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05 April 2009

Fire Insurance

Fire insurance covers loss or damage to your property caused by fire or lightning.EXTRANEOUS PERILSThe policy is usually extended to cover the following extraneous perils:
Explosion
Riot, Strike and Malicious Damage
Impact Damage by Road Vehicle
Damage caused by aircraft and other aerial devices and/or articles dropped therefrom
Storm, Tempest
Earthquake and Volcanic Eruption
Bursting and Overflowing of Water Tanks and Pipes
Flood
Business Interruption InsuranceThe fire policy only covers physical loss or damage to the property insured but does not cover loss of profit arising from such physical damage. As a result of the loss or damage to the physical assets, the Insured is unable to carry out its planned level of business, thus leading to a fall in gross profits.The policy is designed to cover during the period of interruption:
CONTINUING OVERHEAD EXPENSES
which have to be met out of reduced earnings such as rent, taxes, interest on debentures, mortgages and loans.
INCREASE IN COST OF WORKING
necessarily incurred to overcome or to minimise the effects of damage upon the business such as renting of temporary premises, hiring of machinery or extra labour costs.
LOSS OF NETT PROFIT
WAGES of employees not gainfully employed during the interruption period and payments to employees whose services are no longer required.
Apart from the policy period, there is also the indemnity period which is the maximum length of time likely to elapse before the loss or damage can be reinstated and the earnings of the business restored to their pre-loss situation.The sum insured should represent the estimated annual gross profit and correspondingly be increased if the indemnity period is more than twelve months giving due consideration for variations and trends.To encourage adequate cover at all times, up to 50% rebate of premium is allowed if the estimated profit levels are not achieved.Industrial All Risks InsuranceThe IAR insurance covers any accidental physical loss destroyed or damage other than the excluded causes.Risk qualifiying for the IAR:
combine sum insured on Material Damage and Business Interruption at one location must exceed RM50 million.
the risk to be insured must be submitted to Persatuan Insuran Am Malaysia's rating committee for a Special Rating.