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Insurance for building consultants, construction advisory firms and technical consultants where professional advice, reports, inspections, site visits, client reliance and contractual requirements need to be protected properly.

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Who Building Consultancy Insurance Is For

Typical consultants

  • Building consultants advising on construction, refurbishment, repair, maintenance or compliance projects.
  • Construction consultants preparing reports, specifications, schedules, surveys or project recommendations.
  • Consultancies carrying out site inspections, progress reviews, defect reviews or client-side advisory work.
  • Small firms and limited companies needing evidence of PI and liability cover for client contracts.

What cover can include

  • Professional indemnity for negligent advice, reports, specifications or professional service allegations.
  • Public liability for injury or property damage during site visits, meetings or inspections.
  • Employers' liability where staff, trainees or employees are involved.
  • Office contents, portable equipment, cyber, legal expenses and management liability where required.

Why Building Consultants Need Specialist Cover

Advice Reliance

Clients may rely on your reports, cost comments, condition advice, compliance notes or project recommendations when making expensive decisions.

Contract Requirements

Consultancy appointments can specify professional indemnity limits, retroactive cover, collateral warranties, run-off expectations and liability terms.

Site Visit Exposure

Even advisory firms can face liability questions from inspections, site meetings, access issues, property damage or third-party injury allegations.

Information Insurers Usually Need

Consultancy profile

  • Services provided, including surveys, inspections, specifications, project advice or compliance support.
  • Annual turnover, largest contract, client types and whether work is domestic, commercial or public-sector.
  • Any design responsibility, structural advice, valuation work, cost consultancy or project management duties.
  • Qualifications, accreditations, contracts used, subcontractor reliance and previous claims history.

Policy details

  • Required professional indemnity limit and whether cover needs to be any-one-claim or aggregate.
  • Retroactive date, historic work, completed projects and any run-off requirements.
  • Public liability limit needed for site visits, client premises and contract conditions.
  • Cyber, portable equipment, office, employers' liability and management liability requirements.

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