Volume 93

SEPTEMBER 2014

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PRODUCER'S COMMERCIAL LINES RISK EVALUATION

Questionnaire

PROPERTY – BUILDING

Premises #_______ Building # _______

Location address:

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Does the applicant own the building? ___ Yes ___ No

If no, answer the following:

Who owns the building?

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Is the applicant contractually obligated to insure the building? ___ Yes ___ No

If yes, attach a copy of the contract.

If the building sustains a major loss, would the applicant replace it with the same type of
structure? ___ Yes ___ No

If no, what would the applicant do?

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If the building sustains a major loss, what new building codes would be imposed on the applicant in order to rebuild?

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Describe any barriers that would prevent the fire department from responding to a fire at the applicant’s building in a timely manner. These could include locked gates, railroad crossings, and congested or narrow roads.

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Describe any barriers or bottlenecks that would prevent the efficient evacuation of the building.

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How many fire extinguishers and smoke alarms are on premises?

____Fire extinguishers ____Smoke alarms

When was the building built? _____

When were the following systems last updated?

______Heating ______ Electrical ______ Roof ______ Plumbing

Have there been any additions to the building? ___ Yes ___ No

If yes, describe the addition including its date of completion.

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PROPERTY – BUSINESS PERSONAL PROPERTY

Premises # _______ Building # _______

Location address:

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Describe the business personal property.

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Do the applicant’s business personal property values fluctuate? ___ Yes ___ No

If yes, is the fluctuation ___Monthly ____Seasonal (from_________ to _________)

Is the business personal property:

Highly flammable: ___ Yes ___ No

Susceptible to severe damage from: ___Smoke ___ Heat ___ Water ___ Temperature

Do any of the other occupancies in this building pose a catastrophe or other hazard to the applicant (explosion, fire, chemical, other)? ___ Yes ___ No

If yes, describe.

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Would business personal property be damaged if the outside heat, light or power failed? ___ Yes ___ No

If yes, answer the following:

Describe what would be damaged and how quickly.

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How is the heat, light or power transmitted to the applicant?

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Will alarms sound or other notification be made if power fails or shuts off? ___ Yes ___ No

Are backup generators available? ___ Yes ___ No

Are detailed records kept of all inventory, machinery, fixtures or equipment including purchase date and price? ___ Yes ___ No

Are all items labeled and assigned inventory numbers? ___ Yes ___ No

Is rack storage used? ___ Yes ___ No

If yes, what is the height of the rack storage? ________________

Are 'in-rack' sprinklers installed? ___ Yes ___ No

Are fork lifts used to handle merchandise? ___ Yes ___ No

Is yes, answer the following:

How many of each type of forklift is used:

____ Electric  ____ Gas  ____ Battery

Is there training before employees can drive the fork lift? ___ Yes ___ No

How wide are aisles? _______

Are there written investigations for all fork lift accidents? ___ Yes ___ No

Does the warehouseman have guidelines as to what may not be stored? ___ Yes ___ No

If yes, indicate which of the following MAY NOT be stored:

___ Explosives

___ Perishables

___ Living items (plants, pets, etc.)

___ Weapons and ammunition

___ Vehicles

___ Aerosols

___ Chemicals-corrosive/toxic

___ Paints/varnishes/paint thinners

 

___ Other

 

 

Describe other.

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BURGLAR ALARM

Describe any burglary exposures beyond what is usual to this type of business.

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Describe any special features to the burglary alarm or safe or vault systems that are not noted elsewhere.

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IMPROVEMENTS AND BETTERMENTS

Is the applicant a tenant? ___ Yes ___ No

If yes, answer the following.

Describe all I & B added by the applicant or for which the applicant is paying that cannot be removed.

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What is the term of the applicant’s lease? ________________________________________________

What is the applicant’s lease renewal option term? _________________________________________

 

 

INLAND MARINE – BAILEE CUSTOMERS

Describe all property of others that is in the applicant’s custody or control either at the applicant’s premises or at other processors for storage, sale, processing, service or consignment.

Location                              Description                          Value

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How is property of others received, marked and tracked so that they are returned to the rightful owner?

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Does the applicant send customer’s property to another processor? ___ Yes ___ No

If yes, describe how the customer’s property is marked, tracked and returned to the applicant’s premises.

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Describe the applicant’s processing and the method used to continually identify the customer’s property.

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How is property of others returned to the customer and how is ownership verified?

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Are all items subject to a warehouse operator's lien? ___ Yes ___ No

Note: If yes, coverage should be purchased using a Warehouse Legal Liability policy.