by Ben Rickard | Mar 23, 2020 | Guarantees, Insurance
How A Guarantee Can Help You Win Clients In Uncertain Times + Other Ideas To Help Your Business In the last month more than 250 builders have enquired about becoming accredited for our independent 10 Year Guarantee. This is on top of the more than 100 who applied in...
by Ben Rickard | Mar 10, 2020 | Insurance
The importance of extending your contract works insurance A recent contract works insurance claim was declined because the damage happened after the end date on the policy. The cover had already been extended twice, but with only a few bits left to do the builder had...
by Ben Rickard | Feb 19, 2020 | Insurance
According to construction insurer MECON, 45% of building failures are a result of design issues. Without professional indemnity (PI) cover builders run the serious risk of being uninsured when they are dragged into litigation over defective design. Typically, an owner...
by Ben Rickard | Nov 4, 2019 | Insurance
With the recent Sky City Convention Centre fire a hot topic (ha ha) now is a good time to highlight the expectations insurers generally have around hot work claims. What is it? Hot work is the use of welding, brazing, cutting, grinding, blow lamps, burning off or...
by Ben Rickard | Oct 31, 2019 | Insurance
In January 2021 a plumber was awarded $51,749 after being unjustifiably dismissed from his job. The employer expressed concerns about the plumber’s skill level and called a meeting to discuss this. There were differing views over what was said in that meeting. The...
