Insurance Community University Insight on Installation Floaters and Contractor’s Equipment 1 The...

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Insight on Installation Floaters and Contractor’s Equipment

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Polling

• Throughout the class we will be conducting periodic polls

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participation but also to create discussion topics throughout the presentation

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Disclaimer

Insurance forms and endorsements vary based on insurance company; changes in edition dates; regulations; court decisions; and state

jurisdiction. This instructional materials provided by Insight is intended as a general guideline and any interpretations provided by Insight do not

modify or revise insurance policy language. The authors of these materials, Insight Insurance Consultants is a division of Insight Consulting

and Management Inc. In providing these materials, Insight assumes neither liability nor responsibility to any person or business with respect to any loss that is alleged to be caused directly or indirectly as a result of

the instructional materials provided. Copyright 2010 – 2012 All Rights Reserved

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Your Instructor Today

Al Parizo, AFIS, CISC

In our last session:On Chautauqua Trail, Boulder CO we found a good Builder’s Risk

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In Depth review

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We now go deep into issues of Installation and Equipment floaters

Channel Islands CA


Polling Question #1

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What This Class Will Cover

1. Reasons to purchase an Installation Floater

2. Covered Property/Excluded Property3. Coverage Locations/territory/valuation 4. Contractors Equipment eligible and

non-eligible property 5. Limits and Coverage Structure and

review

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Inland Marine and Contractor’s Equipment

The rest of the project beyond Builders’ Risk

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Inland Marine

• The client’s exposures should be reviewed and the insurance coverage specifications designed to meet those needs as effectively as possible

• Fit the coverage to the client – do NOT fit the client to the coverage

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NAIC Definition of Installation Risk

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Installation Floater

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Coverages for Builders

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Purpose of the Installation Floater

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Comparison Installation Floater and Builder’s Risk

Project Begins

Builders Risk Policy Begins

Project Ends

Builders Risk

Policy Ends

Installation Begins

Installation Floater Coverage Begins

Installation Ends

Installation Floater

Coverage Ends

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Why A Subcontractor Should Purchase An Installation Floater

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Why A Subcontractor Should Purchase An Installation Floater

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Commercial Property Policy

• Will not cover away from insured premises.

• Limited Transit coverage (if any).• Off site storage issues.

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Covered Property

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Excluded Or Limited Property

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Museum Quality Installation

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Museum of Fine Arts Job Site



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Covered?

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Any waterborne exposure?

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Polling Question #2

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Coverage Locations

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Coverage Territory

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Polling Question #3

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Valuation

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When Coverage Begins and Ends

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Covered Causes of Loss

• Typically Special Form perils• There are very few forms that use

named perils – this would be when the underwriter wants to exclude theft

• Equipment Breakdown coverage may be needed

• Earthquake, Flood, Wind (Tier 1) or Named Storms

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Typical Exclusions

• Pollution Clean Up– Many policies have a limitation for

extraction or removal of pollutants from land or water at the coverage location only and will be limited to $10,000 or possibly $25,000

– This is clearly inadequate for most construction sites

– Review the need for Pollution Remediation Coverage

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Exclusions

• Civil Authority• Earth Movement• Flood• Fungus• Ordinance or Law• Penalties• Sewer Backup• Contamination or

Deterioration

• Criminal, Fraudulent• Employee Dishonesty• Electrical Currents• Loss of Use• Mechanical Breakdown

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Typical Exclusions

• Testing– Frequently excluded, either by specific

language or by removing any loss caused by Mechanical Breakdown, Explosion, Arcing (Artificially Generated Electrical Current), Steam Boiler or Pressure Vessel explosion

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Typical Exclusions

• Error, omission or deficiency in design, specifications, workmanship or materials as respects the cost of making good such error, omission or deficiency– ALWAYS make sure that the policy contains an

exception to this exclusion, such as:– However, resulting physical loss or damage to the

insured property is covered

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Typical Exclusions

• Terrorism– The coverage offer needs to be addressed

for both TRIA and other acts of terrorism, such as domestic

– Domestic terrorism could be a significant risk exposure, depending on the geographic siting of the project

– Domestic environmental groups have been known to destroy property while under construction

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Waiver of Subrogation

• Contracts often require a waiver of subrogation

• Not all forms allow a waiver and can void coverage

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Polling Question #4

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Contractor’s Equipment Floater

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Tools of the trade


Coverage Purpose

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Named Insured

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Eligible Property

Everything to get the job done

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Tools & Equipment

• Hand tools• Power drills• Concrete mixers• Compressors• Pumps• Generators• Bulldozers / fork

lifts / Power shovels

• Derricks / cranes / Cherry-pickers / hoists / elevators

• Road construction and resurfacing equipment

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Covered Property

Broad Definition

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Owned

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Scheduled

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Blanket

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Combination

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Newly Acquired

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Non-Owned

• NEVER assume that coverage is automatic

• Leased• Hired• Rented• Borrowed from others• Loaned to others

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Excluded or Limited Property

Where is it covered?

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Tools or Equipment Loaned or Rented to Others

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Employee Tools

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Underground or Underwater or Airborne/Waterborne

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Vehicles Designed for Highway Use

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BAP vs. Marine

• Highway exposure vs. job site. Don’t depend on BAP Physical Damage.

• Contractor’s equipment policy covers anywhere in policy territory.

• Can go broader than collision and other than collision coverage in BAP in tailoring consequential loss and rental reimbursement.

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Limits and Coverage Structure

Non controlled form gives you flexibility

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Covered Locations

• While in transit• While at any job site• In temporary storage• At the insured’s premises• Should include language “while

anywhere in the coverage territory”– This is a safety net of coverage for the

insured

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Covered Territory

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Polling Question #5

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Coinsurance

• Most companies use coinsurance: 80%, 90%, 100%– Used to ensure that the limits of insurance

submitted are at value– Penalties will apply if the limits do not meet

or exceed the coinsurance percentage selected

• Signed statement of values• Attempt to waive coinsurance

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Valuation

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Deductible

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Covered Perils

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Commonly Excluded Perils

• Inventory shortage• Dishonesty of insured, employees• Wear and tear• Gradual deterioration / Hidden or latent

defect / inherent vice• Rust, dampness, or dryness

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• Mechanical breakdown or failure / electrical arcing

• War and nuclear• Loss to crane or derrick

– Specified perils are often covered as an exception to the exclusion

– Attempt to negotiate elimination or modification of this exclusion

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• Weight of a load exceeding lifting capacity– Attempt to negotiate elimination or

modification of this exclusion

• Upset or overturn– This is a variation on the weight of load or

loss to crane or derrick– Attempt to negotiate elimination or

modification of this exclusion

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Crane Considerations

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Outriggers add stability

Operator failure can have a bad outcome

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Outrigger Failure

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Boom goes the Crane

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Operator training and supervision

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Exceeded Lifting Capacity

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Boom goes the Boom

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Wind Damage

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Endorsements

• Boom coverage– Removes the boom limitation– The underwriter will want to know job supervision,

operator training and experience before adding the coverage, which will often still be limited, depending on the length of the extension.

• Overload coverage– Removes the exclusion wherever possible.

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Endorsements

• Rented, Leased or Borrowed From Others Equipment– Provides coverage for equipment that belongs to

others while in the care, custody or control of the insured

– Often limited to the type of owned property already insured

• Property loaned to others– Removes the exclusion when the insured’s own

property is in the care, custody or control of others

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Endorsements

• Rigger’s Liability– This endorsement provides coverage for damaging

another person’s property while in the insured’s care custody or control.

– If not available on the Equipment form, check with the Inland Marine underwriter for stand alone or cross check to the CGL and ask the underwriter to consider removing or modifying the exclusion for care, custody or control in that form.

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Low tech submission, Rigger

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Sometimes all you need is a good dog and some rope


Consequential Losses and Optional Coverages

Loss of use issues

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Loss of Income

• Covers loss of income arising out of a covered loss to covered property

• A time deductible may apply• This coverage may be critical, especially if the

insured has specialized or customized equipment

• Loss of the equipment may cost the insured a job

• This coverage is not widely available

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Extra Expenses

• Time deductible may apply• Coverage applies if a consequence of

covered loss to covered property• Additional costs to repair, restore or rent

equipment• Less widely available than Rental

Reimbursement

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Rental Reimbursement

• Limit per day with a maximum for all rental costs

• Can sometimes apply using a time deductible, such as first 24 or 48 hours

• Loss must be a consequence of a covered peril to covered property

• This coverage endorsement is often available

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Polling Question #6

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Underwriting Considerations

The more information provided with the submission, the more leeway the

underwriter will have to modify coverage

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• Type of work performed and where• Type of equipment and inherent

exposures• Assists in establishing exposures and

rates.• Total values at risk• Maximum values at job sites• Employee tools

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• Method of transporting equipment• Maintenance records and mechanic

qualifications• Security• At the job site and at insured’s yard or

storage facility• Where and how garaged when not in

use

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• Experience of personnel• Loss history• Loss control / prevention measures• Union status and labor relations• Financial condition of insured

– Insured in poor financial condition will often skip routine maintenance, training, security, etc. thereby increasing loss potential

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Good Supplemental Information

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Summary

• No standard form in the industry• MUST review the form to verify it

responds for risk exposures of the insured– Not as easy as it may seem

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The Rest Is Up To You

• A good Marine Underwriter is your best asset to tailor appropriate coverage.

• There is insurable interest during the life cycle of construction for everyone in the project.

• Help your client identify and cover theirs as an installer or contractor.

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