Well, it should do. Regardless of who arranges it generally sub-contractors can and usually are included under the policy. That means it doesn’t matter if it’s the builder, the owner or a subbie who damages the works, the contract works policy will cover it. Who pays...

This is an exclusion in most construction and liability policies these days. It stemmed from the leaky homes crisis and effectively excludes any claim where water has penetrated a building through its external envelope.  This sucks for trades who are working on this...