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Fine Arts Insurance - Private collectors, dealers and gallery owners

The basis of valuation would depend on the type of cover being sought as per :
  • Insured own property– value agreed.
  • Sold item not delivered- selling price - fee commission.
  • Purchased item- cost price + fee/commission.
  • Property in Care Custody and Control-market value/liability, whichever is less.
  • Usually, the following % are used as Valuation for Dealers & Gallery owners.
    • Cost price + 20% or
    • Selling Price - 30%.

Fixation of SI would be at least the actual value of the property as agreed mutually above for private collectors and the highest value of the stock at any given point of time for Dealers and Gallery owners.

Exclusions

  • Natural aging.
  • Gradual deterioration.
  • Inherent defect.
  • Rust/oxidation, moth, vermin, warping, shrinking.
  • Loss during repairing, reframing, restoring, retouching.
  • Aridity, humidity, exposure to light, heat unless caused by fire, storm/frost.
  • Loss by collusion of the partner, director.
  • Inventory loss.
  • At fairs unless notified.
  • War and warlike activity.
  • Terrorism unless opted as an extension.

FAQs

Which are the excluded business categories?

  • Antecedents of the proposer/Art Dealers.

  • The moral hazard of the client.

  • Art Warehousing activities.

  • The trade-in fakes.



What are the required documents?

 Proposal form.

Profile of the proposer.

List of Property to be covered (for Private collectors policy only).

Capacity Details

It shall not be permissible to issue any Fine Arts Policy with unlimited liability. This is a totally FAC based policy and we can only quote once we have approval for terms from our reinsurance partners – Hiscox. The policy is issued on claims made basis on Duty to Defend basis.

Which are the excluded business categories?

  • Antecedents of the proposer/Art Dealers.

  • The moral hazard of the client.

  • Art Warehousing activities.

  • The trade-in fakes.



Which are the excluded business categories?

  • Antecedents of the proposer/Art Dealers.

  • The moral hazard of the client.

  • Art Warehousing activities.

  • The trade-in fakes.



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