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Interpretation of an EAR Policy’s defect exclusion clause

By Donald Dinnie on March 5, 2020 Posted in Insurance

A Greek appeal court was recently called upon to interpret the exclusion under the Contractors’ Erection All Risks Policy which read: “the insurer shall not Indemnify the Insured for … The cost of replacement, repair or rectification of loss due to defective material and/or workmanship. This exclusion shall be limited to the insured items directly … Continue reading

Subcontractor required to provide own insurance held not entitled to project insurance (UK)

By Patrick Bracher (ZA) on April 5, 2018 Posted in Insurance

Where project-wide cover was taken out for a construction contract for extensions to a school but the roofing contractor was obliged to take out its own insurance, it was held that the roofing contractor who caused a fire and a loss of £8.75 million was not entitled to the benefit of the project-wide insurance. The facts … Continue reading