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Fort Worth TX Builders Risk Insurance
How to Adequately Protect Property in the Course of Construction

Fort Worth TX Construction Projects Involve Unique Risks Construction projects involve unique risks not specifically handled by other insurance policies because buildings under construction are more subject to damage from the elements such as snow, rain, wind and hail than completed structures. Another key issue is that construction project property values do not remain the same throughout the duration of the policy period. Instead, the insured value of a construction project starts out small in the early stages of the job and continually increases until project completion. Also, the property may be owned by the general contractor, the subs or property owner. The property can be in transit at the construction site or even off-site. To cover these unique exposures, a Builder's risk insurance policy is required. These are specialized policies developed to cover the property loss exposures that are associated with construction projects in Fort Worth TX. Who's Responsibility is it to purchase Builders Risk Insurance The "Insurance requirement" portions of the contract will specify whether the the general contractor or project owner is responsible for buying a Builders Risk policy. Builders Risk is a non-standard form of coverage and many companies file their own forms. But generally, each builders Risk policy will cover supplies, the building that is being constructed, machinery, equipment that will be used in the construction, all fixtures and materials. Builders Risk Policy Coverages Can Be Vastly Different? By way of example, this is how substantially vastly different builders in Fort Worth risk can be. One of our builders risk insurance markets does not provide any general liability as part of their policy - it is simply not available. You pay the same price if the project takes 2 days or 1 year. Call us at (888) 553-0021 or contact us for answers to your Fort Worth TX Builders Risk insurance questions.