As well as insurance professionals engaged in the day-to-day business of construction insurance, underwriting, claims negotiation and risk management this new publication should also be of interest to lawyers, construction professionals and contractors.

Includes chapters on:

• Introduction, application of basic insurance principles, and the relationship with other insurance products
• How liability arises, the Bolam test, reasonable skill and care, fitness for purpose, duties of designers, influence of standard building agreements
• Nature of the policy wording, retroactive dates, policy extensions, exclusions and conditions, policy schedule
• Cover for construction professionals, architects, engineers, surveyors and project managers, underwriting criteria
• Design and Build Insurance
• Right of third parties, collateral warranties, economic loss and the complex structures theory
• Claims
• Risk Management for Professionals

ISBN: ISBN 13: 978-1-85609-588-4 (9781856095884), ISBN 10: 1-85609-588-6 (1856095886)
Published Date: May 2013
Binding Format: Paperback