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Equipment Insurance Program

 

The Equipment Insurance Annual Renewal (EIAR) system update period will be Aug. 4-Sept. 7, 2008.

Changes made through EIAR are effective Nov. 1, 2008 for coverage through Nov. 1, 2009. Any items not renewed through this system will not be insured for this year. On or after Aug. 4, you may go to the EIAR page to view all items insured as of July 2008. Any additions or deletions made since that time will not be reflected. Please contact oa.riskmgt@austin.utexas.edu for more information.

Table of Contents

  1. EQUIPMENT POLICY INFORMATION
  2. RATES AND DEDUCTIBLES
  3. HOW TO OBTAIN OR DROP EQUIPMENT INSURANCE
  4. CLAIMS PROCEDURES
  5. FORMS
  6. FAQs

I. EQUIPMENT POLICY INFORMATION

NOTE: The equipment insurance policy information listed below is current through Nov. 1, 2008.  Decisions as to whether to insure your equipment items may be affected by potential changes to premium rate, deductibles, exclusions, and other factors.

  1. Carrier: Federal Insurance Company

  2. Policy Dates: November 1, 2007 to November 1, 2008.

  3. Covered Items: Misc. Articles Floater (All Risk including Flood & Quake) including transit, but excluding Mechanical Breakdown/Internal Derangement while in Transit. Misc. Articles includes boats or other nonmotorized vehicles.

  4. Valuation: Replacement Cost includes computers, printers, copiers, and fax machines. Actual Cash Value will apply to furniture, fixtures.

  5. Territory: Worldwide with the exception of politically unstable regions and countries where it is unlawful to conduct business.

  6. Exclusions: Theft from Unlocked Conveyances, Errors in system programming, and errors in instructions to a machine. (Scientific Equipment, EDP equipment, & Media and Telephone Equipment.)

  7. Limits of Insurance:
    $20,000,000   Any one occurrence, not to exceed;
    $1,500,000   On any one item
    $5,000,000   Flood, surface water, deluge, back up of sewers and drains annual aggregate
    not covered   Earthquake in the state of California
    $5,000,000   Earthquake outside the state of California, annual aggregate
    $1,500,000   Any one occurrence while in transit, except $1,800,000 while in transit as to property for University of Texas at El Paso
    $1,500,000   New acquisitions reported within 30 days
    $1,500,000   Any one occurrence as to property loaned to insured on a temporary basis
    $500,000   Any one occurrence as to property loaned/rented/leased to others
    $500,000   Any one occurrence as to property while waterborne, underwater, or over the side any one watercraft
    $500,000   Wind/Hail outside the United States and Canada
    $100,000   Any one occurrence as to mechanical breakdown


  8. Deductible:
    $2,500   Per occurrence, except $1,500 as to Laptop computers; and $100 as to Oximeters and to PDAs
    $10,000   Mobile Cat Labs
    $10,000   Per Occurrence as to While Waterborne
    2% Minimum $10,000   Per occurrence as to Wind/Hail in the U.S. and Canada
    $25,000   Per occurrence as to Flood, surface water, deluge, back up of sewers and drains
    $25,000   Per occurrence as to Earthquake
    $25,000   Per Occurrence as to Wind/Hail outside the U.S. and Canada: (Wind/Hail outside US and Canada is limited to $500,000)


  9. Additional Provision(s)1:
      Excluding Flood, Earthquake, & Wind outside the United States & Canada
      Excluding Mechanical Breakdown as to Laptop computers
      Excluding Flood in Zones A & V & shaded X in the United States
      Flood defined to include surface water, back-up of sewers & basement water
      Excluding Theft from Unlocked Conveyances
      Excluding Mechanical Breakdown & Internal Derangement while in Transit
      Excluding errors in systems programming or errors in instructions to a machine (scientific equipment; EDP equipment & media; telephone equipment)
      Property while Underground exclusion deleted
      Definition of Scheduled Miscellaneous Articles to include nonmotorized boats or other waterborne vessels
      Furniture, fixtures, furnishings, office machinery & equipment, stationery, and tenant’s improvements & betterment’s exclusion deleted
      Valuation: Replacement Cost, except ACV as to Furniture, fixtures, etc.
      Territory amended to include Worldwide, but excluding North Korea, Libya, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Liberia, & Cuba
      Monthly Reporting of Total values at risk as of the last day of each month

    1The Additional Provisions of this quote letter supersede the description on the attached page. The precise coverage afforded is subject to the terms and conditions of the policy as issued.


Additional coverage and/or limits desired are available upon request.

II. RATES AND DEDUCTIBLES

NOTE: The equipment insurance policy information listed below is current through Nov. 1, 2008.  Rates, deductibles, and coverages are subject to change at renewal.

  1. The rate for 2007-08 is $00.57 per $100 of equipment value.

  2. Deductible for Laptops is $1,500 per occurrence.

  3. All other equipment is $2,500 per occurrence.

  4. If a claim consists of one or more of each of the above, the department would pay the higher of the two deductibles.

III. HOW TO OBTAIN OR DROP EQUIPMENT INSURANCE

  1. Complete the Equipment Insurance Request Form.
  2. Forward an e-mail to the authorized signer (typically a dean or director) on the account to be charged for the premium expense.
  3. Have the signer forward an e-mail to oa.riskmgt@austin.utexas.edu along with the spreadsheet from step A. The authorized signer may copy you on this e-mail for your records.
  4. Purchase Ocean Cargo Insurance if your items will be shipped over a body of water, by submitting the Equipment Insurance Request—Ocean Cargo Form.

IV. CLAIMS PROCEDURES

  1. Losses due to theft

    1. Immediately notify the Office of the Controller by e-mail, or fax to 471-1651.
    2. Call U.T.P.D. or local police (depending on whether the theft occurred on or off campus). Obtain a copy of the police report as soon as possible.
    3. Fill out a Potential Claim Incident Report and submit it and the police report to Office of the Controller, MAI 132, campus mail code K5300.
    4. Notify Inventory Services of the loss for removal from inventory.

  2. Damage to equipment due to malicious mischief

    1. Immediately notify the Office of the Controller by e-mail, or fax to 471-1651.
    2. Call either U.T.P.D. or local police (depending on where the activity occurred) and report the incident. Obtain a copy of the police report as soon as possible.
    3. Take photos.
    4. Secure a repair estimate if possible.
    5. If damaged beyond repair, notify Inventory Services of the loss for removal from inventory.
    6. Fill out a Potential Claim Incident Report.
    7. Submit the claim form to the Office of the Controller, along with the police report, photos, and repair estimate.

  3. Losses due to damage from water leaks, accidental damage, malfunction, or other causes.

    1. Immediately notify the Office of the Controller by email, or fax to 471-1651.
    2. Take photos.
    3. Secure a repair estimate if possible.
    4. If damaged beyond repair, notify Inventory Services of the loss for removal from inventory.
    5. Fill out a Potential Claim Incident Report. Submit to the Office of the Controller, along with photos and repair estimate.

  4. Who to contact for additional information?
  5. Lisa Shanks
    Phone: 471-3723
    E-mail: oa.riskmgt@austin.utexas.edu

V. FORMS

  1. Equipment Insurance Request Form
  2. Equipment Insurance Request—Ocean Cargo Form
  3. Potential Claim Incident Report

VI. FAQs

 


  Updated 2008 July 16
  Comments to Controller