Truck Transport Insurance

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    Insured Details

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    Business Details

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    Insurance Cover

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    Motor Vehicle

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    Property Cover

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    Business, Cargo and Cyber

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    Declaration & Submit

    Introduction

    Please answer all questions in this proposal form. Blanks and/or dashes, or answers "known to underwriters or brokers" or "N/A" are not acceptable and will delay processing of this application.

    • If there is insufficient room to complete a question, please attach a signed & dated addendum.
    • Any documents attached to this document form part of this application.
    • Where appropriate, please tick the yes or no box which best indicates your reply.

    If you have any questions whilst completing this insurance proposal form, please let us know. Thank you.

    Primary Contact

    Primary Insured

    If you are a sole trader, your name can be added here. Partnerships should list all partners’ full legal names. If you are a company, you should list the Pty Ltd entity name here. If you operate from a trust, you should list both the trust and the trustee here. If you need help you should call our office.

    Please tell us where your primary location is or where you park your vehicles.

    Additional Insureds

    Additional Insured 1

    Additional Insured 2

    Interested Parties

    E.g., Tier 1 builders, your bank, or your landlord. Please list full legal names.

    Current Cover

    Please provide the following details of your current policy:

    Required Period of Cover

    About your Business

    Next, tell us more about your business and what you do

    This is the total value you expect to invoice to your customers in the next 12 months.

    Insurance Cover Details

    Please tell us about what type of insurance you require for your business. If you select yes, we will ask you some more questions to help get you quotes. This will not automatically provide you with cover; you must first accept any quotes we provide to you.

    Heavy Vehicles

    Light Vehicles - Utes & Vans

    Carrier's Cargo Insurance

    This is cover for damage to goods belonging to others whilst in transit, whilst loading or unloading during delivery, or for theft, pilferage or alleged non-delivery. This is not suitable for businesses moving goods they own.

    Transit / Cargo Insurance

    Cover for your own goods whilst in transit. This is appropriate for a business that does not transport the goods of others, such as a retail chain transporting their own stock between stores or a landscaper moving their own stock from their depot to the site.

    Public Liability Insurance for your Business

    This is your general public liability for your business and when out of your truck — for example, loading and unloading your vehicle.

    Property Cover for your Business Office or Depot

    Business insurance for your office, depot or storage facility. If you operate from home, your home insurance may not provide any cover for business-owned equipment or stock.

    Management Liability Insurance

    This is cover for directors of the company for their conduct as business owners, particularly around Workplace Health & Safety and Employment Laws.

    Cyber Insurance

    This is cover for your business and employee data and your customer's data, protecting your business against hacking, ransomware, altering invoices, and cyber crime.

    Heavy Motor Vehicle Insurance

    In this section, please list all your rigid vehicles and light commercials other than utes or vans which are listed separately.

    Heavy Vehicle List

    Year, Make and Model Variant GVM Tare Weight Rego Sum Insured (Value)

    Accessories List

    Vehicle Rego List all Accessories Total Value of all Accessories Did you include accessories in Sum Insured Above?

    Driver List

    Name of Driver Date of Birth Number of Years Licensed in Class Which Vehicle do they operate? (Rego)

    Operating Distance

    Not sure how far you drive? GT Insurance have this handy distance calculator – GT Distance Calculator

    Additional Cover – Heavy Vehicles

    This is for units with a crane or tow truck operators

    This isn’t offered by all insurers or on all types of vehicles.

    Cover for the cost to hire a similar vehicle following damage to your vehicle.

    Cover for the loss of income whilst you are unable to trade due to damage to your vehicle.

    Cover for your loan payments to your financier whilst your vehicle is in for repairs.

    Risk Management — Heavy Vehicles

    Generally, a well managed risk will often receive more favourable pricing and terms compared to a business that does not manage the risk as well.
    Looking for a Driver Declaration form to send to your drivers? Heavy Vehicles – Drivers Declaration Form

    This helps the insurer see vehicle condition. Optional.

    Light Vehicles — Sedans, Utes, Vans, Wagons

    In this section, please list all other light vehicles. This includes all utes, vans, sedans, 4WDs, and wagons.

    Light Vehicle List

    Year, Make and Model Variant (Badge) Rego Sum Insured (Value) Your preferred cover type

    Accessories List

    Vehicle Rego List all Accessories Total Value of all Accessories Did you include accessories in Sum Insured Above?

    Additional Cover — Light Vehicles

    Risk Management — Light Vehicles

    Generally, a well managed risk will receive more favourable pricing and terms. Looking for a Driver Declaration form to send to your drivers? Sedan and Light Vehicle – Driver Declaration

    Optional, but helps insurers assess vehicle condition.

    Property Cover for your office, warehouse or depot

    Location 1

    Wall Construction Material(s)
    Select all that apply
    Roof Construction Material(s)
    Select all that apply
    What type of Structural Flooring do you have?
    Select all that apply.
    At this location, would you like to include cover for:
    Select all that apply; we may require additional information depending on your answers below.

    Business Interruption Insurance (Loss of Income)

    This cover is primarily for loss of income following damage to or at the insured premise.

    Consider if a factory fire nearby closed the street(s) to your depot, would this impact your business?

    Consider whether a fire or storm at a key customer/supplier might impact your ability to trade.

    Business Public Liability

    Carriers Cargo Insurance

    This is cover for goods belonging to others whilst in transit or when loading and unloading during delivery.

    Select all that apply

    Transit (Own Cargo) Insurance

    This is cover for damage to goods belonging to you whilst in transit or during delivery. Customers’ goods are not covered here.

    Select all that apply
    Select all that apply
    Select all that apply

    Cyber Crime Insurance

    Please list all Websites (Domains) that you operate your business from. We will provide you with a risk report for up to 4 that you list here along with a quote for Cyber Insurance.

    If you are unsure, leave this blank and we will contact you to discuss an appropriate level for your business.

    Insurance Claims History

    Please provide details for each claim below or upload a Claims History document.

    Claim 1

    Upload Claims History Document

    Additional Information

    Please provide any additional information you would like to share with us relating to the proposed insurance. You may also attach any supporting documents below. Please sign and date any attachments.

    Additional Information Attachments

    Important Information

    Financial Service Guide (FSG)

    Our Financial Service Guide (FSG) explains who we are and the license under which we operate. You should read our FSG before accepting any policy or advice from us. You can read our FSG online at www.oraclegroup.com.au/fsg.

    Cooling Off

    If you are not completely satisfied with your policy, you may cancel it by notifying us in writing within 30 days of cover having commenced. You will receive a refund of the amount you have paid unless something has occurred for which a claim may become payable under the policy.

    Confirming Transactions

    You may contact us, in writing (which is always required if you are advising cancellation) or by phone, to confirm any transaction under your policy. Any transaction will be documented by us as quickly as possible.

    Code of Practice

    A self-regulatory Code of Practice exists for the general insurance industry, designed to raise overall standards. We have adopted the Code, details of which can be obtained from your insurance broker or our office.

    Complaints

    If you do not agree with any decision we make in relation to your insurance, please write to us stating what you disagree with and why. We will either resolve or attempt to resolve your complaint immediately or refer the matter to our Internal Dispute Resolution Committee (IDRC). If you are not satisfied with a claim decision by the IDRC, the matter may be referred to the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) if it falls within their jurisdiction.

    Privacy

    We respect your privacy and comply with the Privacy Act and the National Principles. A copy of our Privacy policy is available upon request or on our website.

    Your duty when you apply for insurance

    Before you enter into an insurance contract, you have a duty to not misrepresent under the Insurance Contracts Act 1984. By law, you must take reasonable care not to make a misrepresentation. This means giving us true, complete and accurate answers to our questions, including where you provide information on someone else’s behalf. We use your answers to decide whether to insure you and on what terms.

    If you do not tell us something

    If any of your answers are misleading, incomplete, inaccurate or fraudulent we may reduce or not pay a claim, cancel your policy or treat it as if it never existed.

    Have you or any partner, principal, shareholder or director of the business ever been / had:

    Declaration

    I hereby declare that:

    My attention has been drawn to the important notices accompanying this Application form and further I have read these notices carefully and acknowledge my understanding of their content by my signature below.

    The above statements are true, and I have not suppressed or mis-stated any facts and should any information given by me alter between the date of this Application form and the inception date of the insurance to which this Application relates I shall give immediate notice thereof.

    I authorise you to collect or disclose any personal information relating to this insurance to/from any other insurers or insurance reference service. Where I have provided information about another individual (for example, an employee, or client), I declare that the individual has been or will be made aware of that fact and the section in the Policy on “The way we handle your personal information”.

    I also confirm that the undersigned is 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 Application form and I complete this Application form on their behalf.

    Details of Person Completing This Proposal