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Non-Negligence Insurance JCT 6.5.1
Specialist guidance on non-negligence insurance where piling, basement, foundation and adjacent-property-sensitive projects create contract-led exposure beyond broad liability wording.
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Non-negligence insurance often enters the discussion where a project carries meaningful exposure to neighbouring buildings or structures and the contract expects a specialist answer rather than relying only on broad public liability wording.
Adjacent-property and structural movement exposure
Contract-led specialist wording
Piling, basement and foundation relevance
Higher-value urban project sensitivity
Why Buyers Search For JCT 6.5.1 Non-Negligence Cover
This page is designed for contractors and project teams trying to understand why broad liability insurance may not be enough when structural movement or neighbouring-property damage becomes a contract issue.
Where it becomes relevant
- Piling, basement and foundation work near existing structures.
- Deep excavation and structural alteration projects.
- Urban developments with strong adjacent-property sensitivity.
- Contracts that specifically require non-negligence treatment.
Why this page matters commercially
- It answers one of the clearest specialist-intent searches in this niche.
- It gives buyers a route from broad trade intent into contract-specific concerns.
- It supports piling, foundation and basement pages without duplicating them.
- It positions Insure24 as a broker that understands specialist construction wording rather than only broad liability cover.
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If your work forms part of larger construction or infrastructure projects, you may need broader cover. See our construction insurance solutions for civil engineering, infrastructure and specialist contractors.
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Cost And Pricing For Non-Negligence Insurance
Pricing usually depends on the project type, neighbouring-property sensitivity, contract requirements, location, values at risk and how severe structural movement exposure could become.
- Dense urban projects often widen scrutiny materially.
- The nature of the adjacent structures can matter heavily.
- Project method and evidence of controls still influence appetite.
- This is usually a specialist contract discussion rather than a simple add-on question.
Example Piling & Foundation Claims
Claims examples help show why piling and foundation contractor insurance needs to reflect ground movement, subsidence, deep excavation, neighbouring structures and specialist contract requirements rather than broad contractor wording alone.
Example: neighbouring property suffers movement damage during deep works
A claim can become highly technical once contracts, structural evidence and responsibility for adjacent-property loss all come into dispute at the same time.
Piling & Foundation Insurance FAQs
What is non-negligence insurance JCT 6.5.1?
It is specialist cover commonly discussed where contracts create exposure around damage to neighbouring property or structures during certain construction works, particularly where broad liability wording may not answer the whole issue.
Who usually looks for this type of cover?
It often comes up for piling, basement, foundation, deep-excavation and other projects with meaningful adjacent-property or structural-movement sensitivity.
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Real Business Risk
Businesses in this sector often face complex risks depending on operations, contracts and project exposure.
- Contract wording that expands legal responsibility beyond standard policy assumptions
- Supply chain disruption affecting delivery, project milestones or customer commitments
- Site, stock or operational incidents that trigger interruption and revenue pressure
- Concentrated client or project exposure where one loss affects multiple contracts
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