Our Property Practice offers a wide array of property-related risk management solutions tailor-made to clients’ requirements. As a leader in property risk management, we combine technical analysis, program innovation, and market insights to identify potential property risks.
Our advisory, loss control, and claims specialists are augmented by a team of subject matter experts. Our teams of property specialists work to develop an understanding of each client’s specific business needs as well as the industries in which they operate. We assist clients in identifying, developing, and implementing the property program that is right for them. We work closely with our clients to identify exposures and customize a property solution that maximizes protection while minimizing the total cost of risk. We provide innovative and cost-effective solutions to our clients across a broad spectrum spanning the industrial, commercial, hospitality, services, and manufacturing sectors.
We have expertise in structuring global insurance programs and servicing the local insurance needs of multinational corporations in India. Our expertise in structuring global insurance programs out of India, coupled with our experience in handling inward global insurance programs helps us design a program that is right for our clients. Our client-centric teams have extensive experience, backed by global resources and niche expertise of our partners, and ensure that we understand a client’s business and risk exposures before making any recommendations. Our teams of property specialists are committed to being detail-oriented and systems-driven, because ultimately it is the attention to detail and consistency in delivering rigorous risk analysis, policy structuring, and servicing that makes a difference, leading to a successful insurance program.
A named perils policy that covers various assets such as buildings, plant & machinery, stocks, furniture, fixtures and fittings against damage and destruction by named perils.
Perils named in Fire & Special Perils Policy:
The Standard Fire and Special Perils policy can be customized to a great extent by a large number of additional covers / clauses (some with and some without premium implications). This makes the Insurance Cover broader and ensures that indemnity, in the event of a claim, is more comprehensive.
Industrial All Risk policy is an All-Risk Form of Policy. It may cover various assets such as buildings, plant & machinery, stocks, furniture, fixtures and fittings against physical loss, damage and destruction due to All Risks, except those which are specifically excluded. Machinery Breakdown insurance for the entire plant and machinery and Business Interruption due to all risks except breakdown are compulsory covers in this.
We, at Prudent, keep a close watch on insurance solutions available in the domestic market for different types of risks. Wherever we see an opportunity, we guide our clients professionally to graduate to all forms of risk covers that provide a better and broader cover. Except for simple risks like Dwellings, Offices, Hotels, Restaurants, etc., for most manufacturing / industrial risks, our proposed insurance solution for Property Damage is Industrial All Risk Policy. While the IAR policy has a higher deductible, it provides much more contract certainty.
The wordings of IAR policy are regulated, but the policy can be customized to a great extent by a large number of additional covers / clauses (some with and some without premium implications). This makes the Insurance Cover broader and ensures that the indemnity in the event of a claim is comprehensive.
Covers plant and machinery against sudden and accidental mechanical or electrical breakdown only.
We, at Prudent, ensure that for those cases where IAR policy cannot be proposed as an insurance solution, we analyze the risk of breakdown in identified equipment of the total plant and machinery. Our team conducts a proper risk analysis and if required, proposes a Machinery Breakdown Insurance for specified equipment.
Here also, the cover can be customized to a certain extent with a few add-on covers to make the cover broader and ensure that indemnity in the event of a loss/damage is comprehensive.
For those who buy an IAR policy, the risk of Machinery Breakdown is mandatorily covered with a far better coverage than in case of a stand-alone Machinery Breakdown policy.
Covers Boilers and Pressure Plants against sudden and accidental damage due to explosion or collapse as defined in the policy. It also covers damage to surrounding property and third-party liability due to explosion or collapse.
We, at Prudent, ensure that for those cases where IAR policy cannot be proposed as an insurance solution, we analyze the risk of explosion or collapse Boilers and Pressure Plants amongst the total plant and machinery. Our team conducts a proper risk analysis and if required, proposes a Boiler and Pressure Plant Insurance for specified equipment.
Here also, the cover can be customized to a certain extent with a few add-on covers to make the cover broader and ensure that indemnity in the event of a loss/damage is comprehensive.
For those who buy an IAR policy, the risk of Boiler and Pressure Plant explosion or collapse is mandatorily covered with a far better coverage than in case of a standalone Boiler and Pressure Plant policy.
Burglary & Housebreaking including theft, larceny: This is a specific peril policy and covers losses/damages due to Burglary & Housebreaking. Theft and Larceny are added as extensions.
We, at Prudent, ensure that our clients who are exposed to the risk of Burglary & Housebreaking are appropriately and adequately insured.
The cover is customized to a great extent with the extensions of theft and larceny and also to cover the extensive damages that can be caused to fixed immovable property during these attempts of Burglary.
Cover is normally advisable on a First Loss/Loss Limit basis and we have high capabilities in advising our clients on the limits that could be chosen, depending upon the risk parameters. This risk is automatically covered in Industrial All Risk Policy / Mega Policy.
Contractors All Risk/ Erection All Risk: Provides All Risk form of cover for construction projects during storage, erection/installation, testing and commissioning. We, at Prudent, ensure that for construction projects, our clients enjoy a seamless all risk insurance cover right from the time construction activity commences or first consignment reaches the site, during storage, erection/installation, testing and commissioning till the plant becomes operational.
Depending upon the peculiarities of the project as well as contractual responsibilities, the cover can be customized to a great extent.
Normally, the transit risk of cargo related to the project is also covered through a connected Marine Cargo policy to make the cover seamless right from the time goods leave the factory/warehouse anywhere in the World/India till the erection/installation, testing, commissioning is over, and the plant becomes operational. (Marine Cum Erection).
We have vast experience working as a full-service insurance broking agency.
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