What is liability
insurance for?
Liability courier insurance, as the name implies, is used to protect you if
you take actions that may incur your civil liability. This type of insurance
protects you from the financial consequences that arise from the actions you
have taken. For example, if you cause damage to another person or their
property and that person wants to be compensated, your liability courier insurance may come into play.
It will protect you then in two ways:
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Helping you defend
yourself by paying your legal fees and other court fees if you are sued; and if
you are held liable, by compensating you for the person who has suffered the
consequences of your actions.
●
Liability insurance can
first cover your liability for the improper performance of a contract, for
example if you accidentally break a window in the performance of a window
cleaning contract. It is called "professional liability insurance".
It can also cover your responsibility for
actions you take in everyday life, for example if you accidentally hurt a
passerby with your lawn mower. It is called "general liability
insurance" or "personal insurance". It is your courier insurance policy that indicates
the situations for which you are protected. In addition, be aware that a
general liability insurance is usually found in your home insurance and that
there is necessarily one in your car insurance .
What you must declare to
the insurer
Before entering into your liability
insurance policy, you must declare to the insurer all relevant information you
hold. You must also answer the insurer's questions to the best of your
knowledge and in all honesty. This will allow him to properly assess the risk
you represented.
Depending on the type of insurance, and as
an example, you must declare:
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the professional
activities you perform. For example, you have a shed business;
●
the possibilities that
someone will pursue you. For example, the number of suppliers you are dealing
with;
●
past events that may
impact insurance. For example, having been prosecuted several times in recent
years.
Your statement will have an important
influence on:
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the amount of premiums you
will pay and
●
the insurer's decision to
protect you against risk or not.
False statements
If you make a false declaration to your
insurer when you conclude your liability insurance contract, or if you
voluntarily avoid declaring something, the insurer may request that your
insurance contract be canceled. On the other hand, to obtain the
cancellation of the contract, the insurer must prove one of the two following
elements:
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that you have been
"bad faith" in hiding information voluntarily. For example, you have
not voluntarily mentioned to him that you have been repeatedly prosecuted in
recent years; or
●
he would have refused to
assure you if you had given him complete and true information.
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If the insurer succeeds in
proving one of these two elements, they can refuse to defend themselves in
court and pay for the damages you have caused.
If the insurer does not succeed, he will
have to defend you and pay for the damage you have caused. However, he may
reduce the amount he owes you by establishing the ratio between the premium you
have already paid and the one you should have paid.
The beginning of
protection
Your liability insurance usually begins to
protect you as soon as the risk begins and the insurer agrees to insure you.
This date is written into your insurance policy. It is also possible for the insurer to
offer you temporary insurance (also known as a "cover note" or
"interim contract"). This insurance is intended to protect you
temporarily while waiting for the protection of your primary insurance.
Pay liability insurance
The amount of money you have to pay to your
insurer to take out liability insurance is officially called
"premiums". You must pay them at the time stipulated in the insurance
contract.
If you do not pay one of your premiums, the
insurer can:
●
remove the amount of this
premium from the amounts owed to you, if you owe it;
●
take the necessary steps
to pay the premium (formal notice and recourse to the courts, if necessary); or
●
send you a written notice
to inform you that your insurance policy will end 15 days after receipt of the
notice.
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