Construction Insurance - Consequential Loss

Hi Everyone,

I am currently having an industrial warehouse built. The builder's insurance covers liability for direct incidents, but not consequential loss.

Is it normal to exclude consequential losses?

Thanks - any help would be greatly appreciated.
 
HI there
I would think it is normal to exclude consequential loss - because are the losses which are not foreseen - insurance is meant to cover foreseeable loss
thanks
 
Well, at the end of the day, the courts will generally construe exclusion clauses narrowly in the event of any ambiguity, so if a party wants to exclude a particular type of loss, this should be clearly stated. If an IT supplier wants to limit its liability for loss of profits, or wasted management time, or any other sort of specific loss, then those types of loss should be specifically excluded (preferably in a separate sub-clause to the attempted "catch all" exclusion for indirect or consequential loss).
 
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