Terms of Business

Thank you for inviting Konsileo (Trading) Limited to assist you with your insurance requirements. We undertake to use our skill and care to provide you with the ability to survive the insurable events for which you have asked us to provide cover.

This document sets out the terms on which we agree to act for you and contains details of our regulatory and statutory responsibilities as well as your obligations. It supersedes all versions previously issued by us.

We ask that you carefully read the content and contact us immediately should you require further clarification.

These terms become effective as soon as we start exchanging information about your insurance requirements.

ABOUT US

Konsileo (Trading) Limited (Konsileo) is an independent insurance broker, authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to transact general. Konsileo Insurance Brokers is a registered trading name of Konsileo (Trading) Limited. Our Financial Services Register number is 748287. You can check thisinformation on the Financial Services Register by visiting the FCA’s website at https://register.fca.org.uk/ or by contacting the FCA on 0800 111 6768 (Freephone) or 0300 500 8082 from the UK, or +44 207 066 1000 from abroad.

We are a member of the British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA).

OUR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

As an independent insurance broker we have access to a wide range of insurance products from many leading insurance companies and Lloyd’s underwriters. We may utilise wholesale insurance broking arrangements to access insurance products from other insurance companies and Lloyd’s underwriters.

Unless otherwise advised, the services we provide (the ’Services’) are as follows:

Acting on your behalf when sourcing and placing your insurance and with any claims made on policies we have arranged
Providing advice on your risk exposure and insurance needs, based on a fair analysis of the market
Arranging cover to meet your demands and needs
Helping with ongoing changes

Konsileo is not under a contractual obligation to conduct insurance distribution exclusively with one or more insurance undertakings and does not provide personal recommendations.

Konsileo provides advice on the basis of a fair analysis of the market unless we specifically state otherwise. Unless you tell us otherwise we will act on the understanding that we have your authority to agree to insurance policy wordings on your behalf.

METHODS OF COMMUNICATION

We will normally communicate with you by post, telephone and where available email, in addition to any meetings we may have with you. Please let us know if you would prefer not to receive communications by any particular medium. Please note that telephone calls may be recorded for training and monitoring purposes.

INSURER SECURITY

Whilst we monitor the financial strength of the insurers with whom we place business it should be noted that the claims-paying ability of even the strongest insurers could be affected by adverse business conditions. We cannot, therefore, guarantee the solvency of any insurer or underwriter.

A liability for the premium, whether in full or pro rata, may arise under policies where a participating insurer becomes insolvent.

RISK INFORMATION

The terms of any insurance that we arrange on your behalf will be based upon the information provided by you to us or to your insurers.

As a commercial customer, or someone buying insurance mainly for purposes related to your trade, business or profession, you have a duty to give a ‘fair presentation’ of the risk to insurers. This means that you must clearly disclose every material circumstance which you, your senior management or persons responsible for arranging your insurance, know or ought to know following a reasonable search, before your cover is placed, when it is renewed and throughout the life of the policy. A material circumstance is anything that may influence an insurer’s judgement over whether to take the risk and, if so, on what terms. If you are in any doubt as to whether a circumstance is material, you are advised to disclose it. Failure to disclose a material circumstance may entitle an insurer to impose different terms on your cover or reduce the amount of a claim payable, and in some cases your cover could be invalidated which would mean that a claim would not be paid. You are advised to keep copies of any correspondence you send to us or direct to your insurers.

OUR REMUNERATION

Remuneration for our services is normally in the form of commission (or brokerage) which is a percentage of your insurance premium and payable by the insurer, a fee, as agreed with you, or a combination of the two.

We may also receive income from providers of premium financing facilities where, with your agreement, we have made such arrangements on your behalf.

We may sometimes also earn income for the provision of other services to you, which will be agreed with you on an individual basis.

In the event of a policy being cancelled mid-term, and not replaced by another policy, we reserve the right to retain the commission and any fees earned on the original transaction.

For each insurance policy, including any subsequent renewal, you have a right to request information regarding any remuneration that we have received as a result of placing your insurance business.

CHARGES

An Administration Fee of £20 may be levied if a cheque payment for premiums due fails to clear through the banking system.

SETTLEMENT TERMS

You are responsible for the prompt settlement of insurance premiums so that we can make the necessary payments to your insurers.

We have no obligation to fund any premiums on your behalf and cannot be held responsible for any loss which you may suffer as a result of a policy being cancelled or otherwise prejudiced due to the late payment of a premium where the delay is attributable to you.

METHODS OF PAYMENT

We normally accept payments by credit or debit card or by bank transfer. To pay by credit or debit card please telephone us with your details.

Payment by instalments can be arranged with specialist premium finance providers (please note that we act independently of any particular provider). We will give full information about premium payment options when we provide quotations and at renewal.

In the absence of your instructions to the contrary before expiry date, we will automatically renew your policy if payment is usually made by direct debit.

PERSONAL CREDIT CHECKS

To comply with Consumer Credit legislation, providers of personal credit are required to carry out affordability assessments before making advances of credit. This means that whenever we are asked to arrange personal premium finance, we will pass your name, address and date of birth to the finance provider, to enable it to carry out an assessment. In assessing your application, the provider may search information held by a credit reference agency.

Please note the credit reference agency will add details of the search and your application to their records, whether or not your application proceeds, whilst a record of the search will be added to your credit record, we are advised this will not have any detrimental effect on your credit rating or history.

CREDIT AGREEMENT PAYMENT DEFAULTS

If any direct debit or other payment due in respect of a credit agreement entered into with our suggested provider of premium finance to pay insurance premiums, associated fees and charges is not met when presented for payment, or if you end or do not complete such credit agreement, you acknowledge and agree that it may be necessary for us or the premium finance provider to cancel on your behalf the insurance policies being paid by the said agreement, unless you immediately make other arrangements to pay the remaining balance of the insurance premiums. After cancellation, you agree that you will be responsible for any time on risk charge still outstanding and the finance provider’s reasonable costs after application of any refunds allowed by the insurers. You will be responsible for putting in place any alternative insurance arrangements you need, unless you have been able to satisfy the requirements we may have in such a situation to provide an alternative solution.

HANDLING CLIENT AND INSURER MONEY

We hold money for premiums, return premiums or claim payments in a Client Bank Account, under a Non-statutory Trust in accordance with FCA rules. The Deed of Trust permits us to use the account to make advances of credit from time to time to our clients in order to fund their premiums, subject to strict conditions. In dealing with us you agree to our holding client money in this way. A copy of the Deed of Trust is available on request.

For the purpose of some transactions, please note that client money may pass through other authorised intermediaries before the insurer receives it.

Where we collect or hold money belonging to an insurer we may also hold that money in the same Client Bank Account.

Client money will be deposited with one or more approved banks, a list of which is available on request. Please notify us immediately if you do not wish us to use any bank or banks on this list.

Any interest earned on client money will be retained by Konsileo for its own use.

MANAGING YOUR DATA

At Konsileo we take the protection of our customers’ data seriously.

In sourcing, arranging and administering your insurance policies we will need to collect personal information and keep it up to date. We also need to share information with other parties such as insurers, loss adjustors and claims handling companies.

We may also use the data we hold about you to provide you with information about other products and services which we feel are appropriate.

Our Customer Privacy Policy Notice provides details of how we use and share your information as well as your rights and how to exercise them. You can access it at https://konsileo.com/privacy-policy or contact us if you would like us to send you a copy.

QUOTATIONS

Unless stated otherwise in our documentation, all quotations provided for new insurances are valid only for a period of 30 days from the date of issue.

You should be aware that quotations may change or be withdrawn if the information given to us or your insurers in proposal forms or declarations differs from that provided at the time the quotation was issued.

CHANGES TO YOUR COVER

We will normally deal with any requests to increase or amend cover on the day your instructions are received, or the next working day if a weekend or public holiday. Sometimes changes cannot be processed without obtaining additional information. If additional information is required we will contact you as quickly as possible.

We will confirm changes to your policy, once agreed, in writing. We will also advise you of any extra premiums you must pay or premiums we must return to you. Refunds of less than £25 may be held to your credit and offset against future premium payments unless you specifically request otherwise.

RECEIPT OF INSTRUCTIONS

We do not consider instructions to arrange or change cover which are sent to us by post, electronic mail or facsimile, or left on voicemail, to have been received until they reach the relevant personnel in our offices. We do not consider instructions sent by text message to have been received until we have responded to the specific message. We do not accept responsibility for instructions which do not reach us at all due to failures in the postal, electronic or telecommunications systems.

DOCUMENTATION

Our aim is to produce documentation and issue correspondence in a clear and understandable format. In the event of any uncertainty we would ask you to let us know immediately. Our staff are always happy to clarify the cover provided.

You should check all policy documentation to ensure that the details are correct and the cover provided meets with your requirements. Any errors should be notified to us immediately.

All policies contain conditions and exclusions and some contain warranties and excesses. It is your responsibility to examine the documentation to familiarise yourself with these. A breach of a policy condition may result in non-payment of a claim and breach of a warranty may invalidate or suspend the cover if it is not complied with precisely.

We recommend that you keep policy documents for as long as a claim is possible under the policy. If your policy includes Employers’ Liability insurance, it is prudent to keep a copy of all Employers’ Liability Certificates issued.

TRANSFERRED BUSINESS

If we take over the servicing of insurance policies which were originally arranged through another insurance broker or intermediary or directly with an insurer, we do not accept liability for any claim arising out of the advice given by that broker, intermediary or insurer, nor for any errors, omissions or gaps in your current insurance protection.

Please contact us without delay should any aspect of a policy, which has been transferred to us cause you concern or if you need an immediate review. Otherwise we will endeavour to review all transferred policies as they fall due for renewal.

MAKING A CLAIM

Many insurers provide a 24-hour Helpline in respect of claims and you should consult your policy documentation for contact details.

You must report all incidents that could give rise to a claim as soon as you become aware of them, either by contacting your insurer on their helpline or by telephoning our office. You will be advised if you need to complete a claim form or produce documentation to support your claim. In certain circumstances late notification may result in your claim being rejected.

If the claim involves damage to your property, please do not dispose of damaged items and/or authorise repair work (except in an emergency or to prevent further damage) until we or your insurers advise that you can.

If your claim involves damage to third party property or injury to persons please pass copies of all correspondence, including solicitors’ letters, to us immediately and unanswered. Any attempt to negotiate or respond to the incident, without prior reference to your insurers or us, may prejudice your cover.

You should be aware that a claim arising after renewal of the policy has been invited, may affect the assessment and acceptance of renewal by your insurers.

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

We aim at all times to treat you fairly. We will not deliberately put ourselves in a position where our interests, or our duties to another party, prevent us from discharging our duty to you. We maintain internal procedures and controls to identify and manage any potential conflicts so that at all times the interests of our customers are reasonably protected.

Where potential conflicts are particularly complex or difficult to manage, we will seek to agree with you the best way to protect your interests and may ask you to confirm that you are happy to proceed on that basis.

COMPLAINTS PROCEDURE

We recognise the importance of service and set ourselves high standards. Should there be an occasion when we do not meet your expectations we are equally committed to dealing with any complaint in a thorough and professional manner.

If you wish to register a complaint or request a copy of our complaints procedures please contact us:

In writing, addressed to Complaints at the address shown at the end of this document;
By telephone to 020 7183 5562
By email to complaints@konsileo.com

If you cannot settle your complaint with us you may be entitled to refer it to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS). You can find out more about this by visiting the FOS web site at www.financial[1]ombudsman.org.uk.

If you are a consumer and your complaint relates to insurance purchased from us via electronic means (e.g. on-line or via email or mobile ‘phone) then you are also able to use the EC On-line Dispute Resolution (ODR) platform at http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/ who will notify FOS on your behalf.

A copy of our procedures for dealing with complaints is available on request.

FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPENSATION SCHEME

We are included in the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS). You may be entitled to compensation from the FSCS if we cannot meet our obligations. This depends on the type of business and the circumstances of the claim.

Insurance advising and arranging is covered for 90% of the claim, without any upper limit. For compulsory classes of insurance, insurance advising and arranging is covered for 100% of the claim, without any upper limit.

Further details about compensation scheme arrangements are available from the FSCS.

TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY

You may terminate our authority to act on your behalf with 14 days’ written notice or as otherwise agreed. Notice of this termination must be given in writing and will take effect from the date of receipt. Termination is without prejudice to any transactions already initiated unless otherwise agreed in writing. You will be liable to pay for any transactions or adjustments effective prior to termination and we will be entitled to retain any and all fees or brokerage payable in relation to policies placed by us prior to the date of termination.

CANCELLATION OF POLICIES

If you wish to cancel your policy you may be entitled to a refund of part of your premium as long as no claims have occurred during the time you have been on cover. The refund due may not necessarily be proportionate to the remaining period of cover. Additionally you should note the following:

Insurers do not normally allow refunds in cases where a minimum and deposit premium has been charged
Cancellation may not be possible until you return your certificate of insurance to us or your insurers
Cancellation of a direct debit does not necessarily cancel a policy and any balance of premium owing may be requested by the insurers.

When your policy ends or is cancelled, we will send you any documentation and information to which you are entitled on request.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

Our liability to you in connection with the Services described in these Terms of Business is limited to a total of £10m. Furthermore, we will only accept liability for wrongdoings which are due to breach of contract, negligence, breach of professional duty or breach of trust.

We do not accept liability for losses which: are contributed to by your own negligence; arise from your failure to provide information which we have reasonably requested about your insurance risks; or which are not a reasonably foreseeable consequence of our actions.

Notwithstanding the above, we place no restriction on our liability to you for: death or personal injury caused by our negligence; fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation; or a breach of our statutory or regulatory obligations.

FORCE MAJEURE

We shall not be liable to you if we are unable to perform our service as a result of any cause beyond our reasonable control. In the event of any such occurrence affecting us we shall notify you as soon as reasonably practicable.

LAW AND JURISDICTION

These Terms of Business shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English Law. In relation to any legal action or proceedings arising out of or in connection with these Terms of Business we both irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.

Konsileo (Trading) Limited

1 Great Tower Street,

London,

EC3R 5AA

Company Reg. No: 10100499