
TENANT'S OPTIONAL CANCELLATION INSURANCE
REGULATED BY THE INSURANCE CODE
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| The purpose of this contract
is to provide the cover set out below to tenants taking short term lets for any
property rented in countries of the European Union, Switzerland, Malta, Monaco
and Andorra. |
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TENANT / INSURED
Any tenant as an individual, whether a French national or foreigner,
renting furnished accommodation on a short term let through various professional
agencies such as: Estate agents, Travel agencies, Tour operators etc.
The insurance covers the tenant, their husband or wife (including a de facto spouse
or someone who is connected by civil agreement), their immediate parents or children,
or their son or daughter-in-law, their brother or sister or any other person specifically
mentioned on the application form for this contract and who will be living in
the aforementioned accommodation.
SHORT TERM LET : A stay of less
than 90 days in the accommodation, the insured not being the owner or a tenant
with an annual rental agreement.
ACCOMMODATION : House, apartment
or flat, hotel room, caravan, mobile home.
INSURER : AGF IART - SA with capital
of 877,736,768 € - A company regulated by the Insurance Code - 87, rue de
Richelieu - 75002 Paris, RCS PARIS - B 542 110 291
BROKER : ALBINET Insurance Brokers,
under the ADAR brand name, SA with capital of 200,000 euros – RCS Paris
B 582 136 289. |
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OPERATION OF THE COVER
Cover under an Adar insurance policy
is obtained on the simultaneous signature of the short term rental contract and
payment of the premium to ADAR indicated in this contract, or in a separate application
form, the rent laid down in the contract serving as the basis for any indemnity.
Additional services, such as transport may come under this insurance in as much
as they are linked to the rental booking and the premium also reflects these services.
If the rental contract covers several families, each is covered for its share;
the rental contract is not cancelled and in such a situation, insurance cover
relates to the arithmetical share of the family concerned. It is the responsibility
of the signatory to the rental contract to provide the intermediary with the names
of the co-beneficiaries.
Cover ceases as of right on the arrival of the insured in the premises or on the
date the stay is interrupted, except for cover relating to "Search and Rescue
costs" and "the occupant's Civil Liability" for which cover ceases
on handover
of the keys to the intermediary's approved representative. |
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COVER
1 - Cancellation of the holiday.
The Insurer guarantees to reimburse
the Insured sums paid as a deposit and the balance owing where cancellation
of
a holiday occurs for the following events, up to a limit of 15,000 euros per claim
whatever the number of beneficiaries.
a) Serious illness, serious injury or the death of the Insured
or any other person mentioned in the rental contract and who would be living in
the aforementioned rented accommodation. By illness or serious injury, we mean
any new impairment to health or bodily injury preventing the insured from leaving
his/her home or the hospital where he/she
is receiving treatment on the date the
rental starts, indicated for persons in employment by hospitalisation or absence
from work of at least eight consecutive days, and a medical certificate to that
effect, and for persons not in employment, by hospitalisation for at least eight
days or by a medical certificate ordering them not to leave their room for at
least eight days, and in addition, for persons taking the waters, proof that they
are covered by their statutory sickness insurance scheme for non-means tested
reimbursable expenses.
b) Loss to property caused by theft,
fire, explosion or similar events, water damage or an event of nature affecting
his/her main and/or secondary residence and/or his/her business premises, the
seriousness of which absolutely requires his/her presence on the day of departure,
or during the course of the holiday, in order to complete the formalities required.
c) Prevention from occupation of the rented accommodation due
to redundancy or transfer of the Insured or his spouse notified by an employer,
provided that such notification occurs after cover comes into effect and on condition
that one
or other of the foregoing situations was not known to the insured when
he took out this contract; obtaining a job or
paid training taking effect before or after the rental dates, while the person
insured was registered as unemployed, provided that it is not a question of the
extension or renewal of a contract, or temporary work provided through an employment
agency.
d) Prevention of the insured from getting to the
resort by road and rail on the day they are due to take possession of
the rented
accommodation and in the forty eight hours following, due to roadblocks or strikes
directly affecting the traffic, confirmed by the Mayor of the commune where the
holiday residence is situated.
e) If the Insured is forced
to cancel or abandon his/her holiday in the 48 hours preceding or following the
contracted date the rental starts as a result of the non-availability of the accommodation
due to pollution, flooding, fire, event of nature or epidemic. These risks will
be considered as having occurred under the terms of this contract when the site
is rendered completely inaccessible for a radius of five kilometres from the accommodation
by decision of the communal or prefectoral authorities during the period of rental
that has been insured.
f) Subsequent to non-deferrable administrative
or judicial subpoena.
g) Non-availability of the rented accommodation,
when its use is prevented by a chance event such as fire, storm,
water damage
or other event of nature occurring within 60 days before the date the rental starts. |
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2 - Interruption of the holiday
Reimbursement of rent not accrued
due to the interruption of the holiday as a consequence of one of the events listed
in the section on cover CANCELLATION OF THE HOLIDAY at paragraphs a), b) e) f)
and g), up to a limit of 15,000 euros. Compensation owed by the Insurer for an
injured party is determined by the number of occupants and the number of days
left to run.
3 - Search and rescue costs
For the length of the stay, the
insurer will cover the costs of search and rescue, in the mountains or at sea,
incurred
by specialist teams who come to the aid of the insured up to a maximum
of 3,050 € per event whatever the number
of people included in the contract
and who are staying in the rented accommodation.
4 - Occupant's civil liability for damage to the
property. The Insurer covers:
a) In case of
fire, explosion or water damage: damage to buildings and other property belonging
to the owner of the rented accommodation; damage to property belonging to neighbours
and third parties; loss of rent or consecutive use: this is complementary to any
pre-existing holiday insurance. Cover is up to 1,525,000 euros.
b) Other accidental losses caused: to
personal property included in the inventory and located inside the rented accommodation;
and to property belonging to the owner of the rented accommodation. Cover is up
to 2,300 € subject
to a fixed sum excess of 75 €. |
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EXCLUSIONS
The following are excluded from the cover described above:
1 - General exclusions
• Losses directly or indirectly
linked to:
- intentional or fraudulent loss on the part of the Insured.
- a state of war (foreign or civil war).
- events of a catastrophic nature (losses due to volcanic eruption, earthquake,
the sea, tidal wave, earth slip and other events of a
catastrophic nature unless these events are declared a "Natural Disaster").
- nuclear hazard (losses that are nuclear in origin or caused by any source of
nuclear radiation).
2 - Exclusions that apply to "Cancellation"
and "Interruption of holiday" cover
• The consequences of:
- pregnancy or labour.
- voluntary suicide and while sound in mind.
- a course of treatment, psychological, psychotherapeutic or beauty treatment.
- accidents and illness known about before the contract of insurance was taken
out.
- the foreseeable worsening of a condition existing at the time of taking out
the policy.
- any dispute or disagreement over the description or inventory.
- redundancy or transfer, procedures for which were in process at the time of
taking out the policy.
- a change in holiday dates.
- an accident for which the insured has been the subject of a positive test for
the use of alcohol or drugs in relation
to the legal limit
in force, constituting an offence.
- an accident as the driver of a moving vehicle while participating in a motorised
sporting event and prior testing.
- lack or impossibility of vaccination. • Cancellations due to the approved
intermediate. • Repayment of the insurance premium.
3 - Exclusions applying to cover for "Search
and rescue costs"
• Costs occasioned by recourse
to intervention by the public emergency services as a result of negligence on
the part of the insured. • Costs occasioned
by towing of a sailing or motor boat. • Costs occasioned by the practice
of pot-holing.
4 - Exclusions applying to cover for the Occupant's
Civil Liability
• Any losses not involving
the tenant's civil liability.
• Any losses
to the Tenants property. • Intentional damage or damage resulting from
cigarette burns or from any other type of smoking. • Damage caused by
domestic animals that are the responsibility of the insured. • All damage
due to damp, condensation, mud or smoke. • Breakdown of equipment available
for use by the insured. • Damage caused to lamps, fuses, lighting tubes,
cathode tubes, semiconductors, heating elements and electric blankets. • The cost of repair, unblocking or replacement of pipe work, taps and fittings
attached to water and heating installations. • Theft of articles left
in the courtyards, terraces or gardens. • Theft of articles left in
common areas available for use by several tenants or occupants, except where breaking
and entering has occurred. • Theft or loss of keys to the accommodation. • Losses occurring while the premises containing the insured articles are
wholly occupied by third parties other than the tenant, his employees or
people there with his permission. • Losses as a result of use not in
compliance with the rental contract. • The consequences of contractual
undertakings to the extent that they exceed those required of the beneficiary
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EXPIRY OF THE LIMITATION PERIOD SUBROGATION
Any claims arising from this agreement
are subject to a limitation period of two years to be counted from the event giving
rise to the claim. The Insurer is subrogated in the rights of the Insured with
regard to any person liable for the loss which has become the subject of compensation.
CONSUMER INFORMATION
Data protection: The Insured may
request communication and correction of information held concerning him/her in
any file used by the Insurer, his representatives and any professional body.
Customer relations: Albinet Insurance Brokers are able to give in-depth consideration
to any demands and claims made by the Insured. If following this process, the
Insured does not feel that the answers given are satisfactory,
he/she may make
a complaint to the AGF Customer Relations Department. If disagreement continues
after a reply, he/she has the right to appeal to a Mediator whose details will
be provided by AGF on request, without prejudice to other avenues of legal action.
Insurance Company supervisory authority: the body responsible for monitoring compliance
with the legislative and regulatory provisions governing insurance is the Insurance
Supervisory Commission ('Commission de Contrôle des Assurances'), 54 rue
de Châteaudun 75009 Paris.
HOW TO MAKE A CLAIM ?
You should first advise your letting
agency by registered letter of the cancellation of your holiday within 5 days
of being aware of it. You should (after confirmation by your letting agency) send
ADAR the required documentation: medical certificate, certificate of hospitalisation,
certificate of absence from work, redundancy notice, to the following address:
Address: ADAR – C/O Cab. ALBINET– S.A.V. 5, cité de Trévise
– 75 009 PARIS - Fax: 01 48 01 84 83 - When sending
us these details, don't
forget to give us: your full address, your telephone number, the name of your
letting agency,
your letting reference number, the start and ending dates of your
stay.
If necessary, in the event of a claim relating to cover for the cancellation or
interruption of a holiday, you undertake to allow the Insurer's doctor access
to your medical file, without which no cover can be granted. |
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