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📋 '''Project-specific insurance''' is a tailored insurance program procured for a single construction, engineering, or development project rather than relying on the standing annual policies of the individual contractors, designers, and owners involved. Often referred to as an owner-controlled insurance program ([[Definition:Owner-controlled insurance program (OCIP) | OCIP]]) or contractor-controlled insurance program ([[Definition:Contractor-controlled insurance program (CCIP) | CCIP]]) in North America — and as project-specific [[Definition:Professional indemnity insurance (PI) | professional indemnity]], [[Definition:Construction all risks insurance (CAR) | construction all risks]], or integrated project insurance in European and Asian markets — these programs consolidate coverage under a single policy or coordinated suite of policies that wraps all project participants. This approach eliminates gaps and overlaps that commonly arise when dozens of subcontractors, consultants, and joint-venture partners each carry their own separate insurance arrangements.

⚙️ Structurally, a project-specific insurance program is designed around the unique risk profile, timeline, and contractual framework of the project it protects. The sponsoring party — typically the project owner or lead contractor — procures policies covering [[Definition:General liability insurance | general liability]], [[Definition:Workers' compensation insurance | workers' compensation]], [[Definition:Professional indemnity insurance (PI) | professional indemnity]], [[Definition:Construction all risks insurance (CAR) | construction all risks]], and sometimes [[Definition:Environmental liability insurance | environmental liability]] and [[Definition:Delay in start-up insurance (DSU) | delay in start-up]] under a unified structure. All enrolled parties become named or additional insureds, and the program often extends from the groundbreaking through a post-completion [[Definition:Defects liability period | defects-liability]] or maintenance period. By aggregating the exposures into a single program, the sponsor gains leverage to negotiate broader terms, higher [[Definition:Indemnity limit | limits]], and often lower overall costs than the sum of individual policies would produce. Specialist [[Definition:Insurance broker | brokers]] with construction-sector expertise typically design and place these programs, coordinating with [[Definition:Underwriting | underwriters]] who assess site conditions, project value, construction methodology, and contractual risk allocation.

💡 The strategic appeal of project-specific insurance lies in certainty and simplicity. On complex projects involving international joint ventures and long supply chains, verifying that every participant carries adequate coverage — and that all policies dovetail without [[Definition:Coverage gap | coverage gaps]] — is an administrative and legal nightmare. A wrap-up program solves this by providing one set of terms, one claims-handling process, and a single point of accountability. It also reduces [[Definition:Subrogation | subrogation]] disputes among co-insureds, since all parties share the same policy. In markets like the UK, integrated project insurance models have gone further by incorporating a no-blame [[Definition:Claims management | claims]] framework that encourages collaborative dispute resolution. For owners of mega-projects — hospitals, airports, transit systems, data centers — project-specific insurance has become a governance tool as much as a risk-transfer mechanism, giving project boards visibility into insurance costs and claim trends that feed directly into overall project-risk dashboards.

'''Related concepts:'''
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* [[Definition:Owner-controlled insurance program (OCIP)]]
* [[Definition:Contractor-controlled insurance program (CCIP)]]
* [[Definition:Construction all risks insurance (CAR)]]
* [[Definition:Wrap-up insurance]]
* [[Definition:Delay in start-up insurance (DSU)]]
* [[Definition:Professional indemnity insurance (PI)]]
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