Are you an expert or do you need one?

PRIVACY POLICY

LAST UPDATE OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY – June 2, 2020

BEFORE USING OUR WEBSITE, PLEASE READ THIS PRIVACY POLICY CAREFULLY.

This Privacy Policy is applicable to NICExperts (“The Company”) and sets out our policy on the gathering and use of information on this site. The Company is committed to providing safe website for visitors of all ages and has implemented this Privacy Policy to demonstrate our firm commitment to your privacy. The Company complies with Canadian Federal and Provincial privacy laws and regulations including the Personal Information and Electronic Documents Act.

There may be links from our Site to other web site; note that this Privacy Policy applies only to our Site and not to web site of other companies or organizations to which our Site may be linked. You must check on any linked site for the privacy policy that applies to that site and/or make any necessary inquiries in respect of that privacy policy with the operator of the linked site. These links to third party website are provided as a convenience and are for informational purposes only. The Company does not endorse, and is not responsible for, these linked websites.

Although you are not required to register to access our Site, you may be asked to provide us with personal information when you visit certain sections of our Site. Your use of our Site signifies your acknowledgement and consent to our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy, please do not continue to use our Site. Your continued use of the Site signifies your acceptance of these terms and any changes in effect at the time of use.

COLLECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

Personal Information is information about you that identifies you as an individual, for example, your name, address, e-mail address, or telephone number.

We may collect information that you voluntarily provide to us through responses to surveys, search functions, questionnaires, feedback, Request a Quote forms and the like. We may also ask you to provide additional information such as your e-mail address if you want to obtain additional services, information, participate in a contest or to resolve complaints or concerns.

HOW DOES COMPANY USE INFORMATION GATHERED ABOUT ONLINE VISITORS?

Before forwarding us any personal information, please be advised that any information gathered on our Site may be used in the aggregate for research and development relating to our Site and/or for future site development and, if you ask us to, to send you promotional materials. In particular, we may use information gathered about you for the following purposes: to monitor interest in our range of products and/or services and to assist us to tailor the content of our Site to your needs by collecting information about your preferences through tracking of patterns page views on our Site; to create a profile relating to you in order to show you the content that might be of interest to you and to display the content according to your preferences; and, in circumstances where you have indicated that you wish to receive additional information, to send you information about us and promotional material about our products together with details of any offers we may have available from time to time.

PROMOTIONAL AND INFORMATIONAL OFFERS

With the permission of an online visitor, information submitted at the time of registration or submission may be used for marketing and promotional purposes by the Company provided notice of this fact is made available online. If a visitor objects to such use for any reason, he/she may prevent that use, either by e-mail request or by modifying the registration information provided. The Company uses reasonable efforts to maintain visitors’ information in a secure environment. If you have submitted personal information and want to change it or opt-out, please contact us as described below.

DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION

The Company will not disclose personal information that you provide on its Site to any third parties other than to a Company agent except: i) in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Policy, or ii) to comply with legal requirements such as a law, regulation, warrant, subpoena or court order, and/or iii) if you are reporting an adverse event/side effect, in which case the Company may be required to disclose such information to bodies such as, but not limited to, Canadian and/or international regulatory authorities. Please note that any of these disclosures may involve the storage or processing of personal information outside of Canada and may therefore be subject to different privacy laws than those applicable in Canada, including laws that require the disclosure of personal information to governmental authorities under circumstances that are different than those that apply in Canada.

COOKIES

The Company, in common with many web site operators, may use standard technology called “cookies” on its Site. Cookies are small data files that are downloaded onto your computer when you visit a particular web site. You can disable cookies by turning them off in your browser; however, some areas of the Site may not function properly if you do so.

PROTECTION OF CHILDREN ONLINE

The Company considers the protection of children’s privacy, especially online, to be of the utmost importance. We do not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from children nor do we allow them to become registered users of, or to request information through, our Site or help-seeking information lines.

ADDITIONAL TERMS FOR CERTAIN WEBSITE

The following additional information applies to our Site that require registration. Generally, you are not required to provide personal information as a condition of using our Site, except as may be necessary to provide you with a product or service that you have requested. However, some of our Site are restricted to certain individuals such as health care professionals or our prescription drug patients and we may require these individuals to register upon entry by providing us with certain information.

PROTECTION OF INFORMATION:

Our Commitment to Security

We have put in place physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and help prevent unauthorized access, maintain data security, and correctly use the information we collect online. The Company applies security safeguards appropriate to the sensitivity of the information, such as retaining information in secure facilities and making personal information accessible only to authorized employees on a need-to-know basis.

Storage of Information

Personal information you share with us is stored on our database servers at Company data centers (in whatever country they may be located), or hosted by third parties who have entered into agreements with us that require them to observe our Privacy Policy.

Policy Change

If we alter our Privacy Policy, any changes will be posted on this page of our Site so that you are always informed of the information we collect about you, how we use it and the circumstances under which we may disclose it.

ACCEPTANCE OF OUR PRIVACY POLICY

By using this Site or any other The Company Site or interactive banner ads, you signify your acceptance of our Privacy Policy, and you adhere to the terms and conditions posted on the Site. By submitting your information, you agree that it will be governed by our Privacy Policy.

Custom Consulting Services & Training

With a wealth of experience at your fingertips, independent insurance specialists provide an impartial or expert opinion to move insurance and risk management projects along.

Custom Consulting Services & Training

With a wealth of experience at your fingertips, independent insurance specialists help you get over the hump, fill the gap, or help out until you find an expert of your own.

Underwriting & Claims Technical Audits

With subject-matter experts in multiple fields and disciplines, technical underwriting & claims file audits span a diverse range of portfolios.

Custom Consulting Services

Be your best with an impartial or expert opinion to move projects forward, assist with new system implementations, or discuss risk management, claims, and underwriting questions with an impartial third party.

Sales Training and Brokerage Relations

With a wealth of underwriting, claims, and intermediary experience, independent insurance specialists help mutuals achieve volume targets with sales training focused on building broker relationships.

Strategic and Operational Reviews

With decades of experience working for and consulting with stock and mutual insurers in addition to insurance agency and brokerage operations, NICExperts help prioritize and focus internal ideas to improve operating efficiencies.

Commercial Insurance – Underwriting Audit and Training

With a wealth of underwriting and claims experience, commercial insurance training is customized to commercial lines portfolio results. Audit results help focus training, wording, or operational changes to offer better risk selection and portfolio management.

Home, Auto, and Farm Insurance – Underwriting & Claims Audits

With subject-matter experts in multiple fields and disciplines, technical underwriting & claims file audits span a diverse range of personal and farm portfolios.

Part of the Team

Call us to supplement your insurance or risk management tea, discuss alternate insurance solutions, design or implement new insurance systems, or help implement insurance best practices.

Enterprise Risk Management Reviews

Quick Summary: With the ability to work with any insurer or intermediary on your behalf, NICExperts help identify, understand, and analyze risk exposures to discuss appropriate and cost-effective controls including insurance and non-insurance solutions.

Commercial Insurance Services

With no strings attached and no capability to place your insurance, NICExperts arrange remote or on-site visits to assess potential risk exposures or review contracts, policies, or wordings.

Operational & Enterprise Risk Management Reviews

With decades of experience working for and consulting with reinsurers, insurers, MGAs, and brokerages of all sizes, NICExperts bring fresh ideas to improve delegated authority and internal operating efficiencies.

Navigating Delegated Authority

Taking on delegated authority operations for the first time requires proper balancing of existing operations against new contractual requirements. A well-researched plan saves time, money, and effort in the long run.

Peer Review & Agency Audits

Design and implementation of, and training on internal or delegated authority audits independently or as partners of the agency's own team.

Insurance Audit Services

With the goal of continuous improvement, peer review or internal audit programs focus on clear & concise communications to work within existing best practices. Standard or tailored scopes of work handled remotely or on-site, are available in English or French. Licensed professionals familiar with local regulation are available on request.

Custom Consulting Services

With a wealth of experience at your fingertips, independent insurance specialists help you get over the hump, fill the gap, or help out until you find an expert of your own.

Expert Witness

Fact-based opinions are measured against relevant and appropriate professional, regulatory, and industry standards to assess technical and operational strengths and weaknesses.

Pre-Agency, Due Diligence & Run-Off Reviews

Focus is to work with onboarding teams to ensure early success before delegated authority partnerships begin or when contract changes require follow up review.

Operational Reviews

With decades of experience working for and consulting with reinsurers, insurers, MGAs, and brokerages of all sizes, NICExperts bring fresh ideas to improve delegated authority and internal operating efficiencies

Bordereaux & Reporting Reviews

Focus is on bordereaux trends, outliers, premium funds tracking, claims fund management, and satisfactory reporting requirements. Custom reviews and beta testing is available for on-line systems

Peer Review and Agency Audits

The most comprehensive reviews can include a mix of multiple functional areas including company, compliance, underwriting, claims, operations, IT, bordereaux, and accounting.

Insurance and Audit Services

With continuous improvement and relationship building as a common goal, Delegated Authority or Internal Audits focus on clear & concise communications to generate open discussions about findings and resolutions. Standard or tailored scopes of work, remote or on-site, are available in English or French

Lloyd’s Coverholder & Third-Party Administrator (TPA) Audits

Focus is to work with onboarding teams to ensure early success before delegated authority partnerships begin or when contract changes require follow up review.

Lloyd’s Operational Reviews

With decades of experience working for and consulting with Lloyd's Managing Agents, Coverholders, DCAs, and brokerages of all sizes, NICExperts bring fresh ideas to improve delegated authority efficiencies.

Lloyd’s Bordereaux & Reporting Reviews

Focus is on bordereaux trends, outliers, premium funds tracking, claims fund management, and satisfactory reporting requirements. Custom reviews and beta testing is available for on-line systems.

Lloyd’s Underwriting & Claims Technical Audits

With subject-matter experts in multiple fields and disciplines, technical underwriting & claims file audits span a diverse range of portfolios.

Lloyd’s Compliance Reviews

Compliance reviews focus on corporate ownership, company policies, and testing of regulatory, legal, tax, and licensing oversight.

Lloyd's CH & Delegated Claims Administrator (DCA) Audits

The most comprehensive reviews include multiple functional areas including company, compliance, underwriting, claims, operations, IT, bordereaux, and accounting.

Lloyd’s Delegated Authority Insurance & Audit Services

With continuous improvement and relationship building as a common goal, Delegated Authority Audits focus on clear & concise communications to generate open discussions about findings and resolutions. Standard or tailored scopes of work, remote or on-site, are available in English or French.