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Machinery Insurance

 

Salient Features. 1

Scope of Cover 1

Sum Insured. 1

Short Period rates. 1

Policy Excess. 1

MINIMUM PREMIUM.. 2

PROVISION FOR SPECIAL RATING.. 2

 

Salient Features

 

Almost all stationery capital equipments can be covered under M.I. Policy. The broad categories are two namely. Electrical Machinery and non-electrical Machinery.

 

 

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Scope of Cover

 

Machinery Insurance is against unforeseen and sudden physical damage to the insured machinery from causes such as

 

·          Faulty material, design, construction, erection

 

·          Vibration, maladjustments, malalignment

 

·          Defective lubrication, loosening of parts, molecular fatigue, self heating, explosion due to internal pressure, implosion due to external pressure or internal vacuum, abnormal stress, centrifugal force.

 

·          Excessive electric pressure, failure of insulation, short circuit, open circuit, or arching including damage by internal fire so set up.

 

·          Failure of connected machinery or protective devices.

 

·          Lack of skill, carelessness or malice of persons, whether insured employee or not.

 

·          Falling, impact, collision and the like.

 

 

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Sum Insured

 

The S.I. of each individual item must represent its new replacement value including transportation cost to site, customs dues and other installation cost.

 

 

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Short Period rates

 

As per short period rates for motor insurance.

 

 

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Policy Excess

 

S.I. for each item of Machinery                          Deductible Excess

 

1)             upto Rs. 2.5 crores                               1% of S.I. or minimum

                                                                                Rs. 250/- against each claim.

 

2)             Over Rs. 2.5 crores and                       0.8% of S.I. subject to minimum

                upto Rs. 5 crores                                  Rs. 2,50,000/- against each item.

 

3)             Over Rs. 5 crores and                          0.6% of S.I. subject to minimum

                upto Rs. 10 crores                                Rs. 4 lacs against each item.

 

4)             Over Rs. 10 crores                                0.5% of S.I. subject to minimum

                                                                                Rs. 6 lacs against each item.

 

5)             For Glass lined Vessels/                      10% of the S.I. for each claims.

                Glass-Graphite Equipments.

 

6)             Furnace Transformers                         2% of the S.I. or minimum

                                                                                Rs. 250/- agianst each claim.

7)             Photo copiers                                       5% of S.I. or minimum

                                                                                Rs. 1000/- against each claim

 

Only electrical equipment had tariff rates till 31-7-91, w.e.f. 1-8-91 mechanical items are also brought under the purview of tariff.

 

 

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MINIMUM PREMIUM 

 

Rs. 100/-

 

 

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PROVISION FOR SPECIAL RATING

 

If the sum insured under the policy exceeds Rs. 10 crore, the R.O. Engineers will inspect the risk and the R.O. is empowered to sanction special rates.

 

 

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