arising
out of a Cyber Incident, a Cyber Act or a Data Breach.
Nothing contained in the
foregoing shall provide any coverage
for any costs incurred by an
Insured in controlling, preventing, suppressing or remediating 1.1, 1.2 or 1.3 above.
3
For
the avoidance of doubt, this policy does not cover notification costs, crisis consultancy costs, credit monitoring expenses, replacement of actual credit or payment cards, forensic expenses, public relations expenses or
legal advice and services
arising out of or in connection with
a Data Breach.
Definitions
For
the purpose of this Endorsement only, the following Definitions will apply:
4
Computer System means any computer, hardware,
software, communications system, electronic device (including, but not limited
to, smart phone,
laptop, tablet,
wearable device), server, cloud or microcontroller including any similar
system or any configuration of the aforementioned and
including any associated input, output, data storage device, networking equipment or back up facility, owned or operated by the Insured
or any other party.
5
Cyber Act
means an unauthorised, malicious
or criminal act or series of related
unauthorised, malicious or criminal
acts, regardless of time and place, or the threat or hoax thereof involving access to,
processing of, use of or operation
of any Computer System.
6
Cyber Incident means:
6.1
any error or omission or series
of related errors or omissions involving access to, processing of,
use of or operation of any Computer
System; or
6.2
any partial or total unavailability or failure
or series of related partial or total unavailability or failures to access,
process, use or operate
any Computer System.
7
Data Breach means:
7.1
the theft, loss, access to, acquisition of, or unauthorized or unlawful use or disclosure of any person's
or organization's confidential or personal information, including patents, trade secrets, processing methods, customer
lists, financial
information, credit or payment card
information, health
information, biometric
data or any other type of non- public information, involving access to, processing of, use of or operation of any Computer System; or
7.2
the violation of any statute, regulation, common-law, or any other law regulating
or protecting access to collection, use or disclosure of, or failure to protect
any non-public confidential or personal
information in the form of Electronic
Data.
8
Electronic Data means information, facts or programs
stored as or on, created or used on,
or transmitted to
or from computer software,
including systems and applications software, hard or floppy disks,
CD-ROMs, tapes,
drives, cells,
data processing devices or any other media
which are used with electronically controlled equipment.
For the purposes
of this Endorsement only the definition of Property
Damage is deleted and replaced with:
9
Property Damage
means physical injury
to tangible property including all resulting
loss of use of that property. All such loss of use shall be deemed to occur at the time of the physical injury that caused it. Electronic Data is not tangible
property.
LMA5475B 23 July 2021
CYBER and DATA LIMITED EXCLUSION - ENDORSEMENT 2A (for attachment to US General Liability and Excess Liability
forms)
1
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary within this Policy or any endorsement thereto this Policy does not apply to any actual or alleged loss, damage, liability, claim, fine, penalty, cost
or expense of whatsoever nature directly or indirectly caused
by, contributed to by, resulting from, arising out of or in connection with any:
1.1
Cyber Act or Cyber Incident including,
but
not limited to, any action
taken in controlling, preventing, suppressing or remediating any Cyber Act or Cyber Incident;
1.2
Data Breach; or
1.3
other loss of use, reduction
in functionality, repair, replacement, restoration, reproduction, loss of, damage to, corruption of, inability
to access or inability
to manipulate or theft of any Electronic Data, including
any amount pertaining to the value of
such Electronic Data
regardless of
any other cause or event contributing concurrently or in any other sequence thereto, unless subject to the provisions of paragraph
2.
2
Paragraph 1 of this Exclusion does not apply in respect of any actual or alleged
loss, damage, liability, claim, cost or expense for and/or arising out of:
2.1
any Bodily Injury (however, this sub-paragraph 2.1 does not apply
to mental injury, mental anguish, shock or
humiliation unless resulting
directly from actual bodily injury), or;
2.2
any Property Damage
resulting from or arising
out of a Cyber Incident, a Cyber Act or a Data Breach.
Nothing contained in the
foregoing shall provide any coverage
for any costs incurred by an
Insured in controlling, preventing, suppressing or remediating 1.1, 1.2 or 1.3 above.
3
For
the avoidance of doubt, this policy does not cover notification costs, crisis consultancy costs, credit monitoring expenses, replacement of actual credit or payment cards, forensic expenses, public relations
expenses or legal advice and services arising out of or in connection with
a Data Breach.
6
Cyber Incident means:
6.1
any error or omission or series
of related errors or omissions involving access to, processing of,
use of or operation of any Computer
System; or
6.2
any partial or total unavailability or failure
or series of related partial or total unavailability or failures to access,
process, use or operate
any Computer System.
7
Data Breach means:
7.1. the theft, loss, access to, acquisition of, or unauthorized or unlawful use or disclosure of any person's
or organization's confidential or personal information, including patents, trade secrets, processing methods, customer
lists, financial
information, credit or payment card
information, health
information, biometric
data or any other type of non- public information, involving access to, processing of, use of or operation of any Computer System; or
7.2. the violation of any statute, regulation, common-law, or any other law regulating
or protecting access to collection, use or disclosure of, or failure to protect
any non-public confidential or personal
information in the form of Electronic
Data.
8
Electronic Data means information, facts or programs
stored as or on, created or used on,
or transmitted to
or from computer software,
including systems and applications software, hard or
floppy disks, CD-ROMs,
tapes, drives, cells,
data processing devices or any other media
which are used with electronically controlled equipment.
For the purposes
of this Endorsement only the definition of Property
Damage is deleted
and replaced with:
9
Property Damage
means physical injury to tangible
property including all resulting
loss of use of that property. All such loss of use shall be deemed
to occur at the time of the physical
injury that caused it. Electronic Data is not tangible property
LMA5476B 23 July 2021
CYBER and DATA LIMITED EXCLUSION - ENDORSEMENT 2A (for attachment to US General Liability and Excess Liability
forms)
1
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary within this Policy or any endorsement thereto this Policy does not apply to any actual or alleged loss, damage, liability, claim, fine, penalty, cost
or expense of whatsoever nature directly or indirectly caused
by, contributed to by, resulting from, arising out of or in connection with any:
1.1
Cyber Act or Cyber Incident including,
but
not limited to, any action
taken in controlling, preventing, suppressing or remediating any Cyber Act or Cyber Incident;
1.2
Data Breach; or
1.3
other loss of use, reduction
in functionality, repair, replacement, restoration, reproduction, loss of, damage to, corruption of, inability
to access or inability
to manipulate or theft of any Electronic Data, including
any amount pertaining to the value of
such Electronic Data
regardless of
any other cause or event contributing concurrently or in any other sequence thereto, unless subject to the provisions of paragraph
2.
2
Paragraph 1 of this Exclusion does not apply in respect of any actual or alleged
loss, damage, liability, claim, cost or expense for and/or arising out of:
2.1
any Bodily Injury (however, this sub-paragraph 2.1 does not apply
to mental injury, mental anguish, shock or
humiliation unless resulting
directly from actual bodily injury), or;
2.2
any Property Damage
resulting from or arising
out of a Cyber Incident, a Cyber Act or a Data Breach.
Nothing contained in the
foregoing shall provide any coverage
for any costs incurred by an
Insured in controlling, preventing, suppressing or remediating 1.1, 1.2 or 1.3 above.
3
For
the avoidance of doubt, this policy does not cover notification costs, crisis consultancy costs, credit monitoring expenses, replacement of actual credit or payment cards, forensic expenses, public relations
expenses or legal advice and services arising out of or in connection with
a Data Breach.
6
Cyber Incident means:
6.1
any error or omission or series
of related errors or omissions involving access to, processing of,
use of or operation of any Computer
System; or
6.2
any partial or total unavailability or failure
or series of related partial or total unavailability or failures to access,
process, use or operate
any Computer System.
7
Data Breach means:
7.1. the theft, loss, access to, acquisition of, or unauthorized or unlawful use or disclosure of any person's
or organization's confidential or personal information, including patents, trade secrets, processing methods, customer
lists, financial
information, credit or payment card
information, health
information, biometric
data or any other type of non- public information, involving access to, processing of, use of or operation of any Computer System; or
7.2. the violation of any statute, regulation, common-law, or any other law regulating
or protecting access to collection, use or disclosure of, or failure to protect
any non-public confidential or personal
information in the form of Electronic
Data.
8
Electronic Data means information, facts or programs
stored as or on, created or used on,
or transmitted to
or from computer software,
including systems and applications software, hard or
floppy disks, CD-ROMs,
tapes, drives, cells,
data processing devices or any other media
which are used with electronically controlled equipment.
For the purposes
of this Endorsement only the definition of Property
Damage is deleted
and replaced with:
9
Property Damage
means physical injury to tangible
property including all resulting
loss of use of that property. All such loss of use shall be deemed
to occur at the time of the physical
injury that caused it. Electronic Data is not tangible property
LMA5476B 23 July 2021
Strike, Riot, Civil Commotion and Malicious
Acts Exclusion
This Exclusion applies to all coverage grant(s) under the Policy,
including extensions, additional coverages and exceptions to any exclusion. This Exclusion shall be paramount
and shall override anything contained in the Policy
inconsistent with it.
In the event any part or term of this Exclusion
is found to be invalid
or unenforceable, the remainder shall remain in full force and effect.
1.
The Policy does not insure any loss, damage,
claim, cost, expense or other sum of whatsoever nature, directly or indirectly caused by, resulting from, arising
out of or in connection with any Strike, Riot, Civil Commotion and/or Malicious Act,
including any action
taken by any person or
authority in controlling, preventing or suppressing any Strike, Riot, Civil Commotion and/or Malicious Act. This Exclusion applies regardless of whether
any loss, damage,
claim, cost, expense or other sum of whatsoever nature is caused by, results
from, arises out of or in connection with any other cause or event contributing concurrently or in any other sequence to
it.
2.
If Underwriters allege that by reason of this Exclusion, any loss, damage,
claim, cost, expense or
other sum of whatsoever nature is not covered, the burden of proving
the contrary shall be upon the Insured.
3. Definitions
For the purposes of this Exclusion, Strike, Riot, Civil Commotion and
Malicious Act mean:
Strike means a
lockout or total or partial work stoppage to enforce
demands made on an employer or to protest against an act or condition.
Riot means a violent disturbance by a group of persons assembled together
for a common purpose which threatens
the public peace.
Civil Commotion
means a substantial violent
disturbance by a large number of persons assembled together and acting with common purpose or intent.
Malicious Act means deliberate act(s) causing
loss of or damage to property
during and/or following Strike, Riot or Civil Commotion, including but not limited to vandalism, looting, theft of
or the taking of goods by force.
Except as provided for
in this Exclusion, all other terms, conditions and exclusions of the Policy remain
the same and fully applicable.
LMA5553
05 August 2021
TERMS OF BUSINESS AGREEMENT
LLOYD'S ASIA (FOR USE IN
SINGAPORE ONLY)
An Agreement
dated [●Insert date●] governing the conduct of Insurance
Business and / or Reinsurance Business between:
[●Insert full legal name of SC●], a subsidiary of [●Insert full legal name of Managing Agent at Lloyd's●], on its own behalf and on behalf of the underwriting members of all Lloyd’s syndicates managed
by [●Insert full legal name
of
Managing Agent at Lloyd's●] from time to time (the "SC");
And
[●Insert full legal name of Broker●] (the "Broker"), (each a "Party"
and collectively the “Parties”).
1.
Definitions
In this Agreement unless the context
otherwise requires:-
"Agreement" means
this agreement and, if applicable, the Terms Of
Trade.
"Commission" means the
commission receivable
by the Broker at the rates and times (if
any) set out in a relevant
Slip in respect of a contract
of insurance and / or a contract of reinsurance.
"Coverholder" means a person authorised by the SC under a binding authority to enter
into a contract
of insurance and / or a contract of reinsurance on behalf of the members
of Lloyd's (a) for whom the SC acts as an agent; and (b) who have authorised the SC to enter into such binding authority with the person.
"Data Protection Law" means all applicable
statutes and regulations in any jurisdiction, including
but not limited to the Singapore
Personal Data Protection Act 2012, which pertain to the collection, use, disclosure and processing of Personal Data, including but not limited to the privacy
and security of
Personal Data.
"Force Majeure Event" means an event
that is beyond the control of either Party.
"Insurance Business" means the business of assuming risk or undertaking liability under a contract of insurance made by the SC where the Broker is the Coverholder or the placing
broker, but
excludes outwards reinsurance business and outwards
retrocession business
placed by the Broker as agent of the SC.
"Insured" means any Party (not being the SC) entering into a contract
of insurance and /
or a contract of
reinsurance which is
subject to this Agreement.
"Lloyd's" means the Society of underwriters known in the United Kingdom
as Lloyd’s and incorporated by the Lloyd’s
Act 1871 of the United Kingdom.
"MAS" means the
Monetary Authority
of Singapore or any successor regulatory body.
"Personal Data" means any data, whether
true or not, about an individual
who can be identified from that data and / or other information to which the Parties have or are likely to have access.
"Personal Data Breach" means a breach of security leading to the accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure of, or access to, Personal
Data transmitted,
stored or otherwise
processed.
"Records" means anything
on which any information of any description is recorded including
but not limited to electronic records as defined in the Electronics Transactions Act (Cap.
88).
"Reinsurance Business" means the business of the reinsurance of liabilities under a
contract of reinsurance made by the SC where the Broker is the Coverholder or the placing
broker, which includes inwards reinsurance business and inwards retrocession business but excludes
outwards reinsurance business and outwards
retrocession business placed by the Broker as agent of
the SC.
"Reinsured" means any Party (not being the SC) entering into a contract
of reinsurance or retrocession which is subject
to this
Agreement.
"Related Corporations" has the meaning given to it in section
4(1) of the Companies
Act (Cap. 50).
"SIAC" means the
Singapore International
Arbitration Centre. "SIAC
Rules" means the arbitration rules of the SIAC.
"Slip" means a document which forms or is to form the basis of a contract
of insurance and / or a contract
of reinsurance, and which may incorporate details of administrative arrangements pertinent to the processing of the contract of insurance and / or contract
of reinsurance.
"Taxes" means all applicable
taxes including but not limited to any Insurance
Premium Taxes (IPT) and other para-fiscal charges which may be levied by overseas fiscal authorities on insurance or reinsurance premiums.
"Terms Of Trade" means any additional terms which the Parties have agreed shall apply
to this Agreement
which are annexed to this Agreement as Schedule
1.
2.
Scope
2.1.
The purpose of this Agreement is solely to set out the rights
and obligations of the
Parties only in respect of the matters
specifically addressed in
the Agreement. To the extent that
any
matters relating to the relationship between the Parties
are not expressly
addressed in this Agreement, they remain unaffected and unaltered by this Agreement. This Agreement shall not override the terms of any underlying
contract of insurance and / or contract
of reinsurance or the terms of any Slip, save
that the Parties
agree that Clause 6.7 below shall apply to the exclusion of any
terms in any binding authority agreement placed between the Parties
as Coverholder that relate to and / or are in connection
with the Broker's
duties and obligations relating to the receipt and holding of monies and interest accrued on
those monies that are the subject matter of Clause 6.7 below.
2.2.
Nothing in this Agreement overrides the Broker’s
duty to place the interests of its client before all other considerations nor shall this Agreement override any legal or regulatory requirements (whether obligatory or advisory) which may apply to the Broker,
the SC, or the conduct of any Insurance Business or Reinsurance Business.
2.3.
Subject to Clause 2.5 below, the Parties agree that the terms of this Agreement
shall apply to the conduct of any Insurance Business or Reinsurance Business which has been or may be transacted between the Parties on or after the date of
this Agreement. The terms of this Agreement supersede the terms of any other
terms of business agreement already in place between the Parties.
The terms of this Agreement
shall apply from the
date of this Agreement.
2.4.
Each proposal for Insurance Business or Reinsurance Business, renewal of existing
Insurance Business or Reinsurance Business or continuation of cover in respect
of any existing Insurance Business or Reinsurance Business will be accepted
or declined by the SC at its sole discretion. The Broker is under no obligation to offer any proposal
for Insurance Business
or Reinsurance Business or renewal
of any existing Insurance Business or Reinsurance Business to the SC.
2.5.
Prior to or at the time of conduct of any Insurance Business or Reinsurance Business
(or as otherwise agreed separately in writing between the Parties), the Broker and the SC may agree to provisions relating to the conduct of that Insurance Business
or Reinsurance Business. These provisions may include (but are not limited
to) roles and responsibilities relating to administration of the Insurance
Business or Reinsurance Business and the handling
of claims and processes by which amendments to the risk may be agreed, and so forth. Insofar as the provisions so agreed by the Parties
are not dealt with in this Agreement, the terms in this Agreement
shall continue to apply subject
to any such provisions separately agreed.
3.
Regulatory Status
3.1.
The Broker warrants that it is properly and validly licensed and / or registered by the MAS and / or any other appropriate regulatory body to carry on business
as an insurance
and / or reinsurance broker (as the case may be) for the purposes
contemplated by this Agreement from the date of this Agreement, or alternatively that it is an exempt
insurance broker as defined in Section 35ZN(1) of the Insurance
Act (Cap. 142). The SC warrants that it is properly and validly registered under the Insurance (Lloyd's Asia Scheme) Regulations to conduct
Insurance Business and / or Reinsurance Business from the date of
this Agreement.
3.2.
The Broker shall inform the SC immediately in writing if at any time during the period of
this Agreement:-
3.2.1.
The MAS suspends or cancels the registration of the Broker or the Broker’s licence,
or in the case of
an
exempt insurance broker, the MAS withdraws such exemption; or
3.2.2.
The Broker otherwise ceases in any way
to be
registered or authorised by the MAS to undertake
any activities in relation to any Insurance
Business and / or
Reinsurance Business
subject to this
Agreement; or
3.2.3.
The Broker
becomes aware that one of the events specified under Section 35ZB(2)
of the Insurance Act (Cap. 142) have occurred or is reasonably likely to
occur.
3.3.
The SC
shall inform the Broker immediately in writing if:-
3.3.1. Lloyd's
Of London (Asia) Pte Ltd (UEN No.
199907117N) (being the administrator as defined
in
the Insurance (Lloyd's
Asia Scheme)
Regulations) suspends or cancels the SC's registration under the said
Insurance (Lloyd's Asia Scheme)
Regulations; or
3.3.2.
The MAS ceases to approve,
or otherwise objects to, the SC undertaking any activities in relation to any Insurance
Business and / or Reinsurance
Business subject to this Agreement.
4.
Authority
4.1.
This Agreement sets out the basis on which the SC will accept Insurance
Business and / or Reinsurance Business from the Broker. The SC authorises the Broker to act as the agent of the SC for the sole purpose
of receiving and holding premium, claims and other monies
identified in Clauses 6.1 to 6.3 below.
4.2.
Nothing in this Agreement shall grant the Broker
authority to accept,
amend, or vary Insurance
Business or Reinsurance Business, settle, negotiate or compromise claims, alter any document or policy, make any non-exempt financial
promotion on the SC's behalf, and / or commit
the
SC in any way.
4.3.
If the Broker is authorised, by separate agreement between the Parties,
to sign down the SC's participation in any Insurance Business or Reinsurance Business and proceeds
to sign down that participation, then the Broker
agrees to advise
the SC of its signed line as soon
as
possible after
calculating such signed line.
5.
Remuneration
5.1.
Commission shall be agreed between the Parties
and shall be set out in the relevant
Slip.
5.2.
The Broker
may deduct the Commission upon receipt of
the premium.
5.2.1.
Where premium is payable in more than one instalment, the Broker will
only deduct the proportion of the Commission that the instalment premium bears to the premium
as a whole, unless otherwise
agreed on a risk-by-
risk basis between
the Parties.
6.
Premiums And Claims
6.1.
Where the Broker holds, in respect of Insurance Business:-
(a)
premium due to be paid to the SC;
(b)
return
premium due to be paid to the Insured; or
(c)
claims
monies due to be paid
to the Insured,
(d)
monies described in Clauses 6.1(a) to 6.1(c) above as Coverholder or as placing broker
for a Coverholder; or
(e)
monies for onwards payment to agents
or representatives of the SC in
respect of claims adjustment, legal and similar
professional fees,
the Broker shall hold such monies as
the agent and trustee of the SC. The Broker has no authority under this Agreement to permit
any third-party or sub-agent to receive, hold, or pay any
money on behalf of
the SC, without
the SC’s consent.
6.2.
Where the Broker holds, in respect of Reinsurance Business:-
(a)
premium due to be paid to the SC;
(b)
return
premium due to be paid to the Reinsured; or
(c)
claims
monies due to be paid to the Reinsured,
the Broker shall hold such monies as
the agent and trustee of
the Reinsured.
6.3.
Where the Broker holds, in respect of Reinsurance Business:-
(a)
monies described in Clauses 6.2(a) to 6.2(c) above as Coverholder or as placing broker
for a Coverholder; or
(b)
monies for onwards payment to agents
or representatives of the SC in
respect of claims adjustment, legal and similar
professional fees,
the Broker shall hold such monies as
the agent and trustee of the SC. The Broker has no authority under this Agreement to permit
any third-party or sub-agent to receive, hold, or pay any
money on behalf of
the SC, without
the SC’s consent.
6.4.
The Broker shall advise the SC within 7 days of receipt
of any request from the SC,
whether it has
received any specified premiums.
6.5.
Provided the Broker shall itself have received
the premium, the Broker shall pay that premium
(net of Commission, but including Taxes) to the SC, and where
Terms Of Trade have been separately agreed between the parties,
the Broker shall
make such payment in accordance with any applicable
provisions in the Terms Of
Trade. For the avoidance
of doubt, nothing in any Terms Of Trade shall override
the Broker's primary
obligation to pay the premium to the SC in accordance with this Clause 6.5.
6.6.
Unless otherwise agreed, the Broker shall remain liable to the SC for premiums where Section
53(1) and Section 53(2) of the Marine Insurance
Act (Cap. 387) apply.
6.7.
At all times the Broker shall receive and hold monies and
interest accrued on those monies in accordance with its
statutory, legal and
regulatory obligations.
6.8.
The Broker will notify the SC, within such time as may be agreed between the Parties,
that the Insured has failed to pay the premium (or, as the case may be, any provisional
premium).
6.9.
In the event of the cancellation of a contract
of insurance or reinsurance, where the SC is obliged by law, regulation or the terms of the contract of insurance or reinsurance to refund gross premiums
in respect of such contract of insurance or reinsurance, the Broker agrees
to refund the relevant Commission (which shall not for the purpose
of this Clause 6.9 include
fees) received by the Broker which is
attributable to the period following cancellation of the contract
of insurance or reinsurance for which such contract of insurance or reinsurance would otherwise have remained
in force. Unless otherwise obliged to, the SC shall refund premiums
net of Commission.
7.
Taxes
Except where required by law or regulatory authority or by the terms of this Agreement,
the Parties agree that the Broker will not be expected
to act as guarantor
to the SC with regard to the payment of any Taxes relating
to any Insurance
Business or Reinsurance Business.
8.
Compliance
Each Party will comply with their respective legal, licensing and regulatory requirements applicable
to the production, placing, claims handling and premium and claims accounting of any Insurance
Business or Reinsurance Business which the Broker
places with the SC.
9.
Data Protection
9.1.
In respect
of the collection, use, disclosure and processing of Personal Data under or in connection with this
Agreement, each Party shall:
9.1.1.
comply
at all times with its obligations
under the Data Protection Law;
9.1.2.
have in place reasonable security arrangements to ensure
that the Personal Data
is adequately
protected against unauthorised
or
unintended access, collection, use, disclosure, copying, modification, disposal or similar risks;
9.1.3.
notify the other Party without undue delay after, and in any event within 24 hours
of, becoming aware of
a Personal Data Breach; and
9.1.4.
assist and co-operate fully with the other Party to enable the other Party to comply with their obligations under Data Protection Law, including
but not limited to in respect of keeping Personal Data secure, dealing with Personal
Data Breaches, complying
with the rights
of the insured
individuals and carrying out data protection impact assessments.
9.2.
The Parties shall
work together to ensure that
each
of them is able
to process the Personal
Data it processes under or in connection with this Agreement for the purposes
contemplated by this Agreement lawfully, fairly and in a transparent
manner and in compliance with the Data Protection
Law. This shall include but not be limited to entering
into such other written agreements
as may be
required from time to time to enable each Party to comply
with the Data Protection Law.
10.
Termination
10.1. This Agreement
shall terminate:-
10.1.1.
at any time by one Party giving written notice of termination to the other;
10.1.2.
immediately, without notice, should either Party become the subject
of proceedings for voluntary
or involuntary liquidation, judicial management or a scheme of arrangement (save for the purposes of amalgamation or solvent re-organisation)
or propose any composition
with its creditors or otherwise
acknowledge its
insolvency;
10.1.3.
immediately,
without notice, should the Broker have any
licence, registration, exemption, authority or permission granted to it by the MAS withdrawn
or altered by the MAS in such a manner as
materially to affect
in any way the Broker’s
ability to introduce, arrange, conclude, administer, perform or otherwise be involved with any Insurance Business or Reinsurance Business which is carried out between the Parties
under this Agreement.
10.2. Following termination:-
10.2.1.
the Parties
will agree on the procedure for administering the Insurance
Business or Reinsurance Business current at
the time of termination;
10.2.2.
the Broker
will make all reasonable efforts to provide
the SC with
contact details for any Insured or Reinsured or
other Party with whom
the SC has contracted in the conduct
of Insurance Business or Reinsurance Business where:-
10.2.2.1.
the Broker
has acted as the agent of the SC; and
10.2.2.2.
where such information is reasonably required in order for the SC to carry out its obligations in relation to
Insurance Business
or Reinsurance Business concluded in accordance with this Agreement.
10.3. Notwithstanding the termination of this Agreement, the Parties
will continue to
remain liable to perform
their obligations in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement in respect of all Insurance Business or Reinsurance Business subject to this Agreement until the underlying
insurance or reinsurance contract has expired or
has otherwise been terminated.
11.
Access to Records
11.1. The Broker
will retain all of the Records created or held by it in its capacity as agent of the SC and all Records received by the Broker for the purposes
of the introduction, arranging, concluding, administration or performance of the Insurance
Business or Reinsurance Business for a minimum
of seven years and in any event the minimum periods required by law or any regulatory body with jurisdiction over the Broker,
the SC or the Insurance
Business or Reinsurance Business.
11.2.
The Broker agrees to allow the SC, on reasonable notice, to inspect and to take copies of
the following:-
11.2.1.
the accounting records pertinent to any Insurance
Business or Reinsurance Business including information
relating to the receipt
and payment of premiums and claims and documentation such as any insurance
or reinsurance contract or Slip endorsements, addenda or bordereaux in the possession of the Broker relating to the Insurance Business or
Reinsurance Business; and
11.2.2.
documents as may be in the possession of the Broker
which were disclosed
to the SC by the Broker in respect of any Insurance Business or Reinsurance Business including, but not limited to, documentation relating to the proposal for the Insurance
Business or Reinsurance Business,
the placing thereof
(including endorsements and reinstatements) and any claims
thereunder.
11.3. In the event that the SC requests the Broker to carry out any functions or duties on its behalf,
such as the appointment of loss adjusters, lawyers or others, or the Broker otherwise
acts as an intermediary between the SC and its representatives or agents:-
11.3.1.
The Broker accepts the SC’s appointment or instructions on the basis that the information received by the Broker in respect
of a claim made upon any Insurance
Business or Reinsurance Business is disclosable to the Insured or Reinsured.
11.3.2.
All documentation and records created or received by the Broker
in the performance of such
functions or duties
shall
be and remain
the
property of
the SC, other than documents
over which the Broker has a proprietary commercial interest.
11.3.3.
The Broker will take reasonable
steps to retain,
maintain and safeguard any of the SC's documents
in the Broker’s
possession in accordance with any regulatory requirements which apply to the SC and of which the Broker has notice.
11.3.4.
On termination of this Agreement for whatever reason and on reasonable notice the Broker
will deliver up to the SC such documentation if requested.
12.
Confidentiality
Each of the Parties
will treat information received from the other relating
to this Agreement
and to the Insurance Business or Reinsurance Business as confidential and will not disclose
it to any other person not entitled
to receive such information except as may be necessary
to fulfil their respective obligations
in the conduct of the Insurance
Business or Reinsurance Business and except as may be required by law or regulatory authority. For the avoidance of doubt each party shall be entitled to disclose
such information where necessary
to its insurers
or reinsurers, actuaries, auditors, professional agents and advisers
and other Related Corporations. This Clause 12 will not apply to information
which was rightfully in the possession of such party prior to this Agreement, which is already public knowledge
or becomes so at a future date
(otherwise than as a result of a breach of
this Clause 12) or which is trivial or obvious.
13.
Complaints
Each Party will promptly notify the other of any complaint
concerning the other Party relating to Insurance Business
or Reinsurance Business
subject to this Agreement.
14.
Protection Of Reputation
Each Party agrees it will not, without the written
authority of the other Party, make use of the other Party’s corporate or trading
names or logos and trade marks.
15.
Conflicts Of
Interest
The Parties will adopt and / or maintain
procedures to ensure
that each has in place arrangements for the identification and management of any conflicts of interest that may arise in relation to any Insurance Business or
Reinsurance Business.
16.
Disclosure
The Broker will comply with relevant regulatory, fiduciary and legal requirements regarding disclosure of all forms of remuneration from any arrangements it may have for remuneration in connection with Insurance Business or Reinsurance Business.
17.
Variation And Assignment
This Agreement may be assigned or
varied only in writing by the Parties.
18.
Rights Of
Third Parties
A person who is not a Party to this Agreement has no right under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act
(Cap. 53B) to enforce any term of this
Agreement. This Clause 18 shall
not affect any right or remedy of a third party which exists or is available
apart from the
Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act
(Cap. 53B).
19.
Dispute
Resolution
19.1.
The Parties to this Agreement
are committed to resolving
all disputes arising under it (and whether
such dispute arises before or after termination of this Agreement) without
the need for litigation and to allow as far as possible for commercial
relationships to remain unaffected by disputes and
therefore the Parties:-
19.1.1.
will attempt in good faith to resolve
any dispute or claim promptly through
negotiations between respective senior executives of the Parties who have authority
to settle the same;
19.1.2.
will attempt in good faith, if the matter is not resolved
through negotiation within three months of the dispute
arising to resolve
the dispute or claim through mediation with the assistance of a mediator
agreed between the Parties or as recommended to the Parties
by the Singapore
Mediation Centre or such similar organisation as the Parties
may agree; or
19.1.3.
if the matter has not been resolved
by mediation within six months of the dispute arising, or if either Party will not participate in a mediation
procedure, the Parties
will refer the dispute in accordance with Clause 20 below.
19.2.
Notwithstanding the Parties'
agreement to resolve
any dispute amicably in accordance with Clause 19.1 above or, failing any amicable resolution, by arbitration in accordance with Clause 20.2 below, either Party may at any time after the dispute has arisen apply to the Singapore Court, or other Court of competent jurisdiction, for any interim measure
of protection or assistance.
20.
Choice Of
Law And Jurisdiction
20.1.
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed according to
Singapore law.
20.2. Any dispute
arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, including any question
regarding its existence, validity or termination, shall be referred to and
finally resolved by arbitration administered by the SIAC in accordance with the
SIAC Rules, for the time being in force, which rules are deemed to be incorporated
by reference in this Clause 20.2. The seat of the arbitration shall be Singapore.
The Tribunal shall consist of a sole arbitrator to be agreed between
the Parties,
and failing such agreement, to be appointed
by the Chairman
of the SIAC. The
language of the arbitration shall be English.
21.
Enforceability
Clause
In the event any portion of this Agreement is found to be invalid
or unenforceable, the remainder
shall remain in full force and
effect.
22.
General
Interpretation Of This Agreement
In this Agreement, words importing the singular
shall include the plural and vice versa.
Headings are included for ease of reference and convenience only and shall not affect the interpretation of the Agreement.
23.
Service Of
Notices
Any notices to be given under this Agreement
shall be in writing and deemed to have been
served if such notices are delivered by registered delivery post to the registered office of the Party to be served, at the expiration of
two
business days after posting or by hand, at the expiration of one business
day after it
was dispatched.
24.
Force Majeure
Neither Party shall be liable for any delay or
non-performance of its
obligations under this
Agreement caused by a Force Majeure
Event provided that the Party affected
gives prompt notice in writing to the other Party of such Force Majeure Event and uses all reasonable endeavours to continue to perform
its obligations under the Agreement.
Either Party may terminate this Agreement
if
such Force Majeure Event continues for more than 3 months.
25.
Prevailing
Laws to Apply
In this Agreement, where appropriate, reference to
a statutory
provision or a regulation in a subsidiary legislation includes a reference
to the same as modified,
re-enacted or both from time to time before or after the date of this Agreement.
Signature:
Signature:
Name: Name:
Position: Position:
For and on behalf of For and on behalf
of
[●Insert full
legal name of SC●] [●Insert full legal
name of Broker●]
Schedule
1 Terms Of
Trade
1.
The Parties will each use reasonable endeavours to comply
with the maximum
periods in connection with the payment
of premium, payment of claims and issuance of policies as follows:-
|
PREMIUMS |
CLAIMS |
POLICY ISSUANCE |
|
[●] DAYS from end of month of inception |
[●] DAYS from agreement to settle by SC to payment to Insured |
[●] DAYS |
2.
For facultative reinsurance, the maximum periods set out in 1 above will be extended by [●] days.
3.
In the following situations, the SC agrees to consider extending the period for payment of premium:-
(a)
Where placements are incomplete as at inception date for
whatever reason;
(b)
Pending removal of all subjectivities that may affect participation of one or more subscribing underwriters, or otherwise
affect the terms and conditions of cover;
(c)
For construction business, inception shall be deemed to be either the date on which confirmation of a firm order is received
from the client (based on final acceptance of terms and conditions for coverage,
including agreement on premium), or the date of
completion of placement, whichever is the later.
4.
The provisions of this Agreement (including the Schedule)
will apply to endorsements and additional premiums with time running from the effective
date of endorsement rather than from policy inception.
TERMS OF
BUSINESS AGREEMENT LLOYD'S
ASIA (FOR USE OUTSIDE
SINGAPORE)
An Agreement dated [●Insert date●] governing the conduct of Insurance
Business and / or Reinsurance Business between:
[●Insert full legal name of SC●], a subsidiary of [●Insert full legal name of Managing Agent at Lloyd's●], on its own behalf and on behalf of the underwriting members of all Lloyd’s syndicates managed
by [●Insert full legal name
of
Managing Agent at Lloyd's●] from time to time (the "SC");
And
[●Insert full legal name of Broker●] (the "Broker"), (each a "Party"
and collectively the “Parties”).
1.
Definitions
In this Agreement unless the context
otherwise requires:-
"Agreement" means
this agreement and, if applicable, the Terms Of
Trade.
"Commission" means the
commission receivable
by the Broker at the rates and times (if
any) set out in a relevant
Slip in respect of a contract
of insurance and / or a contract of reinsurance.
"Coverholder" means a person authorised by the SC under a binding authority to enter
into a contract
of insurance and / or a contract of reinsurance on behalf of the members
of Lloyd's (a) for whom the SC acts as an agent; and (b) who have authorised the SC to enter into such binding authority with the person.
"Data Protection Law" means all applicable
statutes and regulations in any jurisdiction, including
but not limited to the Singapore
Personal Data Protection Act 2012, which pertain to the collection, use, disclosure and processing of Personal Data, including but not limited to the privacy
and security of
Personal Data.
"Force Majeure Event" means an event
that is beyond the control of either Party.
"Insurance Business" means the business of assuming risk or undertaking liability under a contract of insurance made by the SC where the Broker is the Coverholder or the placing
broker, but
excludes outwards reinsurance business and outwards
retrocession business
placed by the Broker as agent of the SC.
"Insured" means any Party (not being the SC) entering into a contract
of insurance and /
or a contract of
reinsurance which is
subject to this Agreement.
"Lloyd's" means the Society
of underwriters known in the United Kingdom
as Lloyd’s and incorporated by the Lloyd’s
Act 1871 of the United Kingdom.
"MAS" means the
Monetary Authority
of Singapore or any successor regulatory body.
"Personal Data" means any data, whether
true or not, about an individual
who can be identified from that data and / or other information to which the Parties have or are likely to have access.
"Personal Data Breach" means a breach of security leading to the accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure of, or access to, Personal
Data transmitted,
stored or otherwise
processed.
"Records" means anything
on which any information of any description is recorded including
but not limited to electronic records as defined in the Electronics Transactions Act (Cap.
88).
"Reinsurance Business" means the business of the reinsurance of liabilities under a
contract of reinsurance made by the SC where the Broker is the Coverholder or the placing
broker, which includes inwards reinsurance business and inwards retrocession business but excludes
outwards reinsurance business and outwards
retrocession business placed by the Broker as agent of
the SC.
"Reinsured" means any Party (not being the SC) entering into a contract
of reinsurance or retrocession which is subject
to this
Agreement.
"Related Corporations" has the meaning given to it in section
4(1) of the Companies
Act (Cap. 50).
"SIAC" means the
Singapore International
Arbitration Centre. "SIAC
Rules" means the arbitration rules of the SIAC.
"Slip" means a document which forms or is to form the basis of a contract
of insurance and / or a contract
of reinsurance, and which may incorporate details of administrative arrangements pertinent to the processing of the contract of insurance and / or contract
of reinsurance.
"Taxes" means all applicable
taxes including but not limited to any Insurance
Premium Taxes (IPT) and other para-fiscal charges which may be levied by overseas fiscal authorities on insurance or reinsurance premiums.
"Terms Of Trade" means any additional terms which the Parties have agreed shall apply
to this Agreement
which are annexed to this Agreement as Schedule
1.
2.
Scope
2.1.
The purpose of this Agreement is solely to set out the rights
and obligations of the
Parties only in respect of the matters
specifically addressed in
the Agreement. To the extent that
any
matters relating to the relationship between the Parties
are not expressly
addressed in this Agreement, they remain unaffected and unaltered by this Agreement. This Agreement shall not override the terms of any underlying
contract of insurance and / or contract
of reinsurance or the terms of any Slip, save
that the Parties
agree that Clause 6.7 below shall apply to the exclusion of any
terms in any binding authority agreement placed between the Parties
as Coverholder that relate to and / or are in connection
with the Broker's
duties and obligations relating to the receipt and holding of monies and interest accrued on
those monies that are the subject matter of Clause 6.7 below.
2.2.
Nothing in this Agreement overrides the Broker’s duty to place the interests of its client before all other considerations nor shall this Agreement override any legal or regulatory requirements (whether obligatory or advisory) which may apply to the Broker, the SC, or the conduct of any Insurance Business or Reinsurance Business.
2.3.
Subject to Clause 2.5 below, the Parties agree that the terms of this Agreement
shall apply to the conduct of any Insurance Business or Reinsurance Business which has been or may be transacted between the Parties on or after the date of
this Agreement. The terms of this Agreement supersede the terms of any other
terms of business agreement already in place between the Parties.
The terms of this Agreement
shall apply from the
date of this Agreement.
2.4.
Each proposal for Insurance Business or Reinsurance Business, renewal of existing
Insurance Business or Reinsurance Business or continuation of cover in respect
of any existing Insurance Business or Reinsurance Business will be accepted
or declined by the SC at its sole discretion. The Broker is under no obligation to offer any proposal
for Insurance Business
or Reinsurance Business or renewal
of any existing Insurance Business or Reinsurance Business to the SC.
2.5.
Prior to or at the time of conduct of any Insurance Business or Reinsurance Business
(or as otherwise agreed separately in writing between the Parties), the Broker and the SC may agree to provisions relating to the conduct of that Insurance Business
or Reinsurance Business. These provisions may include (but are not limited
to) roles and responsibilities relating to administration of the Insurance
Business or Reinsurance Business and the handling
of claims and processes by which amendments to the risk may be agreed, and so forth. Insofar as the provisions so agreed by the Parties
are not dealt with in this Agreement, the terms in this Agreement
shall continue to apply subject
to any such provisions separately agreed.
3.
Regulatory Status
3.1.
The Broker warrants that it is properly and validly licensed and / or registered by the MAS and / or any other appropriate regulatory body to carry on business
as an insurance
and / or reinsurance broker (as the case may be) for the purposes
contemplated by this Agreement from the date of this Agreement, or alternatively that it is an exempt
insurance broker as defined in Section 35ZN(1) of the Insurance
Act (Cap. 142). The SC warrants that it is properly and validly registered under the Insurance (Lloyd's Asia Scheme) Regulations to conduct
Insurance Business and / or Reinsurance Business from the date of
this Agreement.
3.2.
The Broker shall inform the SC immediately in writing if at any time during the period of
this Agreement:-
3.2.1.
The MAS suspends or cancels the registration of the Broker or the Broker’s licence, or in the case of an exempt insurance broker, the MAS withdraws such exemption; or
3.2.2.
The Broker otherwise ceases in any way
to be
registered or authorised by the MAS to undertake
any activities in relation to any Insurance
Business and / or
Reinsurance Business
subject to this Agreement; or
3.2.3.
The Broker
becomes aware that one of the events specified under Section 35ZB(2)
of the Insurance Act (Cap. 142) have occurred or is reasonably likely to
occur.
3.3.
The SC
shall inform the Broker immediately in writing if:-
3.3.1. Lloyd's
Of London (Asia) Pte Ltd (UEN No.
199907117N) (being the administrator as defined
in
the Insurance (Lloyd's
Asia Scheme)
Regulations) suspends or cancels the SC's registration under the said
Insurance (Lloyd's Asia Scheme)
Regulations; or
3.3.2. The MAS ceases to approve, or otherwise objects to, the SC undertaking any activities in relation to any Insurance
Business and / or Reinsurance
Business subject to this Agreement.
4.
Authority
4.1.
This Agreement sets out the basis on which the SC will accept Insurance
Business and / or Reinsurance Business from the Broker. The SC authorises the Broker to act as the agent of the SC for the sole purpose
of receiving and holding premium, claims and other monies
identified in Clauses 6.1 to 6.3 below.
4.2.
Nothing in this Agreement shall grant the Broker
authority to accept,
amend, or vary Insurance
Business or Reinsurance Business, settle, negotiate or compromise claims, alter any document or policy, make any non-exempt financial
promotion on the SC's behalf, and / or commit
the
SC in any way.
4.3.
If the Broker is authorised, by separate agreement between the Parties,
to sign down the SC's participation in any Insurance Business or Reinsurance Business and proceeds
to sign down that participation, then the Broker
agrees to advise
the SC of its signed line as soon
as
possible after
calculating such signed line.
5.
Remuneration
5.1.
Commission shall be agreed between the Parties
and shall be set out in the relevant
Slip.
5.2.
The Broker
may deduct the Commission upon receipt of
the premium.
5.2.1.
Where premium is payable in more than one instalment, the Broker will
only deduct the proportion of the Commission that the instalment premium bears to the premium
as a whole, unless otherwise
agreed on a risk-by-
risk basis between
the Parties.
6.
Premiums And Claims
6.1.
Where the Broker holds, in respect of Insurance Business:-
(a)
premium due to be paid to the SC;
(b)
return
premium due to be paid to the Insured; or
(c)
claims
monies due to be paid
to the Insured,
(d)
monies described in Clauses 6.1(a) to 6.1(c) above as Coverholder or as placing broker
for a Coverholder; or
(e)
monies for onwards payment to agents
or representatives of the SC in
respect of claims adjustment, legal and similar
professional fees,
the Broker shall hold such monies
as the agent and trustee
of the SC. The Broker has no authority under this Agreement to permit any third-party or sub-agent to receive, hold, or pay any money on behalf of
the SC, without
the SC’s consent.
6.2.
Where the Broker holds, in respect of Reinsurance Business:-
(a)
premium due to be paid to the SC;
(b)
return
premium due to be paid to the Reinsured; or
(c)
claims
monies due to be paid to the Reinsured,
the Broker shall hold such monies as
the agent and trustee of
the Reinsured.
6.3.
Where the Broker holds, in respect of Reinsurance Business:-
(a)
monies described in Clauses 6.2(a) to 6.2(c) above as Coverholder or as placing broker
for a Coverholder; or
(b)
monies for onwards payment to agents
or representatives of the SC in
respect of claims adjustment, legal and similar
professional fees,
the Broker shall hold such monies
as the agent and trustee
of the SC. The Broker has no authority under this Agreement to permit any third-party or sub-agent to receive, hold, or pay any money on behalf of
the SC, without
the SC’s consent.
6.4.
The Broker shall advise the SC within 7 days of receipt
of any request from the SC,
whether it has
received any specified premiums.
6.5.
Provided the Broker shall itself have received
the premium, the Broker shall pay that premium
(net of Commission, but including Taxes) to the SC, and where
Terms Of Trade have been separately agreed between the parties,
the Broker shall
make such payment in accordance with any applicable
provisions in the Terms Of
Trade. For the avoidance
of doubt, nothing in any Terms Of Trade shall override
the Broker's primary
obligation to pay the premium to the SC in accordance with this Clause 6.5.
6.6.
Unless otherwise agreed, the Broker shall remain liable to the SC for premiums where Section
53(1) and Section 53(2) of the Marine Insurance
Act (Cap. 387) apply.
6.7.
At all times the Broker shall receive and hold monies and
interest accrued on those monies in accordance with its
statutory, legal and
regulatory obligations.
6.8.
The Broker will notify the SC, within such time as may be agreed between the Parties,
that the Insured has failed to pay the premium (or, as the case may be, any provisional
premium).
6.9.
In the event of the cancellation of a contract
of insurance or reinsurance, where the SC is obliged by law, regulation or the terms of the contract of insurance or reinsurance to refund gross premiums
in respect of such contract of insurance or reinsurance, the Broker agrees
to refund the relevant Commission (which shall not for the purpose
of this Clause 6.9 include
fees) received by the Broker which is
attributable to the period following cancellation of the contract
of insurance or reinsurance for which such contract of insurance or reinsurance would otherwise have remained
in force. Unless otherwise obliged to, the SC shall refund premiums
net of Commission.
7.
Taxes
Except where required by law or regulatory authority or by the terms of this Agreement,
the Parties agree that the Broker will not be expected
to act as guarantor
to the SC with regard to the payment of any Taxes relating
to any Insurance
Business or Reinsurance Business.
8.
Compliance
Each Party will comply with their respective legal, licensing and regulatory requirements applicable
to the production, placing, claims handling and premium and claims accounting of any Insurance
Business or Reinsurance Business which the Broker
places with the SC.
9.
Data Protection
9.1.
In respect
of the collection, use, disclosure and processing of Personal Data under or in connection with this
Agreement, each Party shall:
9.1.1.
comply
at all times with its obligations
under the Data Protection Law;
9.1.2.
have in place reasonable security arrangements to ensure
that the Personal Data
is adequately
protected against unauthorised
or
unintended access, collection, use, disclosure, copying, modification, disposal or similar risks;
9.1.3.
notify the other Party without undue delay after, and in any event within 24 hours
of, becoming aware of
a Personal Data Breach; and
9.1.4.
assist and co-operate fully with the other Party to enable the other Party to comply with their obligations under Data Protection Law, including
but not limited to in respect of keeping Personal Data secure, dealing with Personal
Data Breaches, complying
with the rights
of the insured
individuals and carrying out data protection impact assessments.
9.2.
The Parties shall
work together to ensure that
each
of them is able
to process the Personal
Data it processes under or in connection with this Agreement for the purposes
contemplated by this Agreement lawfully, fairly and in a transparent
manner and in compliance with the Data Protection
Law. This shall include but not be limited to entering
into such other written agreements
as may be
required from time to time to enable each Party to comply
with the Data Protection Law.
10.
Termination
10.1. This Agreement
shall terminate:-
10.1.1.
at any time by one Party giving written notice of termination to the other;
10.1.2.
immediately, without notice, should either Party become the subject
of proceedings for voluntary
or involuntary liquidation, judicial management or a scheme of arrangement (save for the purposes of amalgamation or solvent re-organisation)
or propose any composition
with its creditors or otherwise
acknowledge its
insolvency;
10.1.3.
immediately, without notice, should the Broker have any
licence, registration, exemption, authority or permission granted to it by the MAS withdrawn or altered by the MAS in such a manner as
materially to affect in any way the Broker’s
ability to introduce, arrange, conclude, administer, perform or otherwise be involved with any Insurance Business or Reinsurance Business which is carried out between the Parties under
this Agreement.
10.2. Following termination:-
10.2.1.
the Parties
will agree on the procedure for administering the Insurance
Business or Reinsurance Business current at
the time of termination;
10.2.2.
the Broker
will make all reasonable efforts to provide
the SC with
contact details for any Insured or Reinsured or
other Party with whom
the SC has contracted in the conduct
of Insurance Business or Reinsurance Business where:-
10.2.2.1.
the Broker
has acted as the agent of the SC; and
10.2.2.2.
where such information is reasonably required in order for the SC to carry out its obligations in relation to
Insurance Business
or Reinsurance Business concluded in accordance with this Agreement.
10.3. Notwithstanding the termination of this Agreement, the Parties
will continue to
remain liable to perform
their obligations in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement in respect of all Insurance Business or Reinsurance Business subject to this Agreement until the underlying
insurance or reinsurance contract has expired or
has otherwise been terminated.
11.
Access to Records
11.1. The Broker
will retain all of the Records created or held by it in its capacity as agent of the SC and all Records received by the Broker for the purposes
of the introduction, arranging, concluding, administration or performance of the Insurance
Business or Reinsurance Business for a minimum
of seven years and in any event the minimum periods required by law or any regulatory body with jurisdiction over the Broker,
the SC or the Insurance
Business or Reinsurance Business.
11.2.
The Broker agrees to allow the SC, on reasonable notice, to inspect and to take copies of
the following:-
11.2.1.
the accounting records pertinent to any Insurance
Business or Reinsurance Business including information
relating to the receipt
and payment of premiums and claims and documentation such as any insurance
or reinsurance contract or Slip endorsements, addenda or bordereaux in the possession of the Broker relating to the Insurance Business or
Reinsurance Business; and
11.2.2.
documents as may be in the possession of the Broker
which were disclosed
to the SC by the Broker in respect of any Insurance Business or Reinsurance Business including, but not limited to, documentation relating to the proposal for the Insurance
Business or Reinsurance Business,
the placing thereof
(including endorsements and reinstatements) and any claims
thereunder.
11.3. In the event that the SC requests the Broker to carry out any functions or duties on its behalf,
such as the appointment of loss adjusters, lawyers or others, or the Broker otherwise
acts as an intermediary between the SC and its representatives or agents:-
11.3.1.
The Broker accepts the SC’s appointment or instructions on the basis that the information received by the Broker in respect
of a claim made upon any Insurance Business or Reinsurance Business is disclosable to the Insured
or Reinsured.
11.3.2.
All documentation and records created or received by the Broker
in the performance of such
functions or duties
shall
be and remain
the
property of
the SC, other than documents
over which the Broker has a proprietary commercial interest.
11.3.3.
The Broker will take reasonable steps to retain,
maintain and safeguard any of the SC's documents in the Broker’s
possession in accordance with any regulatory requirements which apply to the SC and of which the Broker has notice.
11.3.4.
On termination of this Agreement for whatever reason and on reasonable notice the Broker
will deliver up to the SC such documentation if requested.
12.
Confidentiality
Each of the Parties
will treat information received from the other relating
to this Agreement
and to the Insurance Business or Reinsurance Business as confidential and will not disclose
it to any other person not entitled
to receive such information except as may be necessary
to fulfil their respective obligations
in the conduct of the Insurance
Business or Reinsurance Business and except as may be required by law or regulatory authority. For the avoidance of doubt each party shall be entitled to disclose
such information where necessary
to its insurers
or reinsurers, actuaries, auditors, professional agents and advisers
and other Related Corporations. This Clause 12 will not apply to information
which was rightfully in the possession of such party prior to this Agreement, which is already public knowledge
or becomes so at a future date
(otherwise than as a result of a breach of
this Clause 12) or which is trivial or obvious.
13.
Complaints
Each Party will promptly notify the other of any complaint
concerning the other Party relating to Insurance Business
or Reinsurance Business
subject to this Agreement.
14.
Protection Of Reputation
Each Party agrees it will not, without the written
authority of the other Party, make use of the other
Party’s corporate
or trading names or logos
and trade marks.
15.
Conflicts Of
Interest
The Parties will adopt and / or maintain
procedures to ensure
that each has in place arrangements for the identification and management of any conflicts of interest that may arise in relation to any Insurance Business or
Reinsurance Business.
16.
Disclosure
The Broker will comply with relevant regulatory, fiduciary and legal requirements regarding disclosure of all forms of remuneration from any arrangements it may have for remuneration in connection with Insurance Business or Reinsurance Business.
17.
Variation And Assignment
This Agreement may be assigned or
varied only in writing by the Parties.
18.
Rights Of
Third Parties
A person who is not a Party to this Agreement has no right under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act
(Cap. 53B) to enforce any term of this
Agreement. This Clause 18 shall
not affect any right or remedy of a third party which exists or is available
apart from the
Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act
(Cap. 53B).
19.
Dispute
Resolution
19.1.
The Parties to this Agreement
are committed to resolving
all disputes arising under it (and whether
such dispute arises before or after termination of this Agreement) without
the need for litigation and to allow as far as possible for commercial
relationships to remain unaffected by disputes and
therefore the Parties:-
19.1.1.
will attempt in good faith to resolve
any dispute or claim promptly through
negotiations between respective senior executives of the Parties who have authority
to settle the same;
19.1.2.
will attempt in good faith, if the matter is not resolved
through negotiation within three months of the dispute
arising to resolve
the dispute or claim through mediation with the assistance of a mediator
agreed between the Parties or as recommended to the Parties
by the Singapore
Mediation Centre or such similar organisation as the Parties
may agree; or
19.1.3.
if the matter has not been resolved
by mediation within six months of the dispute arising, or if either Party will not participate in a mediation
procedure, the Parties
will refer the dispute in accordance with Clause 20 below.
19.2.
Notwithstanding the Parties'
agreement to resolve
any dispute amicably in accordance with Clause 19.1 above or, failing any amicable resolution, by arbitration in accordance with Clause 20.2 below, either Party may at any time after the dispute has arisen apply to the Singapore Court, or other Court of competent jurisdiction, for any interim measure
of protection or assistance.
20.
Choice Of
Law And Jurisdiction
20.1.
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed according to
Singapore law.
20.2. Any dispute
arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, including any question
regarding its existence, validity or termination, shall be referred to and
finally resolved by arbitration administered by the SIAC in accordance with the
SIAC Rules, for the time being in force, which rules are deemed to be incorporated
by reference in this Clause 20.2. The seat of the arbitration shall be Singapore.
The Tribunal shall consist of a sole arbitrator to be agreed between
the Parties,
and failing such agreement, to be appointed
by the Chairman
of the SIAC. The
language of the arbitration shall be English.
21.
Enforceability
Clause
In the event any portion of this Agreement is found to be invalid
or unenforceable, the remainder
shall remain in full force and
effect.
22.
General
Interpretation Of This Agreement
In this Agreement, words importing the singular
shall include the plural and vice versa.
Headings are included for ease of reference and convenience only and shall not affect the interpretation of the Agreement.
23.
Service Of
Notices
Any notices to be given under this Agreement
shall be in writing and deemed to have been
served if such notices are delivered by registered delivery post to the registered office of the Party to be served, at the expiration of
two
business days after posting or by hand, at the expiration of one business
day after it
was dispatched.
24.
Force Majeure
Neither Party shall be liable for any delay or
non-performance of its
obligations under this
Agreement caused by a Force Majeure
Event provided that the Party affected
gives prompt notice in writing to the other Party of such Force Majeure Event and uses all reasonable endeavours to continue to perform
its obligations under the Agreement.
Either Party may terminate this Agreement
if
such Force Majeure Event continues for more than 3 months.
25.
Prevailing
Laws to Apply
In this Agreement, where appropriate, reference to
a statutory
provision or a regulation in a subsidiary legislation includes a reference
to the same as modified,
re-enacted or both from time to time before or after the date of this Agreement.
Signature:
Signature:
Name: Name:
Position: Position:
For and on behalf of For and on behalf
of
[●Insert full legal name of SC●] [●Insert full
legal name of Broker●]
Schedule
1 Terms Of
Trade
1.
The Parties will each use reasonable endeavours to comply
with the maximum
periods in connection with the payment
of premium, payment of claims and issuance of policies as follows:-
|
PREMIUMS |
CLAIMS |
POLICY ISSUANCE |
|
[●] DAYS from end of month of inception |
[●] DAYS from agreement to settle by SC to payment to Insured |
[●] DAYS |
2.
For facultative reinsurance, the maximum periods set out in 1 above will be extended
by [●] days.
3.
In the following situations, the SC agrees to consider extending the period for payment of premium:-
(a)
Where placements are incomplete as at inception date for
whatever reason;
(b)
Pending removal of all subjectivities that may affect participation of one or more subscribing underwriters, or otherwise
affect the terms and conditions of cover;
(c)
For construction business, inception shall be deemed to be either the date on which confirmation of a firm order is received
from the client (based on final acceptance of terms and conditions for coverage,
including agreement on premium), or the date of
completion of placement, whichever is the later.
4.
The provisions of this Agreement (including the Schedule)
will apply to endorsements and additional premiums with time running from the effective
date of endorsement rather than from policy inception.
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