Groundworks & Structure
Below ground and in the frame is where a mistake can be expensive and slow to put right. A pile that vibrates a neighbouring wall, a drain run through an unmarked cable, a core drilled through post-tensioned reinforcement or a scaffold that fails in wind can each produce a claim worth many times the value of the contract.
Insurers tend to look closely at these trades. They will usually ask about depth of work, methods, proximity to other buildings and how underground services are located, and some apply conditions such as permit to dig or hot works requirements that need to be followed on every job for the cover to respond.
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Demolition Contractors
Insurance for demolition contractors: structural collapse, adjacent property, asbestos and hazardous materials, high reach plant and soft strip work.
Read moreGroundworkers & Excavation Contractors
Insurance for groundworkers and excavation contractors: underground services, trench collapse, deep dig, ground movement, drainage and plant cover.
Read morePiling & Foundation Contractors
Insurance for piling and foundation contractors: bored, CFA and mini piling, underpinning, vibration and settlement damage to neighbours, rig stability and pile design.
Read moreDrainage & Sewer Contractors
Insurance for drainage and sewer contractors: sewer connections, Section 104 adoptions, relining, jetting, confined spaces, flooding, pollution and CCTV survey reports.
Read moreConcrete Cutting & Diamond Drilling Contractors
Insurance for concrete cutting and diamond drilling contractors: post tensioned slabs, embedded services, structural openings, slurry water damage and silica dust.
Read moreBricklayers & Masonry Contractors
Insurance for bricklayers and masonry contractors: working at height, newly built walls, silica dust, labour only status and tools cover.
Read moreStructural Steel & Steel Erection Contractors
Insurance for structural steel fabricators and erectors: lifting operations, temporary stability, connection design, hot works and fabrication exposure.
Read moreScaffolding Contractors
Insurance for scaffolding contractors: collapse, design liability, third party interference, dropped objects, inspection records and hired out scaffold.
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