Property and Casualty Insurance
Business and personal assets are exposed to various perils and consequential risks. These unavoidable risks need to be mitigated by implementing a comprehensive risk management strategy and solutions. Insurance is one of risk management solutions which transfer certain risks to insurers. Following are the most common form of property and casualty insurance policies being offered by insurers in India:
Standard Fire and Special Perils Policy is the most widely used
named peril cover for all categories of Insureds to cover their
buildings and contents, including plant and machinery, electrical
installations, furniture, fixtures and fittings, as well as stocks
of all types, including goods held in trust or commission. Coverage
is on Reinstatement Value (new for old) basis except for stock which
is on Market Value basis. Stocks can be insured on Declaration
and/or Floater cover facilities
Industrial All Risk (IAR) Policy is an exclusion based comprehensive
package cover, issued on ‘all risk’ basis covering Property damages,
Machinery Break down and Business interruptions under a single
policy. It overcomes a number of major constraints of the
conventional named covers in Standard Fire and Special Perils Policy
and MBD Policy.
Mega Risk Insurance Policy is the widest form of insurance cover,
suitable for very large manufacturing risks with sum insured
exceeding Rs 2500 Crores in a single location such as
petrochemicals, power, steel, oil, gas and fertilizer plants, which
may have requirement for customised insurance covers. It covers all
buildings, permanent and temporary installations, mechanical,
electrical and electronic equipments and all other contents,
including own stock in trade, goods held in trust etc.
Commercial enterprises (particularly manufacturing units) often
experience breakdown of plant and machineries, which require their
repair or replacement. Machinery Breakdown Insurance Policy covers
losses due to such internal breakdowns to mechanical and electrical
equipment. Under this Policy, plant and machineries have to be
compulsorily insured on Reinstatement Value basis.
Business Interruption Insurance Policy meant to cover loss of Gross
Profit on account of reduction in turnover or output, following
damage to the insured property due to operation of any insured peril
under the corresponding Material Damage Policy. The Policy also pays
for additional expenditure towards Increased Cost of Working
incurred by the Insured, for utilising alternative sources and
avenues to reduce the interruption effect.
The litigious landscape, developed legal frameworks, varied vessel
and cargo interest around the world necessitated Port and terminal
operators to look for customized comprehensive insurance solutions.
Port and Terminal Insurance is an exclusion based all risk insurance
policy covering port and terminal risks in one single policy.
Increasing incidences of terrorism poses unique threats not only to
human lives but to corporates assets. Terrorism and political
violence insurance is meant to take care of such risks either as an
add-on cover in property insurance policy or a customized and cost
effective Stand Alone Terrorism & Political Violence Insurance
Policy.
Any damage to Boilers and pressure plants at manufacturing units can
cause these to explode or collapse with resultant catastrophic
proportions by damaging surrounding property of the Insured and/or
others. The Boiler & Pressure Plant Insurance Policy covers all such
risks.
Business premises (offices, shops, godowns or factories) are often
at risk of having a break-in or burglary in the premises, causing a
huge financial loss to the Insured. Burglary Policy provides
protection against such risks.
Business premises (offices, shops, godowns or factories) are often
at risk of having a break-in or burglary in the premises, causing a
huge financial loss to the Insured. Burglary Policy provides
protection against such risks.
Modern-age businesses have sizeable and cost heavy electronic
equipment’s. Electronic Equipment Insurance Policy covers damages to
various types of electronic equipment’s like computers,
microprocessors,
telecom equipment’s and medical/diagnostic equipment’s. Electronic
Equipment Insurance is an all risk policy covering cost of repair or
replacement arising out of damages to electronic
Construction project sites and other site involving work of material
handling require deployment of different categories of mobile
equipment’s such as bulldozers, cranes, excavators, dumpers, mixing
plants, pavers, tunnel boring and drilling machines, pile driving
equipment’s etc. The Contractor’s Plant & Machinery Insurance Policy
provides comprehensive coverage against damages to these
equipment’s.
Infrastructure development like construction of bridges, dams, roads,
tunnels, ports and terminals, metro and other similar infrastructure
facilities are exposed to various risk during construction period..
Contractor’s All Risk (CAR) Insurance Policy protects these different
categories of civil engineering projects against various types of losses
during this period.
The Erection All Risk (EAR) Insurance Policy protects all categories of
mechanical engineering projects (involving construction of factories and
installation of plants and machineries) against various types of losses
during the erection and testing periods.
Advance Loss of Profit (ALOP) Policy provides protection against
potential financial impact due to delay in project completion on account
of loss or damage during the storage, handling, erection and testing
phases of a civil or mechanical engineering project. ALOP Cover operate
concurrently with Material Damage cover in place, through a CAR or EAR
Policy