Construction Insurance

Construction insurance protects your business, buildings and equipment.

What is construction insurance?

Construction projects involve multiple stakeholders and are often undertaken on challenging sites.

Contract works insurance can cover the works building under construction, as well as the pre-existing buildings whether it’s a domestic or commercial project. It can also cover the raw materials, tools and equipment used in construction, as well as public liability risk.

A range of policies are available through construction insurance companies which can protect your business, tools, materials and equipment.

How your business can be protected with construction insurance

The exact cover you can receive depends on the policies that you take out. But to give you an idea, here are some of the ways that construction insurance can provide protection:

Building defects, damage or vandalism
Damage caused to property caused by defects, theft and malicious damage or vandalism or smashed glass
Extreme weather events
Policies can provide cover for natural disasters like fire, earthquake, storm, floods, wind and water damage
Professional indemnity and public liability
Cover for damages and costs relating to breaches of professional duty, as well as third-party personal injury and property damage
Materials and equipment
Cover your materials and equipment against damage or theft
Cybercrime
Cover in the event of data breaches caused by insecure connections on mobile worksites or file-sharing outside of the business

Does my business need building construction insurance?

Whether you’re an owner-builder, a contractor or a large construction company, construction insurance companies offer a range of policies to safeguard your business, buildings and equipment.

Our construction insurance brokers can recommend policies to provide cover for:

  • Property damage incurred due to vandalism or materials
  • Extreme weather events such as fire, floods and storm
  • Construction equipment damage or breakdown
  • Material loss or damage
  • Equipment theft or damage
  • Labour shortages
  • Cyber events such as ransomware and data breaches

Examples of when construction insurance is essential

Contract works insurance is recommended for small, medium and large commercial, industrial and domestic builders, sub-contractors, and owner-builders.

Most owner builders take out contract works insurance for a specific contract, while professional builders generally choose an annual policy that covers multiple contracts.

Case study

Rick has a small construction business, which employs subcontractors from time to time. As his usual plumber was unavailable for a job renovating a home,

Rick employed a plumber recommended from a friend in the building business. Unfortunately, the plumber did a careless job and a pipe burst overnight, flooding the building and causing extensive damage to the half-completed renovations.

Rick successfully claimed on his contract works, which covered the cost of the labour and materials to rectify the damage.

Tips or other things to know about construction insurance

There are some exclusions to what construction insurance can cover. There is often a deductible or excess. Our construction insurance brokers will explain how the policy works, outline any exclusions, excesses, and limits of liability, depending on your insurer and the requirements of your business.

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What does construction insurance cover?

Building construction insurance can provide cover against:

  • Property damage incurred due to vandalism or materials
  • Extreme weather events such as fire, floods and storm
  • Construction equipment damage or breakdown
  • Material loss or damage
  • Equipment theft or damage
  • Labour shortages
  • Cyber events such as ransomware and data breaches

Your construction insurance brokers will access your needs and can recommend the right policies for your business.

What does contractors’ public liability insurance cover?

This type of insurance, also known as ‘tradies insurance’, can cover against damage to third party property or injury.

Our insurance brokers will access your needs and can recommend the right insurance policy for your business.

What building construction insurance do I need?

If you’re looking for construction insurance NSW, our brokers can provide a range of policy options to safeguard your business, buildings, plant and equipment.

Our policy recommendations are tailored to your business and may include contract works, professional indemnity, public liability, cyber insurance and more, depending on your requirements.

How much does construction insurance cost?

Finding the insurance for your business can be time-consuming. Our construction insurance brokers have extensive knowledge of the market, which means we can find you the right policy with the right cover at the best possible premium tailored to your business needs.

What is the difference between builders’ risk insurance and course of construction insurance?

There is no difference. Both types of construction insurance can cover the physical loss or damage to any property over the course of a construction project.

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