by Ben Rickard | Oct 26, 2019 | Insurance
When explaining the liability that builders have for mistakes made by their subbies or consultants we often hear the response “but their insurance should cover that though?” It is wishful thinking in the extreme to assume that someone else’s insurance is going to...
by Ben Rickard | Oct 20, 2019 | Insurance
There are a few key triggers that must be met before your liability insurance claim can even be considered. One of them is that a third party (eg. your client) must have suffered a loss. For public liability this is typically due to physical damage you’ve done, that...
by Ben Rickard | Oct 10, 2019 | Insurance
There are a few key triggers that must be met before your public liability insurance claim can even be considered. One of them is that the event which triggers the claim is within the policy period. This can be the source of misunderstanding because there are often a...
by Ben Rickard | Sep 26, 2019 | Insurance
Liability Insurance Claims for Plumbers, Gasfitters & Drainlayers With thousands of construction clients Builtin has seen more than our fair share of claims from plumbers, gasfitters & drainlayers. Here are a few examples to help explain why liability...
by Ben Rickard | Aug 2, 2019 | Insurance
With thousands of construction clients Builtin has seen more than our fair share of claims from tilers & waterproofers. Here are a few examples to help explain why liability insurance is so important for them. Public/General Liability What it does: covers your...
by Ben Rickard | Jul 23, 2019 | Insurance
This is probably the most common question we get at Builtin. It’s crucially important to tradies that they understand the answer, as, depending on who your policy is with, there are things public liability doesn’t cover that you need to be aware of. As an aside: Twice...
