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MATERIAL DAMAGE
 POLICY WORDING
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NZI/Steadfast Material Damage
Policy Wording
Contents

Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 3
Insurance agreement .............................................................................................................. 4
What you are covered for ........................................................................................................ 4
Automatic policy extensions ..................................................................................................... 4
Optional policy extensions ..................................................................................................... 11
Exclusions ............................................................................................................................ 12
How we will pay ................................................................................................................... 17
What we will pay .................................................................................................................. 20
How to claim ........................................................................................................................ 22
General conditions ................................................................................................................ 24
Definitions ........................................................................................................................... 26




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Introduction
Welcome

Welcome to NZI. Thank you for selecting us as your insurer.

About this policy

Your Material Damage Policy consists of:
1. this policy document, and
2. the schedule, and
3. any endorsements or warranties that we apply, and
4. the information you have provided in the application.


About Steadfast

Steadfast NZ Ltd (Steadfast) is part of Steadfast Group Ltd, an Australian Stock Exchange listed company. It
includes a network of insurance brokerages who operate in New Zealand as Steadfast Brokers. This policy is
available exclusively to you through a Steadfast broker. Steadfast does not guarantee or underwrite this
policy.


Your duty of disclosure

When you apply for insurance, you have a legal duty of disclosure. This means you or anyone acting on
your behalf must tell us everything you know (or could be reasonably expected to know) that a prudent
insurer would want to take into account in deciding:
1. to accept or decline your insurance, and/or
2. the cost or terms of the insurance, including the excess.
You also have this duty every time your insurance renews and when you make any changes to it. If you or
anyone acting on your behalf breaches this duty, we may treat this policy as being of no effect and to have
never existed. Please ask us if you are not sure whether you need to tell us about something.


Examples

We have used examples and comments to make parts of this policy document easier to understand. These
examples and comments are printed in italics and do not affect or limit the meaning of the section they refer
to.


Headings

The headings in this policy document are for reference only and do not form part of it. They must not be
used when interpreting the policy document.


Defined words

If a word is shown in bold, it has a specific meaning. There is a list of these words and what they mean at
the back of this policy in the section ‘DEFINITIONS’.




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Insurance agreement
Our agreement

You agree to pay us the premium and comply with this policy. In exchange, we agree to insure you as set
out in this policy.




What you are covered for
Damage to insured property

You are insured for any sudden and accidental loss to insured property at the situation.




Automatic policy extensions
In addition to the cover under ‘What You Are Covered For - Damage to Insured Property’ above, we also
provide the following Automatic Policy Extensions.

Unless expressly stated otherwise, any amounts payable under these Automatic Extensions are included
within ‘What We Will Pay – Maximum Amount Payable’. They are not additional.


Alternative residential accommodation

If the insured property is a residential unit that is owned and occupied by you, or any of your directors
or employees and it cannot be lived in due to sudden and accidental loss to the residential unit, where
that loss:
1. is covered by this Material Damage Policy, or
2. would have been covered by this Material Damage Policy, but is covered by the EQC Act instead,
then you are insured for the reasonable additional costs of temporary accommodation that is of a similar
standard to the residential unit for:
a) you, or any of your directors or employees, and
b) your, or any of your director's or employee's, domestic pets.
The most we will pay for any event is $25,000 per residential unit, (unless a different amount per
residential unit is shown in the schedule) up to a total of the sum insured shown in the schedule for
Alternative Residential Accommodation. However, in all cases we will not pay more than 12 months' rent for
any event.
Payment under this extension is in addition to ‘What We Will Pay - Maximum Amount Payable’.
If you have alternative accommodation cover under any other policy with us, then the most we will pay
under all policies in total per residential unit for any event is the highest applicable limit.




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Burglary cover

You are insured for sudden and accidental loss to insured property:
1. at the situation, or
2. during the period the insured property is covered by:
     (a) Automatic Policy Extension Temporary Removal Cover, or
     (b) Automatic Policy Extension Transit Cover, or
     (c) Automatic Policy Extension Unspecified Locations
caused by theft or attempted theft:
1. accompanied by threat of violence, or actual violence, to any person, or
2. involving physical evidence of violent and forcible entry to, or exit from, an enclosed building (or part of
     an enclosed building), or
3. involving physical evidence of violent and forcible entry to, or exit from a securely locked motor vehicle
     or storage container, or
4. of a permanently attached part of the building by the forcible removal of it.
If the loss is covered by one of the Automatic Policy Extensions referred to in 2 (a), (b) or (c) above, any
sub-limit detailed in that extension also applies to the cover under this extension.


Capital additions cover

You are insured for:
1. sudden and accidental loss to a building or contents, located in New Zealand, that you acquire
    during the period of insurance, provided you own or are responsible for that property, and
2. appreciation in value of a building or contents that results solely from a physical:
    (a) alteration, or
    (b) addition, or
    (c) improvement,
provided that you notify us within 90-days of you acquiring the property or the physical works being
completed.
Once you have notified us:
1. we may charge you additional premium, and
2. any increased value of the property will be added to your sum insured.
The most we will pay under this extension during any annual period is:
(a) 10% of the sum insured for the building and 10% of the sum insured for the contents, or
(b) $100,000 in total for both,
whichever is the lesser.


Docks, piers, wharves and road bridges cover

You are insured for sudden and accidental loss to docks, piers, wharves and road bridges owned by you
at the situation.
The most we will pay under this extension is $100,000 for any event at any one situation, unless a
different amount for Docks, Piers, Wharves and Road Bridges is shown in the schedule.


Electric motors cover

You are insured for sudden and accidental loss to:
1. electric motors and starters not exceeding 10kw (13.4 hp), and
2. distribution switchboards and permanently installed electric reticulation,
at the situation provided that the damage is fusion immediately preceded by:
1. the failure of electrical insulation, or
2. an identifiable abnormal electric current fluctuation from any power supply network, or
3. electrically induced self-heating.



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Electronic data and software

You are insured for the loss of electronic data and software resulting from electronic equipment that is
insured by this policy suffering loss covered by this policy.
Please also read ‘How We Will Pay: Basis of settlement: certain types of property- ‘Electronic Data’ and
‘Software’.


Employee effects cover

You are insured for sudden and accidental loss to the clothing, personal effects and tools of trade of your
directors and employees (but not your contractors). We will cover this property as if it were contents,
provided that:
1. the property is at the situation, or
2. the property is being worn, carried or used by your directors or employees while they are acting in the
    course of their directors' duties or employment, anywhere in New Zealand.
The most we will pay under this extension:
1. is $5,000 for any event, per person, and
2. in total during the annual period is the sum insured shown in the schedule for contents.


Expediting costs cover

You are insured for the reasonable costs of express freight and overtime to expedite the repair or
replacement of insured property following a loss covered under this policy.
You must have our prior approval before incurring any costs.
Our approval will be based on the economic benefit gained.


Fire fighting equipment

You are insured for the reasonable costs you incur to replenish your portable hand-held fire fighting
equipment after the equipment has been used to protect your insured property from loss covered under
this policy, or immediate and imminent threat of loss, provided that the loss would be covered under this
policy if it did occur.
The most we will pay under this extension in total during any annual period is $10,000.


Hidden gradual damage

You are insured for:
1. hidden gradual damage to any insured property that happens and that you discover during the
   period of insurance, and
2. any other part of any insured property that is not directly affected but must be removed, damaged or
   destroyed to locate the cause of the hidden gradual damage.
The most we will pay during any annual period is:
1. $10,000 for each event, and
2. $30,000 for all events.


Illegal substances

You are insured for accidental loss to the building and contents shown in the schedule, arising from
the chemical contamination caused by the manufacture, storage or distribution of any controlled drug as
defined in the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975, if:
(a) the building is tenanted, and
(b) you or the person who manages the tenancy on your behalf has met the landlord obligations.
The most we will pay under this extension is $50,000 in any annual period.


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Infrastructure

You are insured for sudden and accidental loss to
1. driveways, patios, footpaths, paving or landscaping, constructed or consisting of gravel or shingle, and
2. well or bore hole including its pump, lining or casing, and
3. artificial turf, swimming pools or tennis courts,
that are owned by you at the situation.
The most we will pay under this extension is $25,000 for any event at any one situation, unless a different
amount for Infrastructure is shown in the schedule.


Inventory

You are insured for the costs reasonably incurred by you in taking an inventory to establish the value of lost
or damaged insured property following a loss covered by this policy.


Landslip and subsidence

You are insured for sudden and accidental loss to insured property at the situation caused by landslip
or subsidence.
The most we will pay under this extension for any one situation in any annual period is $500,000 unless
a different amount for Landslip and Subsidence is shown in the schedule.
An excess of $10,000 applies for each event under this extension, unless a higher excess for Landslip and
Subsidence is shown in the schedule.
This extension does not include landslip or subsidence caused by earthquake, subterranean fire, volcanic
activity, tsunami, geothermal activity, hydrothermal activity, or fire caused by any of these.


Money cover

You are insured for sudden and accidental loss of money, provided that the loss occurs in any of the
circumstances outlined below:

Money Section A
1. money in transit, or
2. money at the situation during business hours, or
3. money at the situation in a securely locked safe or strong room outside business hours.
Money Section B
1. money at the situation outside business hours and not in a securely locked safe or strong room, or
2. money at residential premises occupied by you or any director, employee, or agent, authorised to have
    possession of the money.
This extension does not provide cover for loss of money:
1. caused by errors in receiving it or paying it out, or
2. occurring while the money is entrusted to any person other than:
    (i) you or any director or executive officer of yours, or
    (ii) any employee or agent of yours, or
    (iii) any professional money carrier, or
3. resulting from payment of money in exchange for any cheque that is subsequently dishonoured, or
4. occurring while the money is in an unlocked and unoccupied vehicle, or
5. caused by theft or fraud by any of your employees, unless the loss is discovered within three
    consecutive business days of the act of theft or fraud, or
6. through electronic means.
The most we will pay under this extension is:
1. $10,000 or the ‘Special Carry’ sum insured (during the months specified) for any event under Money
    Section A, and
2. $3,000 for any event under Money Section B,
unless a different amount for Money Section A or Money Section B is shown in the schedule.

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Payment under this extension is in addition to ‘What We Will Pay - Maximum Amount Payable’.


Property under construction

You are insured for sudden and accidental loss to any building and contents at the situation during
the course of:
1. demolition, or
2. installation, construction or erection, or
3. testing and commissioning following 2. above,
provided that:
1. the property is owned, will be owned or will be occupied by you, and
2. the completed value of contract works does not exceed:
    (a) 10% of the sum insured for the building and/or contents (whichever is/are relevant), or
    (b) $100,000,
whichever is the lesser.


Protection costs cover

You are insured for reasonable costs you incur to temporarily protect insured property by preventing or
minimising an imminent sudden and accidental loss, provided that the loss would be covered under this
policy if it did occur.
The most we will pay under this extension during the annual period is $100,000.


Redundant foundations

You are insured for undamaged foundations that are made redundant, where the insured property
resting on them has been destroyed as a result of a loss covered by this policy.
Where the redundant and undamaged foundations are not demolished, and the presence of them
increases the market value of the site to which they are fixed, the amount of the market value increase will
be deducted from the amount payable for your claim.


Redundant plant and stock

You are insured for any of the following provided it is also insured property:
1. stock rendered redundant as a result of loss covered by this policy to other insured property.
2. (a) plant which is interdependent with insured property, and/or
    (b) spare parts held exclusively for insured property,
    rendered redundant as a result of loss covered by this policy to its respective insured property in (a)
    or (b) above.
Regardless of any Basis of Settlement shown in the schedule, we will only ever pay you the indemnity
value of the redundant plant and/or spare parts.


Refrigerated goods

You are insured for:
1. damage to goods in refrigerated cabinets or chambers arising from accidental stoppage, damage, or
    malfunction of refrigerating plant. The words “goods in refrigerated cabinets or chambers” are deemed
    to include goods that are at the situation at the time of the event and that would, but for the event,
    have been placed in the refrigerated cabinets or chambers; and
2. expenses reasonably incurred to avoid or minimise the loss insured by 1. above by either transferring
    the threatened goods to alternative storage or by other means;
provided that this extension does not cover damage due to the disconnection of the public electricity supply
by the supply authority where notice of the disconnection has been given a minimum of 24 hours prior to
the time of damage.

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The most we will pay under this extension is $10,000 in total during the annual period, unless a different
amount for Refrigerated Goods is shown in the schedule.


Rewards cover

You are insured for a reward that you offer and pay to successfully secure the return of insured property
that suffers a loss, provided that:
1. the loss is covered under this policy, and
2. you have our prior approval to offer the reward.


Social club cover

You are insured for sudden and accidental loss to property and money of any:
1. social club, and/or
2. sports club or similar body,
provided that the clubs’ activities are principally for the benefit of your employees.
We will cover:
1. this property as if it were contents, and
2. money on the same basis as provided by Automatic Extension Money Cover.


Stolen keys cover

You are insured for the reasonable costs to:
1. open a safe or strong room, and
2. alter or replace locks, keys and combinations that give access to your insured property,
provided that the costs are incurred because the keys or combinations are:
1. stolen, or
2. believed on reasonable grounds to have been duplicated without proper authority,
during the period of insurance.
The most we will pay under this extension during the annual period is $15,000 unless a different amount
for Stolen Keys Cover is shown in the schedule.


Temporary removal cover

You are insured for sudden and accidental loss to contents while temporarily removed from the
situation to another location within New Zealand [including while in transit].The most we will pay under
this extension shall not exceed the amount which would have been recoverable had the loss occurred at the
situation.


Tenanted premises

You are insured for sudden and accidental loss to:
1. glass, and
2. doors and windows, and
3. light fittings and power points, and
4. floor coverings,
that are not owned by you at the situation, provided that you are responsible to arrange and bear the
cost to repair them under the terms of your lease agreement.
The most we will pay under this extension during the annual period is $20,000 unless a different amount
for Tenanted Premises is shown in the schedule.




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Theft cover

You are insured for sudden and accidental loss to insured property caused by theft occurring:
1. at the situation, and
2. when the insured property is covered by:
    (a) Automatic Policy Extension Temporary Removal Cover, or
    (b) Automatic Policy Extension Transit Cover, or
    (c) Automatic Policy Extension Unspecified Locations.
No cover is provided under this extension for theft from any motor vehicle, or part of any motor vehicle, that
is not securely locked.

If the loss is covered by one of the Automatic Policy Extensions referred to in 2 (b) or (c) above, any sub-
limit detailed in that extension also applies to the cover under this extension.

An excess of $2,500 applies for each event under this extension, unless a higher excess for Theft Cover is
shown in the schedule.


Transit cover

You are insured for sudden and accidental loss to contents and/or stock during any transit beginning
and ending within New Zealand.
We will include your liability for general average and salvage charges where the contract of carriage or
governing law and practice make you liable for such payments.
No cover is provided under this extension for:
(a) contents while temporarily removed, or
(b) contents and/or stock otherwise insured.
The most we will pay under this extension is:
     $25,000 in total for any event,
unless a different amount for Transit Cover is shown in the schedule.


Unharmed property cover

You are insured for the reasonable cost to:
1. damage, demolish or remove, and
2. subsequently repair, replace or reassemble,
insured property that has not suffered loss, if this action becomes necessary to repair or replace insured
property that has suffered a loss which is covered by this policy.
We will pay these costs provided that they are not being incurred solely to comply with any regulations.


Unspecified locations

You are insured for sudden and accidental loss to contents and/or stock while situated at any
unspecified location in New Zealand away from the situation.
This extension does not apply to:
1. contents and/or stock that are temporarily removed, and
2. any portable electronic equipment, and
3. any portable tools of trade.
The most we will pay under this extension is:
1. $50,000 for any event, or
2. the sum insured for contents and/or stock,
whichever is the lesser, unless a different amount for Unspecified Locations is shown in the schedule.




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Optional policy extensions
These optional extensions only apply where specified in the schedule.
Unless stated otherwise, Optional Extensions are included within ‘What We Will Pay - Maximum Amount
Payable’. They are not additional.


Machinery breakdown

You are insured for machinery breakdown of any machine that has (i) a pre-breakdown value not
greater than $25,000, or (ii) the amount shown in the schedule.

Basis of Settlement applying to this Optional Policy Extension
1. If the machine is repairable, we will pay you for the cost of restoring the machine to its state of
   serviceability before the loss occurred.
2. If the machine is destroyed we will pay you for:
   (i)    the replacement cost of the machine at the time of its replacement provided that the machine
          was less than 10 years old at the time of the machinery breakdown and the machine is
          replaced within a reasonable time, otherwise
   (ii) the indemnity value of the machine at the time of the machinery breakdown.
Exclusions applying to this Optional Policy Extension
This Optional Policy Extension does not insure:
a. any of the following parts of the machine: belts, ropes, wires, chains, tyres, dies, exchangeable tools,
    engraved cylinders, glass components, porcelain components, ceramics, refractories, felts, sieves,
    fabrics, jointing, packaging and operating media; or
b. wasting or wearing out of any part caused by the ordinary use or working, gradual deterioration of the
    part; or
c. damage due to cavitation scratching of painted or polished surfaces; or
d. loss to a vehicle that has either plant or machinery attached to it, or is primarily designed as mobile
    plant or mobile machinery; or
e. against damage resulting from experiments, overload or similar tests, requiring the imposition of
    abnormal conditions; or
f. damage due to faults or defects that you knew of.


Natural disaster cover

You are insured for natural disaster damage to insured property.
The excesses shown in the schedule will apply to the aggregate of:
1. all natural disaster damage claims under this policy, and
2. all natural disaster damage claims under the business interruption policy (if applicable),
arising from any one event at each common site as shown in the schedule.
Where the insured property that suffers natural disaster damage has been temporarily removed,
the site sum insured excess applicable will be that of the insured property’s original situation.

Where insured property is covered wholly or in part by the EQC Act, the following apply:
1. What we will pay if EQC Cover applies
    If EQC Cover applies:
    (a) this policy only pays in excess of the maximum cover under the EQC Act, and
    (b) the most we will pay for loss to insured property from any event is the difference between your
        EQC entitlement (whether or not that is actually paid to you) and the Maximum Amount Payable
        under this policy for that loss.
2. Excess
The natural disaster damage excess is reduced by any payment made by the Earthquake Commission
except for payments for land.


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Seasonal stock adjustments

Where stock has suffered a loss covered by the policy, the maximum amount payable for stock is
increased by the percentage shown in the schedule (as ‘Seasonal Stock Increase’), for the months of
October, November and December, unless another period for the Seasonal Stock Increase is shown in the
schedule.
Payment under this extension is in addition to ‘What We Will Pay –Maximum Amount Payable’.


Sustainable rebuilding costs

You are insured for the reasonable costs you incur to upgrade the building with sustainable products
following a loss covered by this policy, provided that:
1. the building is destroyed, and
2. the ‘Basis of Settlement – Reinstatement’ applies to the building, and
3. you replace the building, and
4. the sustainable products are first approved by us.
The most we will pay under this extension for any event is:
1. 5% of the actual cost to replace the building, or
2. $250,000 in total,
whichever is the lesser, unless a different amount for Sustainable Rebuilding Costs is shown in the
schedule.
Payment under this extension is in addition to ‘What We Will Pay –Maximum Amount Payable’.




Exclusions
Types of property not covered

This policy does not insure:
1. any insured property during:
    (a) demolition, or
    (b) installation, construction or erection, or
    (c) testing and commissioning following 1. (b) above,
other than cover provided by Automatic Policy Extension Property under Construction.
2. jewellery, precious stones, furs, precious metals or bullion, except if any of these items are:
    (a) stock of your business, or
a component of any plant or machinery that is insured under this policy as contents.
3. any of the following (including plant attaching to, or accessories in or on any of them):
   (a) any vehicle or trailer that is required to be registered or licensed to travel on a public road,
   (b) any mechanically or electrically propelled vehicles (including railway locomotives and rolling stock),
   (c) watercraft of any kind,
   (d) aircraft of any kind,
   except if any of these items are stock of your business, and at the time of the loss they are at the
   situation and are:
   (i) stationary, or
   (ii) not in operation, or
   (iii) not being used.

4. any of the following property:
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    (b) live plants including any trees, shrubs, hedges or grass, other than those forming part of
        landscaping,
    (c) livestock,
    (d) any living creature,
    (e) dams, canals, or reservoirs,
    (f) road bridges or road tunnels,
    (g) railways, railway bridges or railway tunnels,
    (h) docks, piers, or wharves,
    (i) mining property located below ground level,
    (j) any land, earth or fill (including topsoil and backfill),
    (k) driveways, patios, footpaths, paving or landscaping, constructed or consisting of gravel or shingle,
    (l) transmission and distribution lines not located at the situation,
    (m) well or bore hole including its pump, lining or casing,
    (n) artificial turf, swimming pools or tennis courts,
    (o) property located outside New Zealand,
    other than
    1. cover provided by
         (i) Automatic Policy Extension Docks, Piers, Wharves and Road Bridges Cover, or
         (ii) Automatic Policy Extension Infrastructure, or
    2. if the item of property is specifically listed in the schedule as being insured.

5. money, other than cover provided by Automatic Policy Extension Money Cover.

6. insured property that is in transit away from the situation, other than cover provided by:
   (a) Automatic Policy Extension Money Cover,
   (b) Automatic Policy Extension Temporary Removal Cover,
   (c) Automatic Policy Extension Transit Cover.


Losses not covered

This policy does not insure:
1. any of the following types of damage to insured property:
    (a) slowly developing deformation or distortion,
    (b) marring or scratching,
    (c) gradual deterioration,
    (d) rot or mildew,
    (e) wear and tear, corrosion or rust.
    This exclusion does not apply to cover provided by Automatic Policy Extension – Hidden Gradual
    Damage.

2. loss immediately preceded by any of the following:
   (a) interruption of the supply of water, gas, electricity, or any fuel to the situation, other than cover
       provided by Automatic Policy Extension Refrigerated Goods,
   (b) total or partial stoppage of work, or interruption or cessation of any process,
   (c) a change in artificially controlled temperature or atmosphere, other than cover provided by
   Automatic Policy Extension Refrigerated Goods.

3. loss caused by or arising from any of the following:
   (a) action of micro-organisms, vermin or pests,
   (b) action of light, or inherent nature of the property (including shrinkage, evaporation, loss of weight,
       change of flavour or colour or texture or finish),
   (c) fumes, gas, dust, smoke or soot,
   (d) maintenance of insured property including servicing, cleaning and subsequent testing,
   (e) spontaneous combustion,
   (f) spontaneous fermentation.


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This exclusion only applies to the insured property, or to the part of the insured property (as
applicable), directly affected. It does not apply to any resultant sudden and accidental loss to separate
insured property, or to other parts of the same insured property (as applicable).

4. loss that is:
   (a) only evidenced by an unexplained disappearance,
   (b) only revealed by the taking of an inventory,
   (c) due to clerical or accounting errors.

5. loss caused by any of the following:
   (a) theft or attempted theft, other than cover provided by:
       (i) Automatic Policy Extension Money Cover,
       (ii) Automatic Policy Extension Stolen Keys Cover,
       (iii) Automatic Policy Extension Theft Cover,
   (b) any fraudulent scheme or device, or false pretence practised on you or any other person,
   (c) theft, attempted theft or fraud by you or an employee of yours other than cover provided by
       Automatic Policy Extension Money Cover.

6. loss following any of these events:
   (a) exposure to weather conditions if the property is not designed to be left in the open (unless
       reasonable precautions have been taken to protect the property from those conditions),
   (b) landslip or subsidence, other than cover provided by Automatic Policy Extension Landslip and
       Subsidence and Optional Extension Natural Disaster Cover,
   (c) erosion or expansion of the ground,
   (d) normal settlement, normal shrinkage or expansion of buildings, foundations, walls, pavements,
       roads and other structural improvements.
   (e) settling, warping or cracking caused by earth or other movements, other than cover provided by
       Optional Policy Extension Natural Disaster Cover.


Building defects

This policy does not insure loss in connection with a building or structure being affected by:
1. moisture or water build-up or the penetration of external moisture or water, or
2. the action or effects of mould, fungi, mildew, rot, decay, gradual deterioration, micro-organisms,
    bacteria, protozoa, or any similar or like forms,
that is caused directly or indirectly by:
1. non-compliance with the New Zealand Building Code, or
2. faulty design or faulty specification, including but not limited to faulty sequence, procedure or
    programme, or
3. faulty materials, or
4. faulty workmanship,
when the building or structure was constructed, manufactured, altered, repaired, renovated or maintained.
This exclusion does not apply to loss that is caused by or directly arises from the leakage of internal pipes,
internal water reticulation systems or internal cisterns.


Confiscation

This policy does not insure loss in connection with confiscation, nationalisation, requisition or destruction of,
or damage to property by order of government, public or local authority (unless the order is given to control
any immediate and imminent threat of loss provided that the loss would be covered by this policy if it did
occur).




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Consequential financial loss

This policy does not insure any kind of consequential financial loss (e.g. financial loss that occurs as a direct
or indirect result of the loss of insured property), including the following:
1. delays,
2. loss of market,
3. penalties,
4. rates, taxes, duties, development charges,
5. other charges or assessments arising out of capital appreciation, that are payable to comply with any
     regulations,
6. Loss of use of any property. This exclusion does not apply to cover provided by:
     (a) Automatic Policy Extension Expediting Costs Cover,
     (b) Automatic Policy Extension Redundant Foundations,
     (c) Automatic Policy Extension Redundant Plant and Stock.
     (d) Automatic Policy Extension Alternative Residential Accommodation.


Costs not insured

This policy does not insure the cost of:
1. repairing or replacing faulty materials, or
2. fixing faulty workmanship, or
3. fixing any work performed to a faulty:
    (a) design plan, or
    (b) design specification, or
4. altering or modifying any part of any refrigeration or air conditioning plant to enable the plant to operate
    with a more ozone friendly refrigerant.
This exclusion does not apply to any resultant sudden and accidental loss to separate insured property
or to other parts of the same insured property arising from the above.


Damage to machinery

This policy does not insure any machinery breakdown of a machine. This does not apply:
(a) where sudden and accidental loss covered under this policy (or that would have been covered if the
     property was insured under this policy) occurs completely outside the machine resulting in the
     machinery breakdown occurring. However, this proviso does not apply to machinery breakdown
     resulting directly or indirectly from any:
     (i)    error in: setting, programming or operating the machine, or
     (ii)   stock or part of the machine being drawn into the machine, or
     (iii) failure to service or maintain the machine correctly, or
(b) to resultant sudden and accidental loss to other parts of the machine that is not machinery
     breakdown, or
(c) to the cover provided by Automatic Policy Extension Electric Motors Cover, or
(d) to the cover provided by Automatic Policy Extension Refrigerated Goods, or
(e) to the cover provided under Optional Policy Extension Machinery Breakdown.


Damage to boilers and pressure vessels

This policy does not insure the cost of repairing or replacing any part of a boiler or pressure vessel that
suffers loss through:
1. explosion, overheating, rupture, bursting or collapse (but not pressure caused by chemical explosion), or
2. cracking or leaking.
This exclusion does not apply to any resultant sudden and accidental loss to other parts of the boiler or
pressure vessel arising from the above.



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Electronic data and software

This policy does not insure loss to electronic data and software, from any cause whatsoever including,
but not limited to, a computer virus.
This includes loss of use, reduction in functionality or any other associated loss or expense in connection
with electronic data and software.
This exclusion does not apply to:
1. any sudden and accidental loss to other parts of the insured property, that occurs as a result of the
    loss to electronic data and software, or
2. cover provided by Automatic Policy Extension Electronic Data and Software.


Infectious diseases

This policy does not insure loss in connection with any:
1. notifiable infectious disease under the Health Act 1956, and/or
2. notifiable disease under the Biosecurity Act 1993.


Natural disaster

This policy does not insure natural disaster damage other than cover provided by Optional Policy
Extension Natural Disaster Cover.


Nuclear

This policy does not insure any loss in connection with:
1. ionising radiation or contamination by radioactivity from:
    (a) any nuclear fuel, or
    (b) any nuclear waste from the combustion or fission of nuclear fuel.
2. nuclear weapons material.


Production processes

This policy does not insure loss to insured property while undergoing any production process where
any part of that production process (including any accidental modification of the process), causes or
contributes towards the loss in any way.


Sanctions

We will not pay any claim when the payment would contravene:
1. any sanction, prohibition, or restriction under United Nations resolutions, or
2. the trade or economic sanctions, laws or regulations of New Zealand, Australia, United Kingdom, the
   United States of America or the European Union.


Seepage, pollution and contamination

This policy does not insure loss in connection with seepage, pollution or contamination.
This exclusion does not apply:
1. if the seepage, pollution or contamination results from sudden and accidental loss to insured
    property, which is otherwise covered under this policy, or
2. to the cover provided by Automatic Extension Illegal Substances.




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Terrorism

This policy does not insure any loss in connection with an act of terrorism, including in connection with
controlling, preventing, suppressing, retaliating against, or responding to an act of terrorism.


War

This policy does not insure any loss in connection with any of the following, including controlling, preventing
or suppressing any of the following:
War, invasion, act of foreign enemy, hostilities or war like operations (whether war is declared or not), civil
war, mutiny, rebellion, revolution, civil commotion assuming the proportions of or amounting to an uprising,
insurrection, military or usurped power.




How we will pay
Basis of settlement: reinstatement

Where the schedule shows any item(s) of insured property are insured for reinstatement, we will
indemnify you as follows:
1. where insured property is lost or destroyed: by paying you the cost to replace the insured
    property to a condition substantially the same as its condition when new, or
2. where insured property is physically damaged but not lost or destroyed: by paying you the cost to
    repair the loss to the damaged part of the insured property to a standard that is reasonably
    equivalent to its condition and relative quality when new, but without necessarily reproducing it exactly.
Circumstances Where Reinstatement Does Not Apply
‘How We Will Pay –Basis of Settlement: Indemnity’ will apply in the following circumstances, regardless of
any basis of settlement shown in the schedule to the contrary:
1. if you do not repair or replace the loss to the insured property, or
2. repair or replacement of the loss to the insured property is not started within a reasonable period of
    time, or
3. until the actual costs of repair or replacement of the loss to the insured property are incurred, or
4. if the insured property is awaiting demolition or disposal at the time of the loss, or
5. either of the following apply:
    (a) repair or replacement of the damaged, lost or destroyed insured property is not permissible
        under any regulations, or
    (b) repair or replacement of the damaged, lost or destroyed insured property is not permissible
        because of the undamaged portion of the property.


Basis of settlement: indemnity

Where the schedule shows any item(s) of insured property are insured for indemnity, we will indemnify
you using whichever of the following options we choose:
1. where insured property is lost or destroyed: pay you the cost to replace the insured property with
   property of a similar condition, age and specification, as it was in, immediately prior to the loss, or
2. where insured property is physically damaged but not destroyed: pay you the cost to repair the loss
   to the damaged part of the insured property, as nearly as possible, to the condition it was in
   immediately prior to the loss, or
3. pay you an amount equal to the indemnity value of the damaged part of the insured property.




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Additional costs you are covered for

Where insured property has suffered a loss covered by this policy, then included in ‘What We Will Pay -
Maximum Amount Payable’ for the insured property are:
Costs of Compliance
Necessary and reasonable costs incurred in complying with regulations in order to repair or replace loss to
the damaged, lost or destroyed part of insured property, except costs incurred:
1. for work that you have already been ordered to carry out, or
2. solely for the purpose of seismically strengthening the insured property to a performance level greater
    than its performance level before the loss.
    We will repair your building to the same structural performance level it had before the loss.
3. in connection with undamaged property, or undamaged parts of property.
   This applies even if the undamaged property comprises a separate building, structure or item of plant
   or equipment.

Demolition Costs
Necessary and reasonable costs incurred to:
1. demolish or dismantle insured property, and/or
2. temporarily shore or prop insured property, and/or
3. remove debris from the situation (including any kind of solid, liquid or gas), and/or
4. clear, clean and repair gutters, drains and the like, and/or
5. recover, defend, safeguard, remove, temporarily store, and return insured property, whether
    damaged or undamaged, and/or
6. temporarily repair and secure insured property to make it comply with safety rules and regulations
    suitable for continued use,
provided that the costs arise from a loss covered by this policy.
Where any costs are in connection with the removal of asbestos, the maximum we will pay for any event
is:
(a) 5% of the site sum insured, or
(b) $25,000,
whichever is the lesser.

Fees and Other Costs
Necessary and reasonable costs incurred for:
1. architect’s, engineer’s, surveyor’s, building consultant’s fees, and/or
2. consents and associated legal fees, and/or
3. training consultants and IT technicians,
to repair or replace the damaged, lost or destroyed insured property following a loss covered by this
policy.

Claims Preparation Costs
Necessary and reasonable costs incurred to assess or prepare a claim following a loss covered by this policy.
You are not insured for any costs incurred to investigate or negotiate a claim made under this policy.
The most we will pay for any event is $25,000.


Location of replacement

Where we pay to replace damaged, lost or destroyed insured property, you may choose to replace the
property at:
1. the situation, or
2. any alternative site that you provide in New Zealand.
Where you choose to use an alternative site we will not pay more than the cost to replace the damaged,
lost or destroyed insured property at the situation in accordance with the terms of this policy.




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Method of repair or replacement

We will pay the reasonable cost to repair or replace insured property based on current industry accepted
building materials and construction methods.


Basis of settlement: certain types of property

The method of indemnity for the following types of insured property will be as follows, regardless of any
basis of settlement shown in the schedule to the contrary.
Stock
For loss to stock that is not customers’ goods, we will indemnify you by using one of the following
methods:
1. for raw materials, supplies and other merchandise not manufactured by you:
    (a) the replacement cost at the time of replacement, provided that the replacement is carried out within
        a reasonable period of time, or
    (b) if this property is not replaced, the market value of it at the time and place of the loss.
2. for materials in the process of manufacture: the replacement cost of the raw materials and the cost of
    labour and other overhead charges expended at the time of the loss.
3. for finished goods: the replacement cost of the raw materials and the cost of labour and other overhead
    charges expended before any allowance for profit, or the cost of re-stocking these goods, whichever is
    the lesser.
For loss to stock that is customers’ goods, we will at our option pay:
1. the indemnity value of the customers’ goods, or
2. the cost to repair the customers’ goods, as near as reasonably possible, to the condition they were in
     immediately prior to the loss.

Works of Art
For loss to a work of art, we will at our option pay:
1. the indemnity value of the work of art, or
2. the cost to repair the work of art, as near as reasonably possible, to the condition it was in
   immediately prior to the loss.

Electronic Data
For loss to electronic data we will pay the cost of blank media plus the cost of copying the electronic
data from back-up or from originals of a previous generation.
These costs will not include research and engineering, nor any costs of recreating, gathering or assembling
the electronic data.
If the media is not repaired, replaced or restored, we will pay the cost of blank media. However, we do not
cover the value of the electronic data to you, even if the electronic data cannot be recreated, gathered
or assembled.

Software
For loss to software, we will pay the reasonable cost of, restoring, re-setting or re-programming the
software that is necessary to operate any electronic equipment or machine insured under this policy.

Portable electronic equipment
For loss to portable electronic equipment more than 3 years old we will at our option pay:
1. the indemnity value of the portable electronic equipment, or
2. the cost to repair the portable electronic equipment, as near as reasonably possible, to the condition
   it was in immediately prior to the loss.




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Limited Lifetime construction materials
For loss to:
1. cladding, roofing or skylights, where they are made of plastic, polycarbonate, acrylic or PVC materials,
    and/or
2. any textile awnings or shade sails,
we will at our option pay:
(a) the indemnity value of the materials, or
(b) the cost to repair the materials, as near as reasonably possible, to the condition they were in
    immediately prior to the loss.
The indemnity value of the materials will be depreciated over the lifetime of the product based upon the
manufacturer’s UV rating.

Office Equipment Upgrade
For loss to office equipment, we will pay the cost for you to replace the equipment with an alternative
model(s) of office equipment, provided that:
1. the alternative model has more energy-efficient features, and
2. the alternative model has otherwise comparable features and capabilities, and
3. the office equipment is destroyed, and we approve the upgrade.




What we will pay
Maximum amount payable

1. The most we will pay in total during an annual period for a building (or group of buildings) at a
    specified location in the schedule is the corresponding sum insured noted in the schedule for that
    building (or group of buildings).
2. The most we will pay in total during an annual period for contents is the corresponding sum insured
    for contents in the schedule. If there is a separate sum insured for contents at a specified location,
    the most we will pay during an annual period for contents at that location is the corresponding sum
    insured for that location in the schedule.
3. The most we will pay in total during an annual period for stock is the corresponding sum insured for
    stock in the schedule. If there is a separate sum insured for stock at a specified location, the most
    we will pay during an annual period for stock at that location is the corresponding sum insured for
    that location in the schedule.
4. The most we will pay in total during an annual period for any other item of insured property that is
    individually specified in the schedule with a corresponding sum insured is that sum insured.
However, the most we will pay for all insured property in total during an annual period is the Total Sum
Insured shown in the schedule, subject always to clauses ’Increased Maximum Amount Payable’,
‘Reinstatement Of Sum Insured Once Repaired’ and ‘Sum Insured Adjustment On Renewal For Unrepaired
Items’.

Increased maximum amount payable

The amount referred to in ‘What We Will Pay - Maximum Amount Payable’ is increased as follows:
The most we will pay in total during an annual period:
1. for all contents at a situation shown in the schedule is the sum insured for contents at that
   situation plus:
   (a) 10%, or
   (b) $100,000,
   whichever is the lesser.
2. for all stock at a situation shown in the schedule is the sum insured for stock at that situation plus:
   (a) 10%, or
   (b) $100,000,

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    whichever is the lesser.
Provided that:
1. these increases for contents and stock do not apply to cover provided by Optional Policy Extension
    Natural Disaster Cover, and
2. the most we will pay in total during an annual period at all situations for all contents and all stock
    remains unchanged.


Reinstatement of sum insured once repaired

Following a loss for which a claim is payable under this policy, the sum insured for the item of insured
property that suffered the loss is reduced by the amount of the loss. The sum insured will only be
reinstated as follows:
If the insured property:
1. is automatically covered under this policy during its repair or replacement, the amount reduced will be
     progressively added back to the sum insured at the rate that the insured property that suffered the
     loss is progressively repaired or replaced.
2. is not automatically covered under this policy during its repair or replacement, the amount reduced will
     only be added back to the sum insured once the repair or replacement of the insured property that
     suffered the loss has been completed.
The sum insured will not reinstate following natural disaster damage unless we have agreed to the
reinstatement in writing.
We may ask you to pay an additional premium for any reinstatement of the sum insured.


Sum insured adjustment on renewal for unrepaired items

The sum insured for any item of insured property that has suffered loss in any previous annual period
and that has not been repaired or replaced at the start of the current annual period is:
1. the maximum amount payable for that item, less
2. the estimated cost of remedying the existing unrepaired or unreplaced loss.
The sum insured will only be reinstated to its pre-loss level as per the conditions outlined under
‘Reinstatement of sum insured once repaired’ (1.) and (2.).
The sum insured will not reinstate following any claim arising from natural disaster damage unless we
have agreed to the reinstatement in writing.
We may ask you to pay an additional premium for any reinstatement of the sum insured.


Sub limits

If any sub limit in this policy is higher than the maximum amount payable for the applicable insured
property as shown in the schedule, the sub limit does not apply and the most we will pay is the maximum
amount payable.


Items of insured property with limited cover

The amount we will pay for some items of insured property is limited as follows:
Customers’ goods
The most we will pay for customers’ goods in total during an annual period is $20,000 unless a different
amount for customers’ goods is shown in the schedule.
Site Improvements
The most we will pay for site improvements at the site in total during any annual period is:
1. 10% of the maximum amount payable for building(s) at that site, or
2. $500,000,
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Landscaping
The most we will pay for landscaping at the site in total during any annual period is:
1. 5% of the maximum amount payable for building(s) at that site, or
2. $50,000,
whichever is the lesser, unless a different amount for landscaping is shown in the schedule.

Works of Art
The most we will pay for any individual work of art for any event is $25,000 unless a different amount for
that work of art is shown in the schedule.


Excess

The applicable excess shown in this Material Damage Policy will be deducted from the amount payable for
each event.
Where an event occurs over a period of more than 72 consecutive hours, one excess will be deducted for
every 72 consecutive hour period.


One excess

If a single event causes sudden and accidental loss to tangible property that you insure with us under
this or any other policy only one excess will apply being the highest applicable individual policy excess. This
does not apply to natural disaster damage.


GST

Where GST is recoverable by us under the Goods and Services Tax Act 1985:
1. all sums insured exclude GST, and
2. all sub limits exclude GST, and
3. all excesses include GST, and
GST will be added, where applicable, to claim payments.




How to claim
What you must do

If anything happens that may lead to a claim under this policy, you must:
1. do what you can to take care of the insured property to prevent any further loss, expense or liability,
     and
2. tell us as soon as possible, and
3. notify the police as soon as possible if you think any loss was caused by an illegal act, and
4. allow us to examine the insured property before any repairs are started, and
5. not destroy or dispose of anything that is or could be part of a claim, and
6. send to us as soon as possible anything you receive from anyone about a claim or possible claim
     against you, and
7. give us any information or help that we ask for, and
8. consent to your personal information, in connection with the claim, being:
     (a) disclosed to us, and
     (b) transferred to the Insurance Claims Register Limited.




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What you must obtain our agreement to do

You must obtain our agreement before you:
1. incur any expenses in connection with any claim under this policy, or
2. negotiate, pay, settle, admit or deny any claim against you, or
3. do anything that may prejudice our rights of recovery.


Dishonesty

If your claim is dishonest or fraudulent in any way, we may:
1. decline your claim either in whole or in part, and/or
2. declare either this policy or all insurance you have with us to be of no effect and to no longer exist from
    the date of the dishonest or fraudulent act.
This is at our sole discretion.


Actions we may take

1. Subrogation
Once we have accepted any part of your claim under this policy, we may assume your legal right of
recovery. If we initiate a recovery we will include your excess, and any other uninsured losses suffered by
you. Where we do this, you agree to pay your proportional share of the recovery costs, and subsequently
the proceeds of the recovery will be shared on the same proportional basis, except that we will reimburse
your excess first.
You must fully co-operate with any recovery process. If you do not, we may recover from you the amount
paid in relation to the claim.
2. Recoveries
If any property that we have paid a claim for is later found or recovered, you must tell us immediately and
hand it over to us if we request it.

We have the right to keep any property that we have paid a claim for under this policy, including any
proceeds if it is sold.

3. Reparation
If any person is ordered to make reparation to you for loss to any property that we have paid a claim
under this policy for, then you must tell us. Any payments received, must first reimburse our claims
payment up to the amount of any reparation received.
4. Branded Stock
For salvage that is branded goods or merchandise, we will not dispose of these items by sale unless you
agree. If you do not agree, the value of the salvage will be deducted from any claim payment.


Mutually acceptable assessors

Where we appoint any loss adjuster, assessor, surveyor, valuer or investigator to any claim under this
policy, the appointee must be mutually acceptable to both us and you.




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General conditions
How we will administer this policy

1. Cancellation
BY YOU
You may cancel this policy at any time by notifying us. If you do, we will refund any premium that is due
to you based on the unused portion of the period of insurance. You must pay any outstanding premium
due for the used portion of the period of insurance.
BY US
We may cancel this policy by giving you or your broker notice in writing or by electronic means at your or
your broker’s last known address. Your policy will be cancelled from 4pm on the 30th day after the date of
the notice. We will refund you any premium that is due to you based on the unused portion of the period
of insurance.
2. Change of Terms
We may change the terms of this policy (including the excess) by giving you or your broker notice in
writing or by electronic means at your or your broker’s last known address. Unless otherwise specified in
this policy the change in terms will take effect from 4pm on the 30th day after the date of the notice.
3. Other Insurance
You must notify us as soon as you know of any other insurance policy that covers you for any of the risks
covered under this policy.
This policy does not cover your loss at all if it is insured to any extent under any other insurance policy. We
will not contribute towards any claim under any other insurance policy.
This does not apply to cover provided by Automatic Policy Extension Employee Effects Cover or Automatic
Policy Extension Tenanted Premises, or to cover for customers’ goods.
4. Interests of Other Parties
If we are advised of any party having a financial interest over your insured property, we may pay part or
all of any valid claim proceeds to that party to the extent of their interest. This will form part of our
obligations to you under this policy.
You consent to us transferring your relevant personal information to that party.
Any party, who is recorded as having a financial interest under this policy, is not covered by this policy and
does not have rights to claim under this policy.
5. Separate Insurance
If more than one person or entity is named as ‘Insured’ in the schedule, then all the parties are insured
separately (as though a separate policy had been issued to each person/entity).
However, the sum insured and any sublimit in this policy will apply to the aggregate of all amounts payable
to all insureds for any event.
6. Premium Payment Options
If you choose to pay the premium other than annually, then:
(a) you must pay by direct debit using the Deduction Authority we require, and
(b) this policy is for the initial period of insurance stating on the ‘From’ date and ending on the ‘To’ date
    stated in the schedule.
The policy will be renewed for further monthly or quarterly periods of insurance (as indicated in the
schedule) by payment of each premium due under the Deduction Authority.
7. Premium Adjustments
If the premium for this policy has been calculated based on estimated figures, then the premium is only a
provisional premium for the annual period.
Within 3 months of the expiry of the annual period, you must tell us what the actual figures are. We will
re-calculate your actual premium based on the actual figures.
The difference between the actual and the provisional premiums will either be payable to us or refunded to
you depending on the outcome of the adjustment, but any refund will be limited to a maximum of 50% of
the provisional premium.

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8. Stock Declarations
Where stock is insured on a Stock Declaration basis, the premium charged on the item stock is provisional
and represents 75% of the full premium payable for that item. At the end of each annual period we will
adjust it as follows:
1. you must give us a declaration of the actual value of the stock you held on the last business day of
    each month for the annual period. This must be received by us within six weeks from the end date of
    the annual period,
2. if a monthly declaration exceeds the sum insured then we will adjust it back to the sum insured for the
    purpose of calculating your stock averages,
3. if no declaration is received for any one month, the stock sum insured will apply for that month,
4. the average of the monthly declarations will be calculated at the end of the annual period and the final
    premium payable will be based on the greater of:
    (a) that average, or
    (b) one half of the sum insured on stock,
5. we will re-calculate your actual premium based on the actual figures. The difference between the actual
    and the provisional premiums will either be payable to us or refunded to you depending upon the
    outcome of the adjustment, but any refund will be limited to a maximum of 50% of the provisional
    premium.


Laws and acts that govern this policy

1. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
   The law of New Zealand applies to this policy and the New Zealand Courts have exclusive jurisdiction.
2. Legislation Changes
   Any reference to any Act of Parliament or subordinate rules referred to in this policy included any
   amendments made or substitutions to that law.
3. Currency
   Any amounts shown in this policy and in the schedule are in New Zealand dollars.


Your obligations

1. Breach of Any Condition
If:
1. you, or
2. any other person or entity we cover under this policy, or
3. anyone acting on your behalf,
breaches any of the terms and/or conditions of this policy, we may:
(a) decline your claim either in whole or in part, and/or
(b) declare either this policy or any or all insurance you have with us to be of no effect and to no longer
    exist.
The insurance provided by this policy will not be invalidated or prejudiced by reason of any breach of
Warranty or Condition of this policy where the breach occurs without your knowledge and consent.
Provided that notice is given to us as soon as practicable once you become aware of any such breach and
you agree to pay an appropriate additional premium if required.

2. True Statements and Answers
True statements and answers must be given, whether by you or any other person, when you:
(a) apply for this insurance, and/or
(b) notify us regarding any change in circumstances, and/or
(c) make any claim under this policy and provide any further communication regarding the claim.

3. Reasonable Care
You must take reasonable care at all times to avoid circumstances that could result in a claim. Your claim
will not be covered if you are reckless or grossly irresponsible.

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4. Change in Circumstances
You must notify us immediately if, after we have accepted your application for this policy, there is a
material:
1. increase in the risk covered, or
2. alteration of the risk covered.
We may change the terms of this policy in response to any material change in circumstances you or anyone
else advises us of. The change in terms will be effective from the date of the change in circumstances.
Information is ‘material’ where we would have made different decisions about either:
(a) accepting your insurance, or
(b) setting the terms of your insurance,
if we had known that information.
 If in any doubt, notify us anyway.
The ‘risk covered’ refers to both:
(a) the actual property or liabilities insured, and
(b) you or other persons covered by this policy.


Repairs or reinstatement by the insured

We will allow you to undertake any repair or replacement work in relation to the loss covered under this
policy and due allowance shall be made for a reasonable margin of profit provided that:
1. we are satisfied you have the required qualifications and capability to undertake such work, and
2. your charges and/or costs are competitive.


Renewal terms

If we intend to refuse renewal of this policy, or to offer renewal on any terms less favourable to you than
those applying during the current period of insurance, we must give you notice of that intention. The
notice must be received by you not less than 30 days before the expiry of the current period of
insurance. If the notice is not received by that time we will, if so required by you, extend the current
period of insurance so that it will expire not less than 30 days after the notice is received by you. You
undertake to pay a pro-rata proportion of the annual premium for the period of any extension.


Waiver of recovery

This policy will not be invalidated or prejudiced by reason of you:
1. having waived any right of recovery or indemnity you may have against any:
(a) party to a contract or agreement with you in the ordinary course of business, provided the contract or
    agreement is not for the supply of goods or services by you and the waiver was made in writing before
    the loss occurred, or
(b) related company forming part of a group of related companies of which you are a member. For the
    purpose of this General Condition, ‘related company’ has the same meaning as the definition of those
    words in the Companies Act 1993, or
(c) other party provided that the waiver is made and has been declared to and accepted by us, or
2. having to release from liability any party in accordance with any legislative or regulatory requirement.




Definitions
The definitions apply to the plural and any derivatives of the bolded words. For example, the definition of
‘accidental’ also applies to the words ‘accidentally’, ‘accident’ and ‘accidents’.




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Accidental

Unexpected and unintended by you.


Act of terrorism

Includes any act, or preparation in respect of action, or threat of action designed to influence or coerce the
government de jure or de facto of any nation or any political division thereof, or in pursuit of political,
religious, ideological, or similar purposes to intimidate the public or a section of the public of any nation by
any person or group(s) of persons whether acting alone or on behalf of or in connection with any
organisation(s) or government(s) de jure or de facto, and that:
(a) involves violence against one or more persons, or
(b) involves damage to property, or
(c) endangers life other than that of the person committing the action, or
(d) creates a risk to health or safety of the public or a section of the public, or
(e) is designed to interfere with or disrupt an electronic system.


Annual period

The period of insurance. However, if:
(a) you pay the premium monthly, or
(b) the period of insurance is for more than 12 months,
the annual period is the current 12-month period calculated consecutively from the date this policy first
started.


Application

The information provided by you to us when you purchased this insurance or requested a quotation for this
insurance from us. It also includes any subsequent information you provide us with.


Building

Any of the following:
(a) any building,
(b) underground and above ground services directly associated with the building,
(c) permanent fixtures and fittings at the building(s), including but not limited to signs, sprinkler systems,
    wired alarm systems, and wired security cameras,
(d) site improvements,
(e) landscaping,
provided that the property is:
(a) owned by you (including joint ownership with others), and
(b) located at the situation at the start of the period of insurance.


Business days

The days your business usually operates.

Business hours

The hours that:
(a) you or any director or manager of yours, or
(b) any of your employees who are entrusted with the care, custody or control of money,


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are on your business premises for the purpose of your business.

Business interruption policy

The insurance policy, that we call the Business Interruption Policy, that you have with us that covers the
financial interruption or interference with your business operations.

Common site

A common physical location where the insured property is linked to achieve a common business purpose
at that location.

Computer virus

A set of corrupting, harmful or otherwise unauthorised instructions or code including a set of maliciously
introduced unauthorised instructions or code, programmatic or otherwise, which propagate themselves
through a computer system or network of whatsoever nature. This includes but is not limited to ‘Trojan
Horses’, ‘Worms’ and ‘Time or Logic Bombs’.

Contents

Any of the following used in connection with your business:
(a) machinery, plant, tools and chattels,
(b) business fixtures, fittings and furnishings,
(c) if you are a tenant, tenant's improvements to the leased building of any type,
(d) any other property (other than a building) of a similar nature,
provided that:
• they are owned by you (including joint ownership with others), or
• they are leased, hired or borrowed by you.
Contents do not include stock or employee’s property.

Customers’ goods

Property, other than a building, that:
(a) is owned by your customers, and
(b) is in your temporary possession or temporary legal control in the course of your business activities.
Customers’ goods do not include contents.

Destroyed

So physically damaged by an insured loss that the property, by reason only of that loss, cannot be repaired
or the cost of repair is uneconomic.

Electronic data

Facts, concepts and information converted to a form useable for communications, display, distribution,
interpretation or processing by electronic or electromechanical data processing or electronically controlled
equipment.

EQC act
Earthquake Commission Act 1993 and any Act in substitution of that Act.




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EQC entitlement
An amount payable to you or for your benefit by the Earthquake Commission as a result of loss to the
insured property; and any amount that would have been payable but for:
1. the application of an excess under the EQC Act,
2. a failure by you to correctly notify a claim to the Earthquake Commission within the time required under
    the EQC Act,
3. a decision by the Earthquake Commission to decline a claim or limit its liability for that loss in whole or
    in part and for any reason whatsoever,
any act or omission on your part, the part of your agent, or the part of the Earthquake Commission.

Event
Any one event or series of events arising from one source or original cause.

Fusion
The process of fusing or melting together of windings or wiring following damage to the insulating material
as a result of overheating.

Hidden gradual damage
Hidden rot, hidden mildew or hidden gradual deterioration, caused by water leaking from any internal:
1. tank that is plumbed into the water reticulation system of the building and is permanently used to store
    water, or
2. water pipe, or
3. waste disposal pipe,
installed at the building.

Immediately preceded by
The event occurring in sequence immediately prior to the loss.
If there is a chain of events, this will be the last event occurring immediately prior to the loss.

Insured property
Tangible property shown in the schedule within the following categories:
(a) buildings, and
(b) contents, and
(c) stock, and
(d) any other tangible property listed.
For the avoidance of doubt, electronic data and software is deemed to be tangible property.

Landlord’s obligations
You or the person who manages the insured property on your behalf must:
(a) exercise reasonable care in the selection of tenant(s) by obtaining at least satisfactory verbal or written
    references, and
(b) complete an external and internal inspection of the property at a minimum of three-monthly intervals
    and upon the change of every tenant(s), and
(c) keep a written record of the outcome of each inspection and provide a copy to us if a copy is requested.

Landscaping
Permanently sited live plants, trees, shrubs, hedges or grass including rock work, paving and ornamentation
used to adorn or improve the grounds at the situation, except if any of these items are stock of your

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business.

Loss

Physical loss or physical damage occurring during the period of insurance.

Machine

Any equipment or device or contrivance that:
(a) converts and directs motion or energy, and/or
(b) performs any electronic process,
including any protective component connected with that device or contrivance.

Machinery breakdown

1. any mechanical, hydraulic, electrical or electronic:
   (a) breakdown or failure, or
   (b) cessation of function, or
   (c) malfunction, or
   (d) derangement, or
2. fusion of any nature.

Money

Any of the following, where they are associated solely with your business operations:
(a) current coin, bank and currency notes,
(b) cheques and travellers' cheques,
(c) bank drafts and money orders,
(d) phone cards,
(e) unused postage and revenue stamps,
(f) credit card vouchers, redeemable vouchers and tokens,
(g) franking machine credits,
(h) other tangible negotiable instruments. For example, promissory notes or bills of exchange.

Natural disaster damage

Sudden and accidental loss that results directly or indirectly from earthquake, subterranean fire, volcanic
activity, tsunami, geothermal activity, hydrothermal activity, or fire caused by any of these.

Office equipment

Any of the following office equipment: desktop or laptop computers, fax machines, computer and video
monitors, printers, document scanners, refrigerators and dishwashers.

Pre 1935 building risks

Where:
(a) the building is, or
(b) the contents and/or stock are located in any building, or part of a building,
originally constructed prior to 1935.

Period of insurance

The period shown in the schedule, that specifies the start and end dates of this insurance contract.

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Portable electronic equipment

Cell phones, video data projectors, digital cameras, other audio visual equipment, portable computing
devices and portable data storage devices.

Pre-breakdown value

The new installed replacement value of the machine.

Pressure vessel

The parts of any insured property or vessel that during ordinary use are subjected to either generated
fluid pressure or vacuum, including:
(a) all integral parts, and
(b) controls, and
(c) systems (other than systems forming part of a building or structure).

Production process

Any process of producing, making, treating or servicing goods.

Refrigerated stock

Perishable goods and/or their containers/packaging that are kept in a refrigerated storage chamber at the
situation.

Region

The areas of land in each of the named Regions and Districts as defined in the Local Government New
Zealand (LGNZ) Regional and Districts boundaries map.

Regulations

Building regulations or other regulations that are:
(a) made under, or
(b) framed pursuant to,
any Act of Parliament or any local authority regulation or by-law.

Residential unit

Each self-contained part of the building designated for separate residential occupancy.

Schedule

The latest version of the schedule we issued to you for this policy.

Site

Any parcel of land that you own or occupy.


Site improvements

Site improvements are:
(a) footpaths, driveways, car parks, site roads, and yards, of permanent construction,

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(b) permanently sited water storage tank, septic tank or heating oil tank,
(c) retaining walls,
(d) gates, fences.


Site sum insured

The total sum insured for all insured property located at each common site under this policy and any
other material damage policy held with us.


Situation

The location or locations referred to in the schedule.


Software

Programs, procedures and routines associated with the operation of electronic or electromagnetic data
processing or electronically controlled equipment including any operating system.


Stock

Any of the following:
1. Stock and materials in trade provided that are:
   (a) owned by you (including joint ownership with others), or
   (b) in your temporary possession in the course of your business activities.
2. Customers’ goods.


Storage container

Any fully enclosed:
(a) shipping container or similar, or
(b) portable shed or similar structure, or
(c) non-portable container, such as a metal or wooden container that has been built into or secured to a
    vehicle.


Sustainable products

Sustainable products are:
(a) products that increase the efficiency of the building relating to the use of energy and/or water,
(b) rebuilding materials that reduce environmental impacts.
Sustainable products do not include the following:
(a) fire protection devices or systems,
(b) security devices or systems,
(c) natural hazard protection.
Examples of sustainable products include the following:
• double glazing,
• solar water heating systems,
• environmentally friendly timber,
• environmentally friendly paints and/or carpets,
• rainwater collection tanks and/or water efficient interior plumbing,
• natural lighting and/or ventilation,
• ‘Best Practice’ insulation (as recommended by Standards New Zealand),
• Energy Star-rated electrical equipment and/or interior lighting systems,


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•   Energy Star-qualified roof materials,
•   facilities to encourage the use of alternative transport (e.g. bicycle storage),
•   wind turbines.


Temporarily removed

Contents that:
(a) you have removed from their original location for a particular purpose, and
(b) you intend to return it to their original location, once that purpose has been served.


Tenant

The party renting the building(s) from you.


Undamaged

Not directly or physically damaged by an event that would be covered by this policy.


We

NZI, a business division of IAG New Zealand Limited. We may also use the words ‘us’, ‘our’ or ‘company’ to
describe NZI.


Work of art

An object of artistic or cultural value including but not limited to pictures, paintings, prints, sculptures or
ornaments, hand woven carpets, rugs or mat


You

The person(s) or entity named in the schedule as ‘Insured’ and any subsidiary company, more than half the
nominal value of whose equity share capital is owned by the named Insured either directly or through other
subsidiaries; and any entity over which an Insured exercises management control. We may also use the
word ‘insured’ to describe you.




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Sanctions Exclusion
Policy Endorsement



This policy is amended as follows:
This Sanctions exclusion applies despite anything to the contrary in the policy or any endorsement.

This policy is deemed not to provide any cover, and no payment will be made or benefit provided, to the extent that the
provision of such cover, payment, or benefit may breach or risk exposure to any:

1. sanction, prohibition or restriction under United Nations resolutions; or
2. trade or economic sanction, law or regulation of New Zealand, Australia, the United Kingdom, the United States of
   America or the European Union.
Any equivalent clause applying to the policy is superseded by the Sanctions exclusion above. An equivalent clause
may exclude, restrict, or deny cover, payments, services and/or benefits due to any sanction, prohibition, penalty, or
restriction of any United Nations resolution, or the trade or economic sanctions, laws, or regulations of any country,
and/or the European Union.




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Communicable Disease Exclusion –
Material Damage and Business Interruption
Policy Endorsement


Your Material Damage/Business Assets and Business Interruption Policy is amended as follows:

Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this policy or any other endorsement thereto:

This policy does not cover any loss, damage, liability, claim, cost or expense directly or indirectly caused by, contributed to by, resulting from, arising
out of or in connection with any:
1. Communicable Disease;
2. notifiable organism or disease under the Biosecurity Act 1993;
3. fear or threat (actual or perceived) or action taken to control or prevent or suppress any of the diseases, conditions or circumstances described
   in this exclusion.
Subject to the other terms, conditions and exclusions of this policy, this exclusion will not apply to physical damage to property insured or any Time
Element Loss directly resulting therefrom where such physical damage is directly caused by or arising from any of the following perils:
fire, lightning, explosion, aircraft or vehicle impact, falling objects, windstorm, rainstorm, hail, tornado, cyclone, typhoon, hurricane, landslip,
earthquake, seismic and/or volcanic activity, tsunami, flood, freeze, weight of snow or ice, avalanche, meteor/asteroid impact, riot, riot attending
a strike, civil commotion, vandalism, malicious mischief.

Definitions
Communicable Disease means any disease which can be transmitted by means of any substance or agent from any organism to another organism
where:
(a) the substance or agent includes, but is not limited to, a virus, bacterium, parasite or other organism or any variation thereof, whether deemed
    living or not, and
(b) the method of transmission, whether direct or indirect, includes, but is not limited to, airborne transmission, bodily fluid transmission,
    transmission from or to any surface or object, solid, liquid or gas or between organisms, and
(c) the disease, substance or agent can cause or threaten damage to human health or human welfare or can cause or threaten damage to,
    deterioration of, loss of value of, marketability of or loss of use of property.

Time Element Loss means business interruption, contingent business interruption or other consequential losses covered by the policy.




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Cyber Exclusion – Material
Damage and Business Interruption
Policy Endorsement


Your Material Damage/Business Assets and Business Interruption Policy is amended as follows:
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this policy or any other endorsement thereto:

This policy does not cover any loss, damage, liability, claim, cost or expense directly or indirectly caused by, contributed to by, resulting from, arising
out of, or in connection with any:
1. Cyber Act or Cyber Incident, including any action taken in controlling, preventing, suppressing or remediating any Cyber Act or Cyber Incident; or
2. loss of use, reduction in functionality, repair, replacement, restoration or reproduction of any Data, including any amount relating to the value of
   such Data.
Subject to the other terms, conditions and exclusions of this policy, exclusion (1.) shall not apply to physical loss or physical damage to insured
property or any Time Element Loss directly resulting therefrom where such physical loss or damage is directly caused by any of the following:
(a) theft or forcible entry;
(b) storm, windstorm, hail, tornado, cyclone, hurricane;
(c) fire, lightning or explosion;
(d) earthquake, volcano activity or tsunami;
(e) flood, freeze or weight of snow;
(f)   aircraft impact or vehicle impact or falling objects;
(g) water damage;
(h) loss of or damage to refrigerated goods due to a change in temperature.
Provided that there is no cover where such loss, damage or Time Element Loss is directly or indirectly caused by, contributed to by, resulting from
or arising out of or in connection with a Cyber Act.

Definitions
Cyber Act means an unauthorised, malicious or criminal act or series of related unauthorised, malicious or criminal acts, or the threat or hoax thereof
involving access to, processing of, use of or operation of any Computer System.

Cyber Incident means:
(a) any error or omission or series of related errors or omissions involving access to, processing of, use of or operation of any Computer System; or
(b) any partial or total unavailability or failure or series of related partial or total unavailability or failures to access, process, use or operate any
    Computer System.

Computer System means any computer, hardware, software, communications system, electronic device (including, but not limited to, smart phone,
laptop, tablet, wearable device), server, cloud or microcontroller and including any similar system or configuration of the aforementioned and
including any associated input, output, data storage device, networking equipment or back up facility.

Data means information, facts, concepts, code or any other information of any kind that is recorded or transmitted in a form to be used, accessed,
processed, transmitted or stored by a Computer System.

Time Element Loss means business interruption, contingent business interruption or other consequential losses covered by the policy.




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Defective Repair and Replacement
Work Exclusion
Policy Endorsement


Your policy is amended by the addition of the following exclusion:

This exclusion applies despite anything to the contrary in the policy or in any endorsement.

Defective Repair and Replacement Work
This policy does not insure the costs of putting right defective workmanship or design in any repair or replacement
work covered by the policy.

This exclusion applies to the property or part immediately affected as well as any property or parts that need to be
demolished, replaced or reinstalled or otherwise made good in order to rectify the defective work or design.

This exclusion does not apply to any resultant sudden and accidental physical loss or damage to separate insured
property arising from the above.




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