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Whether you’re building new or doing an alteration, extension or renovation, your contract will require contract works insurance be arranged to cover the work. The policy provides cover for sudden and accidental loss or damage to the works specified in the contract.

Public liability insurance is one of the most important policies that a tradesman should have. It is intended to protect you from the cost of accidentally damaging other people’s property or causing them injury (for example where ACC doesn’t cover you).

There are some common issues with contract works insurance (sometimes called builders all risk insurance by banks) that all builders should be aware of. This article outlines two more traps to watch out for.

A leading provider of liability insurance to the New Zealand building industry is urging all sub-contractors to make sure they have payment protection insurance in place in the wake of the Mainzeal collapse.

In part three, the final in our exclusions series, we explain in plain language the last of the most important exclusions for builders & tradespeople to be aware of.

Public liability insurance is one of the most important policies that a tradesman should have. In part two of our exclusions series we explain, in plain language, some of the exclusions in public liability insurance policies that are more likely to affect builders & tradespeople.