Stories and Features about Construction Insurance

This week we successfully put together an insurance policy for a Scaffolding Company whereby their existing insurance with their current broker was scattered over several policies. Continue reading “Scaffolder Insurance Solutions”

We had a great example this week of a steel erectors insurance policy being pretty much a very expensive bit of paper, which would have turned out even more expensive if a claim had been made. Continue reading “Assisting with Steel Erectors Insurance”

With Brexit on the horizon and with its conclusion still extremely unclear, more and more people are looking to take on renovation or construction projects rather than sell their houses. This week, a client came to us completely unsure of what policies they would need for their upcoming project. Continue reading “Guiding our clients through Construction Insurance options”

When it comes to your building project, you may need to consider taking out JCT insurance. This is in addition to ensuring that the contractor has public liability and contractor’s all risks insurance and that any professionals you appoint (such as an architect or surveyor) have professional indemnity insurance. Continue reading “What is JCT Insurance and Why Do I Need it”

It’s been a busy few months for Construction Insure’s campaigning MD Mark Herbert with widespread media attention for his efforts to improve practices within the construction and building insurance sector. Continue reading “What The Press Say”

Latent defects insurance ensures that you are covered for any faults or defects that are uncovered after completion of your project, these issues may not be visible for many years and a latent defects claim can prove to be very expensive. Continue reading “What is latent defects insurance and why do I need it?”

Insurance for high risk trades can often be an expensive business for obvious reasons. However using a specialist broker who understands these specific needs and knows which insurers are best suited to your requirements can help you to get the best deals.

Here are some of the most common high risk trades and how a specialist broker can help with insurance for each. Continue reading “Insurance for types of high risk trades”

This week at Construction Insure we have placed cover for a North London Building Contractor called Refurb It All Ltd, which is run by Sanjay and Zena Nairi. The business which is going from strength to strength, specialising in refurb, new build, lofts and extensions, came to us to make sure they were covered adequately and to see if we could offer a more competitive rate. Continue reading “Contractors Combined Insurance – Refurb IT All Ltd”

Due to us having a wealth of knowledge in the construction industry, we use a panel of 10 insurers which we have selected, who are all approved by everymajor lender (stated in the Council of Mortgage Lenders Handbook) and provide building warranty insurance. Continue reading “Why use Construction Insure for Building Warranty Insurance”

An example of requests we receive from Architects re arranging insurance for developments:
At Construction Insure we work alongside many Architects and below are a few examples of some of the requests they ask us to deal with to help them place property developer’s insurance for their clients. Continue reading “Property Development Insurance for an Architect’s Project”