TERMS OF USE ("TOU")
These Terms and Conditions shall apply to and govern the relationship between you and HoldCover Marketing Technology Limited (“HMT”), whose business address in Hong Kong is Room H, 20/F, Kings Wing Plaza 1, Shek Mun, Shatin, New Territories.
This agreement covers the scope of our relationship for your access and use of our services, including APIs, email notifications, applications, buttons and widgets (the “Services”), and any information, text, graphics, photos or other materials uploaded, downloaded or appearing on the Services (collectively referred to as the “Content”).
Starting from 15 July 2024, HMT operates as an independent servicing platform and technical support service provider for the insurers and/or insurance broker companies and/or insurance agencies companies (“Insurance Partners / Liaising Licensed Insurance Agents”) who you appoint to act on your behalf to negotiate contracts of insurance in line with their regulatory approval and all applicable laws. These Terms and Conditions take effect either: 1) Upon you use and access to this website www.holdcover.com; 2) You provide consent to us via email or other electronic mechanism; 3) Upon payment of premium.
To avoid any doubt and without prejudice to the principles of the aforementioned provisions (if applicable), these terms and conditions shall apply to the relationship between our company and you. By seeking advice, requesting any form of service, or instructing us to act on your behalf, you acknowledge and accept our company’s Insurance Partners / Liaising Licensed Insurance Agents and authorize our company to assist in collecting the required information through our online platform. The collected information will then be submitted to and fully entrusted to our Insurance Partners / Liaising Licensed Insurance Agents for handling the relevant insurance transactions. These terms and conditions are contractually binding on both parties.
As our commitment to you, we will
• Act honestly and fairly at all times
• Give you clear documents and information
• Not mislead you in anyway
Selected Insurance Partners / Liaising Licensed Insurance Agents
The following companies are currently the HMT’s Insurance Partners / Liaising Licensed Insurance Agents and the corresponding Appointing Principals
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ALGO Financial Consultant Limited (Licence No.GA1064)
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AIG Insurance Hong Kong Limited
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Allied World Assurance Company, Ltd
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Assicurazioni Generali Società per Azioni
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QBE Hongkong & Shanghai Insurance Limited
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R&B Insurance Agency Company Limited (Licence No. FA2570)
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Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE Hong Kong Branch
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Bank of China Group Insurance Company Limited
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Dah Sing Insurance Company Limited
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E&A Insurance Agency Company (Licence No. FA3390)
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Asia Insurance Company, Limited
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China Taiping Insurance (HK) Company Limited
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Starr International Insurance (Asia) Limited
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Business Transformation and the Existing Policy Servicing
Due to business transformation, Holdcover Insurance Brokers Limited has revoked its insurance broker license and suspended all regulated activities as an insurance broker on July 14, 2024. The HoldCover platform also began to cooperate with the selected Insurance Partners the next day and operates independently as an online servicing platform and technical support provider.
The coverage period and scope of the policy you purchased on the HoldCover platform on or before July 14, 2024 will not be affected by the company's business transformation. Regarding the after-sales service of the policy, you can directly contact the relevant insurance company for follow-up. You can also accept the updates to the Terms of Use on this website and authorize HoldCover's designated Insurance Partner / Liaising Licensed Insurance Agent to provide policy services for your policy that is still in-force based on the appointed principal, including but not limited to policy enquiries, endorsements, claims and renewal matters.
Confirmation of Insurance
Submission of your information does not constitute an acceptance of your request or confirmation of an offer to our Insurance Partners. Our Insurance Partners / Liaising Licensed Insurance Agents will communicate with you when you offer to purchase a product enters our records, and whether your request is accepted or rejected. Notification of confirmation of any insurance policy may be issued electronically or on paper.
The information on products and services offered by the Insurance Partners / Liaising Licensed Insurance Agents on this website are not comprehensive descriptions of the final terms and conditions or precise cover provided by those products and services. The relevant terms and conditions for each individual product you wish to purchase will be provided either physically or electronically. The particular terms and conditions of any product on offer shall prevail over contradictions with the 'Terms and Use' agreement of this website in regards to the policies and insurance of that product.
Before cover can be processed or confirmed, it is necessary for you to fully and faithfully inform us of everything you know, or could reasonably be expected to know that will be relevant while requesting an insurance policy.
Purchase and Payment
When you searching for insurance plans on this website, our Insurance Partners / Liaising Licensed Insurance Agents will provide to you electronically at no financial cost via this website. Our Insurance Partners / Liaising Licensed Insurance Agents reserve the rights to impose a service fee for related policy administration including but not limited to a minimum HK$500 service charge plus relevant levies and surcharge for subsequent policy administration service (common situations (i) request for policy cancellation after issuing policy but before the policy effective date, (ii) request for re-issuing policy due to wrong application information, (iii) request for change of policy effective day or the insurance period after issuing the policy). If you choose to accept the quote and the relevant terms and conditions, and complete every required field in regards to your details, you are permitted to request your desired product. Based on the information provided by you, your request will then be accepted or rejected. Should the application be accepted and successful, a binding insurance agreement will be created for you by our Insurance Partners / Liaising Licensed Insurance Agents via the website.
Your transaction will only be confirmed upon successful payment to our company’s Insurance Partners / Liaising Licensed Insurance Agents at the time of application submission. This website accepts online payments via credit card (VISA, MasterCard, UnionPay) or Faster Payment System (FPS). If you choose to pay by credit card, you must provide the following details: card type, card number, expiration date, and the full name on the card.
You are solely responsible for ensuring that all information and details provided for payment through this website are accurate and that sufficient funds are available to cover the cost of the purchased product or service. A binding insurance policy will only be issued upon successful payment receipt.
Online Transactions
This website allows you to make online purchases. No online transaction is final until you are sent an electronic confirmation of your process. A communication of your acceptance of an offer and your confirmation of payment is required to finalise the process before you are notified of the confirmation by the Insurance Partners / Liaising Licensed Insurance Agents via our website.
We are not responsible for loss of communication as a result of mechanical, software, computer, telecommunications or electronic failures. Should your confirmation of payment not reach you as a result of these failures, HMT and/or our Insurance Partners / Liaising Licensed Insurance Agents are not liable to you in any way for loss or damage caused. It is your responsibility to make all arrangements necessary for you to have access to our Services and to inform us if you cancel or change your email address and to ensure it remains capable of receiving new emails and notifications. HMT and/or our Insurance Partners / Liaising Licensed Insurance Agents will not be liable if the email address you have provided is inactive or is part of an expired account.
HMT and/or Insurance Partners anr/or Liaising Licensed Insurance Agents may retain the credit card details you provide only for as long as it is necessary to facilitate transactions (Including but not limited to annual policy Auto-Renewal arrangement). We hold the right to refuse to process transactions at any time and for any reason to the extent permitted by law, and will not be held liable for damage or loss caused as a result.
Termination
In the event of our services being terminated by you prior to expiry or renewal, our Insurance Partners / Liaising Licensed Insurance Agents will be entitled to retain any and all fees or commission in relation to the policies negotiated and arranged by us.
Return of Premiums
In the vast majority of cases General Insurance policies are annual contracts and without cooling off period. Once you have entered into such a contract you are committed to it, this means that if you cancel at any time (other than in the cooling off period, where applicable) you have no legal right to a return of premium except as maybe mentioned in the policy document. Some insurers give proportionate refunds and our Insurance Partners / Liaising Licensed Insurance Agents will continue to work on your behalf to apply for a refund if it is possible.
Disclosure of Service Referral
As you may be referred by our MGM member (the “referrer”) to our website for service arrangement, according to Insurance Authority Code of Conduct, our Insurance Partners / Liaising Licensed Insurance Agents are obliged to inform our client:
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the licensed intermediaries will be responsible for arranging the insurance policy and, for this purpose, the client should only deal directly with the licensed intermediaries (i.e. the client should not deal with the referrer for arranging the insurance policy);
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the referrer does not represent the licensed intermediaries and should have no involvement in the arrangement of the insurance policy;
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the licensed intermediaries disclaims all liability for any advice in relation to the insurance policy given to the client by the referrer; and
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premium for the insurance policy should be paid directly either to the licensed intermediaries or the insurer concerned.
Remuneration & Advertising Fees
HoldCover Marketing Technology Limited (HMT) is remunerated for its services by the receipt of advertising fee and/or technical support service fee paid by insurers and/or insurance brokers and/or insurance agencies. Our partnering insurance brokers and/or insurance agencies is remunerated for its services by the receipt of commission and/or advertising fee paid by insurers. Your agreement to proceed with any transaction shall constitute your consent to the receipt of remuneration arrangement by HMT.
Claims Procedure
In the event of a claim, you should initially contact our Insurance Partners / Liaising Licensed Insurance Agents or your insurer directly as soon as possible (normally within 14 days after the accident, please refer to each policy wordings). The claims process and appropriate literature will be made available to you for onward processing. Please note that any incomplete claim form, or missing supporting documentation, will delay the processing and payment of your claim.
Personal Information Collection Statement ("PICS")
From time to time it is necessary for the Company to collect your personal data, which may be used, stored, processed, transferred, disclosed or shared within our Company. We recognize our responsibilities in relation to the aforementioned under the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (Cap 486) (PDPO) and commit to sending you our PICS document separately.
These 'Terms of Use' shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of Hong Kong SAR of the People's Republic of China (Hong Kong).