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🏗️ '''Contractors all risks insurance (CAR)''' is an alternative spelling and usage of the same comprehensive construction-phase [[Definition:Property insurance | property insurance]] product more commonly formatted as [[Definition:Contractor's all-risk insurance (CAR) | contractor's all-risk insurance]]. The variant without the apostrophe — "contractors all risks" — is the predominant form in the UK and many Asian insurance markets, including Singapore, Hong Kong, and Australia, and is the standard designation used in London market [[Definition:Policy wording | policy wordings]] and by major international [[Definition:Reinsurer | reinsurers]]. Regardless of the naming convention, the product provides [[Definition:All-risk coverage | all-risk]] coverage for construction works, materials, and — where included — temporary works, plant, and equipment against physical loss or damage during the construction period.

⚙️ Functionally, a contractors all risks policy operates identically to its "contractor's all-risk" counterpart: it attaches at commencement of the insured project, covers the contract works on an all-risks basis subject to standard exclusions (such as wear and tear, design defect, and war), and commonly includes a third-party [[Definition:Liability insurance | liability]] section covering bodily injury and property damage arising from the construction activities. The Munich Re CAR wording has long served as a baseline in international markets, with individual [[Definition:Underwriter | underwriters]] layering on endorsements or manuscript amendments to address project-specific exposures. In large-scale infrastructure projects — bridges, tunnels, power plants — [[Definition:Facultative reinsurance | facultative reinsurance]] is routinely purchased to manage peak exposures, and [[Definition:Delay in start-up insurance (DSU) | delay in start-up (DSU)]] coverage may be added as an extension to protect the project owner's anticipated revenue stream against construction delays caused by insured physical damage.

📑 The existence of two common spellings can create confusion in policy databases, [[Definition:Bordereaux | bordereaux]] reporting, and regulatory filings, particularly for multinational programs where one version may be used in the London placement and another in the local policy issued in, say, the United States or Japan. [[Definition:Insurance broker | Brokers]] and [[Definition:Risk manager | risk managers]] working on cross-border construction programs should be aware that the two terms are synonymous and ensure that coverage comparisons, gap analyses, and [[Definition:Certificate of insurance | certificates of insurance]] reference the correct local terminology. From an underwriting and claims perspective, there is no substantive difference — the scope of cover, exclusion structures, and claims-handling procedures are determined by the policy wording, not by whether the title reads "contractor's all-risk" or "contractors all risks."

'''Related concepts:'''
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* [[Definition:Contractor's all-risk insurance (CAR)]]
* [[Definition:Builders' risk insurance]]
* [[Definition:Erection all-risk insurance (EAR)]]
* [[Definition:Delay in start-up insurance (DSU)]]
* [[Definition:All-risk coverage]]
* [[Definition:Project insurance]]
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