Duty of Disclosure

Before You enter into a contract of Insurance with Us, the Insurance Contracts Act 1984 requires You to disclose to Us every matter You know, or could be reasonably expected to know, (including but not limited to matters relating to the health of Your Pet) that is relevant to Our decision to insure Your Pet, and if so, on what terms Your application for insurance is acceptable and to calculate how much premium is required for Your insurance. You have the same duty to disclose any relevant matters to Us before You renew, extend, vary or reinstate the Policy. The duty applies until the Policy is entered into or where relevant, renewed, extended, varied or reinstated (Relevant Time). If anything changes between the time You provide answers or make disclosure and the Relevant Time, You need to tell Us.

You do not need to tell Us about any matter that:

• diminishes Our risk;
• We already know or should know as an insurer;
• is of common knowledge;
• We tell You We do not need to know.

Who does the duty apply to?

The Duty of Disclosure applies to You and everyone that is an insured under the Policy. If You provide information for another insured, it is as if they provided it to Us.

What happens if the Duty of Disclosure is not complied with?

If the Duty of Disclosure is not complied with We may cancel the Policy and/or reduce the amount We pay if You make a claim. If fraud is involved, We may treat the Policy as if it never existed, and pay nothing.