Commercial
Builders risk
Covers buildings and materials while they're under construction.
What it covers
The essentials, at a glance.
In practiceA partially built structure is damaged by fire or a windstorm before hand-over, and builders risk covers it during the course of construction.
Not coveredLosses after the project is complete and occupied belong on a property policy, not this one.
In practiceLumber and fixtures are damaged in a storm on site or stolen from the delivery truck, and materials coverage responds.
Not coveredTheft by your own employees is typically excluded.
In practiceVandals or a hailstorm hit the job mid-build, and the policy covers fire, theft, and weather damage during construction.
Not coveredElevated risks you didn't state (flood on a beachfront lot, quake near a fault) and worker injuries aren't covered.
In practiceA covered loss pushes your timeline and adds interest and permit costs, and optional soft-cost coverage helps with those delay expenses.
Not coveredPolicy terms usually don't allow repeated timeline extensions, so delays have limits.

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Protection from ground-breaking to final handover.
