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🔩 '''Erection all-risk insurance''' provides comprehensive coverage for the physical loss of or damage to machinery, equipment, and structural components while they are being erected, installed, and tested at a project site. This product sits within the broader [[Definition:Engineering insurance | engineering insurance]] class and is distinct from [[Definition:Contractors all risks insurance (CAR) | contractors all risks (CAR)]] policies because it centers on the mechanical and electrical assembly phase rather than general civil construction. It is the go-to product for industrial projects — from wind farms to steel mills — where the primary exposure is the complex process of assembling, aligning, and commissioning heavy equipment.

🔄 Coverage attaches when materials arrive at the project site and typically continues through mechanical completion and into an agreed [[Definition:Maintenance period | defects-liability period]]. Because the policy follows an [[Definition:All risks | all-risks]] approach, the [[Definition:Insured | insured]] benefits from the broadest available protection; the burden falls on the [[Definition:Insurance carrier | insurer]] to prove that a specific exclusion applies before denying a [[Definition:Claims | claim]]. Typical carve-outs include penalties for late completion, gradual deterioration, and losses stemming from war or terrorism unless buy-back extensions are purchased. [[Definition:Underwriter | Underwriters]] lean heavily on [[Definition:Risk engineering | risk-engineering]] surveys and the contractor's loss history when setting [[Definition:Premium | premiums]] and [[Definition:Deductible | deductibles]], and larger programs are almost always supported by [[Definition:Facultative reinsurance | facultative]] or [[Definition:Treaty reinsurance | treaty reinsurance]].

🏛️ From a market perspective, erection all-risk insurance represents a technically sophisticated line where [[Definition:Specialty insurance | specialty]] knowledge separates profitable underwriters from those exposed to adverse selection. Carriers active in this space often deploy in-house engineers who conduct on-site inspections at critical project milestones, reducing both claim frequency and severity. For [[Definition:Broker | brokers]] and [[Definition:Risk manager | risk managers]], structuring an effective program means balancing adequate limits with cost efficiency — particularly when [[Definition:Delay in start-up insurance (DSU) | delay in start-up]] and [[Definition:Third-party liability | third-party liability]] sections are layered on top of the material-damage core. Getting this balance right protects not only the physical assets but also the financial viability of the entire project.

'''Related concepts:'''
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* [[Definition:Contractors all risks insurance (CAR)]]
* [[Definition:Engineering insurance]]
* [[Definition:Delay in start-up insurance (DSU)]]
* [[Definition:All risks]]
* [[Definition:Facultative reinsurance]]
* [[Definition:Risk engineering]]
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