Terms of Business

Accepting our Terms of Business
By asking us to quote for, arrange or handle your insurances, you are providing your informed agreement to these Terms of Business. We draw your particular attention to:

* The section headed ‘Use of personal data’, and specifically the paragraph explaining how ‘sensitive personal data’ will be used; and

* The section headed ‘Handling money’, which explains our terms for handling client money in a Non – Statutory Trust account.

If you are unsure about any aspect of our Terms of Business or have any questions regarding our relationship with you, please contact us at the above address.

The Financial Services Authority
Enterprise Insurance Services (Swansea) Ltd is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority (FSA). Our FSA Register Number is 301214.

Our permitted business is advising, arranging, dealing as agent and assisting in the administration and performance of general insurance contracts.

You may check this on the FSA’s register by visiting the FSA website or by contacting the FSA on 0845 606 1234.

Our Service
Our role is to advise you and make a suitable recommendation after we have assessed your needs. In situations where we are able to arrange insurance for you but do not offer advice, we shall confirm the position to you in writing. We will not in any circumstances act as an insurer nor guarantee or warrant the solvency of any insurer.

Personal Insurances:
We only select motor insurance products from a limited number of insurers. You may ask us for a list of the insurers for these products.

and/or

We select household products from a limited range of insurers.

We offer travel insurance products only from a limited number of insurers.

Commercial Insurances:
We select commercial insurance products from a range of insurers but, for certain products, we may only deal with a single insurer or select from a limited number of insurers.

Complaints and compensation
We aim to provide you with a high level of customer service at all times, but if you are not satisfied, contact us:

In writing:

Write to

Enterprise Insurance Services (Swansea) Ltd.
22 Tawe Business Village,
Swansea Enterprise Park,
Swansea, SA7 9LA

By phone

Telephone

01792 772778

If you are still not satisfied, you may be entitled to refer the matter to the Financial Ombudsman Service (except in the case of a business with a group annual turnover of £1m or more, a charity with an annual income of £1m or more or trustees of a trust with a net asset value of £1m or more).

We are covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS). You may be entitled to compensation from the scheme 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 100% of the first £2,000 and 90% of the remainder of the claim without any upper limit. For compulsory classes of insurance (such as Third Party Motor or Employers Liability), insurance advising and arranging is covered for 100% of the claim, without any upper limit. Further information about compensation scheme arrangements is available from the FSCS on 020 7892 7300 or www.fscs.org.uk.

Payment for our services
We normally receive commission from the insurers or product providers. Where quotations are provided on a nett basis we will charge a fee which will be advised prior to cover being incepted or renewed. You will receive a quotation which will tell you the total price to be paid, showing any fees, taxes and charges separately from the premium, before your insurance arrangements are concluded. Premiums are to be paid by the inception/renewal date and we will accept payment by cheque or credit transfer. You may be able to spread your payments through Insurers instalment schemes or a credit scheme that we have arranged through, for example Close Brothers Ltd or Premium Credit Ltd. We will give you full information about payment options when we discuss your insurance.

Handling money
Our financial arrangements with most insurance companies are on a ‘risk transfer’ basis, which means that we hold premiums and refunds due to clients on behalf of the insurance undertaking concerned and under a risk transfer agreement. Such monies are deemed to be held by the insurer(s) with which your insurance is arranged. If risk transfer does not apply such monies will then be held by us in a non-statutory client trust account pending payment. The establishment of the non-statutory trust follows the rules which the FSA introduced to protect money held by authorised intermediaries. However, you should be aware that, under the non-statutory trust account rules, we are permitted to use such monies temporarily held to advance credit to clients generally. A copy of the Deed of Trust is available on request or may be inspected at our premises during normal office hours. If you object to your money being held in a non-statutory client trust account you should advise us immediately. Otherwise, your agreement to pay the premium together with your acceptance of these Terms of Business will constitute your informed consent to our holding your money in a non-statutory client trust account.

Cancellation of insurances
You should make any request for the cancellation of a policy in writing and any relevant certificate of insurance must be returned to us or to the insurer concerned. The terms of your policy may allow insurers to retain the premium in full or to charge short – period premiums in the event of cancellation before the policy expires.

Conflict of interests
Occasions can arise where we, clients or product providers may have a potential conflict of interest with business being transacted for you. If this happens and we become aware that a potential conflict exists, we will write to you and obtain your consent before we carry out your instructions, and detail the steps we will take to ensure fair treatment.

Ending your relationship, with us
Subject to your immediate settlement of any outstanding premiums and fees, you may instruct us to stop acting for you and we will not impose a penalty. Your instructions must be given in writing and will take effect from the date of receipt. In circumstances where we feel we cannot continue providing services to you, we will give you a minimum of 7 days notice. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, if our relationship ends, any transactions previously initiated will be completed according to these Terms of Business. You will be liable to pay for any transactions concluded prior to the end of our relationship and we will be entitled to retain commission received for conducting these transactions, together with all fees charged by us for services provided.

Your responsibilities
You are responsible for providing the complete and accurate information, which insurers require in connection with any proposal for insurance cover. This is particularly important before taking out a policy and at renewal, but it also applies throughout the life of a policy. If you fail to disclose information or misrepresent any fact which may influence the insurer’s decision to accept the risk or the terms offered, this could invalidate the policy and mean that claims may not be paid. You must check all details on any proposal form or Statement of Facts and pay particular attention to any declaration you may be asked to sign. The following, which is not exhaustive, are examples of matters that must be advised to Insurers relevant to the risk:

a) Details of motoring convictions or prosecutions pending.
b) Details of changes in medical history.
c) Change of occupancy of a property or if it becomes unoccupied.
d) Changes or additions to the business description or change in manufacturing process.
e) Removal of Level 1 response by police due to false alarms.
f) For Professional indemnity policies an incident, occurrence, fact, matter, act or omission which may give rise to a claim.

You should read all insurance documents issued to you and ensure that you are aware of the cover, limits and other terms that apply. Particular attention should be paid to any warranties and conditions as failure to comply with them could invalidate your policy.

You should take note of the required procedures in the event of a claim, which will be stated in the policy documentation. Generally, insurers require immediate notification of a claim or circumstances that might lead to a claim.

You should inform us immediately of any changes in circumstances that may affect the services provided by us or the cover provided by your policy.

If you are unsure about any matter, please contact us for guidance.

Confidentiality of personal data
We will process any Personal information we obtain in the course of providing our services to you in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998. In administering your insurances it will be necessary for us to pass such information to insurers and other product or service providers which may also provide us with business and compliance support.

We may also disclose details to relevant parties, as necessary, to comply with regulatory or legal requirements. We will not otherwise use or disclose the personal information we hold without your consent.

Some of the details you may be asked to give us, such as information about offences or medical conditions, are defined by the Act as sensitive personal data. By giving us such information you signify your consent to its being processed by us in arranging and administering your insurances.

Subject to certain exceptions, you will be entitled to have access to your personal and sensitive personal data for which you may be charged a fee. If at any time you wish us or any company associated with us to cease processing any of the personal data or sensitive personal data we hold, or to cease contacting you about products and services, please write to:

Enterprise Insurance Services (Swansea) Ltd
22 Tawe Business Village
Swansea Enterprise Park, Swansea, SA7 9LA

Claims handling arrangements
You should take note of the required procedures in the event of a claim, which will be stated in the policy documentation. Generally, insurers require immediate notification of a claim or circumstances that might lead to a claim. We will employ due care and skill if we act on your behalf in respect of a claim.