[AusNOG] Inergen Release and Insurance Coverage

[Joshua D'Alton]

Surely they would be able to tailor the insurance to meet your needs?

Otherwise, is it not a case of 'chasing' (read: suing) GS and having their
insurance payout?


On Tue, Apr 15, 2014 at 4:11 PM, Jacob Kino <jacob at interconnekt.com.au>wrote:

>  Hi All,
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> I followed with interest the discussion some months back about a fire
> suppression system malfunction at Global Switch causing damage to hard
> drives.
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> Someone raised the issue of insurance and liability - I didn't see a
> response, and being the paranoid person I am, decided to investigate
> further.
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> After an uncomfortable conversation with my broker about inadvertent gas
> release (heh) he chased it up with our insurer/underwriter - a major one.
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> "From my discussions with XXX Insurance it has been determined that should
> a fire trigger the gas suppression system at an insured third party data
> centre which causes damage to your contents then your policy will respond."
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> "Should there be damage sustained due to say a fault in the suppression
> system, then there will be no cover."
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> We are currently evaluating whether the policy can be endorsed/extended to
> include cover for this scenario, otherwise I think we will switch insurers
> - I just don't feel comfortable working with Murphy's Insurance any more.
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> If anyone has any insight into specialist or knowledgeable insurers, would
> be great to hear on or off-list.
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> Cheers,
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> Jacob
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