CONTRACTOR AL RISKS

INSURANCE

CAR

REVIEWED BY Mr. SAMIR KASEM

PREPARED & WRITTEN BY A. R. SABRA

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CONTRACTORS ALL RISKS INSURANCE (CAR)

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1. OVERVIEW
The Contractors All Risks Insurance implements for all types of civil construction Projects.
This insurance covers physical loss or damage to the Project, as well as third party liability
related to work conducted on the contract site.

All risks insurance covers physical damages to the works and site materials. The contract
usually specifies the insurance requirements, for example, which risks must be insured
against and the amount of insurance.

2. WHAT THE INSURANCE COVERED? (COVERAGE)

The coverage for physical loss or damage to property is on an "All Risks" basis.

The policy insures against damage to property in the course of construction by all
sudden, accidental, and unforeseen causes other than specified excluded perils and
forms of damage.

This cover includes Construction Works on the site as specified in the main contract with
the Employer as well as temporary works erected or constructed on-site to complete the
contract.

Additionally, the policy includes coverage for physical loss or damage to construction
plant & machinery, equipment and tools used per the insured contract provided the
contractor declare the replacement value of the equipment and tools brought to the
site.

3. WHAT ARE THE EXCLUSIONS?

There is some Exclusion under the CAR policy and are described as hereunder (not
limited to):

3.1 Loss or damage to locomotive, waterborne vessel or craft aircraft, cranes,

Mechanical Navies, Shovels, cranes, excavators, site clearing equipment, and
leveling plant vehicles with plant permanently attached as these should insured
under separate cover, but can be included under the policy if the insured provides
a list reflecting the details of such equipment and their replacement values.

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 3.2 Loss or damage due to:

 Wear and tear, rust, or deterioration due to lack of use or obsolescence

 Defective design
 Cessation of work (Interruption of Works)
 Damage to tires unless the vehicle/equipment is damage at the same
time.
 Loss of any property by disappearance or by shortages where such loss is
revealed only by the making of an inventory or a periodic stocktaking.
 Consequential Loss or damage
 Loss or damage to any part of the permanent works which has been taken
over or take into use (whichever is earlier) by the Employer or End User
unless the loss or damage :

Occurs during the Maintenance period from a cause arising before the
property was taking over or taken into us or:

Was cause by the insured in the course of fulfilling their obligations during
the maintenance period in accordance with the contract Conditions

4. WHAT IS THE SUM INSURED OF CAR POLICY?

Present practice is to use the contract price so the contract price is the basis for rating as
it represents in the ultimate the margin, transit and similar charges.

It is recognize that some of these charges are not at the Insurers risk, e.g. Engineer Fees,
cost of insurance, - but on the other hand, the contract price alone does not represent
completely the overall value at risk, even in the final stages or where much of the
materials are stored on the site. A Suggested ‘build up’ of the sum insured is as follows:

A. Value of works, materials, and labour charges (represented approximately by the

contract price)

B. Temporary works, i.e. the Engineers offices and stores, scaffolding, shuttering and
timber support ( if not already included in the price of the job);cement mixers,
tools and construction plant, such as tower cranes, the responsibility of the
contractor and brought on to the site for the purpose of the contract.

C. Debris Removal; This is an important item which is sometimes overlooked when

arranging insurance cover, It is generally accepted that the incidental removal of
debris which must take place before the rebuilding of the damage part can be
undertaken is a legitimate charge on the policy, provided this is confined to the
reasonable cost of clearance to enable the work to be put in hand without
delay. But special circumstances can arise.

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 The collapse of a building across a city thoroughfare will need the urgent removal
of debris not simply to nearby site, which is rarely available, but to a distance
dumping placed which means heavy transport charges.

A figure can also be inserted in the policy schedule for Architect fees incurred in
rebuilding, after a loss if these charges have not already been included in the sum
insured on the works and temporary works. Such fees incurred however, in the
preparation of a claim are not covered.

Some projects need to have bulk stores of materials to the contractor and considerable
values and which are not provided in the tender price, hence such value of materials
must be declared.

Generally speaking, any property other than the contract value should be declared
under the policy with relevant values to be added to the contract price in order to be
covered under the CAR policy such as , plant and Equipment,. Temporary buildings on
site, scaffolding, tower cranes, excavators, hoist cranes, and alike.

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18.1 FIDIC 2005
General Requirements
For Insurances

In this Clause, “insuring Party” means, for each type of insurance, the Party responsible for
effecting and maintaining the insurance specified in the relevant Sub-Clause.
Wherever the Contractor is the insuring Party, each insurance shall be effected with
insurers and in terms approved by the Employer. These terms shall be consistent with any
terms agreed by both Parties before the date of the Letter of Acceptance. This
agreement of terms shall take precedence over the provisions of this Clause.
Wherever the Employer is the insuring Party, each insurance shall be effected with
insurers and in terms consistent with the details annexed to the Particular Conditions. If a
policy is required to indemnify joint insured, the cover shall apply separately to each
insured as though a separate policy had been issued for each of the joint insured. If a
policy indemnifies additional joint insured, namely in addition to the insured specified in
this Clause,
(i) The Contractor shall act under the policy on behalf of these additional joint insured
except that the Employer shall act for Employer’s
Personnel,
(ii) Additional joint insured shall not be entitled to receive payments directly from the
insurer or to have any other direct dealings with the insurer, and
(iii) The insuring Party shall require all additional joint insured to comply with the conditions
Stipulated in the policy
Each policy insuring against loss or damage shall provide for payments to be made in
the currencies required to rectify the loss or damage. Payments received from insurers
shall be used for the rectification of the loss or damage.
The relevant insuring Party shall, within the respective periods stated in the Contract Data
(calculated from the Commencement Date), submit to the other Party:

(a) Evidence that the insurances described in this Clause have been effected, and
(b) Copies of the policies for the insurances described in Sub-Clause 18.2
[Insurance for Works and Contractor’s Equipment] and Sub-Clause 18.3
[Insurance against Injury to Persons and Damage to Property]

When each premium is paid, the insuring Party shall submit evidence of payment to the
other Party. Whenever evidence or policies are submitted, the insuring Party shall also
give notice to the Engineer.
Each Party shall comply with the conditions stipulated in each of the insurance policies.
The insuring Party shall keep the insurers informed of any relevant changes to the
execution of the Works and ensure that insurance is maintained in accordance with this
Clause.

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Neither Party shall make any material alteration to the terms of any insurance without the

Prior approval of the other Party; If an insurer makes (or attempts to make) any alteration,
the Party first notified by the insurer shall promptly give notice to the other Party.
If the insuring Party fails to effect and keep in force any of the insurances it is required to
effect and maintain under the Contract, or fails to provide satisfactory evidence and
copies of policies in accordance with this Sub-Clause, the other Party may (at its option
and without prejudice to any other right or remedy) effect insurance for the relevant
coverage and pay the premiums due. The insuring Party shall pay the amount of these
premiums to the other Party, and the Contract Price shall be adjusted accordingly.
Nothing in this Clause limits the obligations, liabilities or responsibilities of the Contractor or
the Employer, under the other terms of the Contract or otherwise. Any amounts not
insured or not recovered from the insurers shall be borne by the Contractor and/or the
Employer in accordance with these obligations, liabilities, or responsibilities. However, if
the insuring Party fails to effect and keep in force an insurance which is available and
which it is required to effect and maintain under the Contract, and the other Party
neither approves the omission nor effects insurance for the coverage relevant to this
default, any moneys which should have been recoverable under this insurance shall be
paid by the insuring Party.
Payments by one Party to the other Party shall be subject to Sub-Clause 2.5 [Employer’s
Claims] or Sub-Clause 20.1 [Contractor’s Claims], as applicable.
The Contractor shall be entitled to place all insurance relating to the Contract (including,
but not limited to the insurance referred to Clause 18) with insurers from any eligible
source country

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