Coverage for Construction Management Services
Structured around how construction managers coordinate projects, oversee progress, and advise stakeholders, and how risk presents across that role.
Construction managers oversee the planning and execution of projects on behalf of owners or stakeholders. Their role often includes scheduling, budgeting, coordination, and monitoring project progress.
Exposure is tied to how projects are managed and how information is communicated. Oversight and recommendations can influence outcomes even when the work is performed by others.
We review how your services are structured before making any recommendation.
Where Exposure Tends to Arise
How Risk Typically Presents in Construction Management Work
Integrated Design & Construction
Construction managers help align schedules, budgets, and project teams. Gaps in coordination can affect delivery.
Advisory Role
Recommendations related to cost, schedule, or sequencing may influence decision-making throughout the project.
Multi-Party Communication
Construction managers often act as a central point between stakeholders. Differences in expectations or information can affect outcomes.
Scope of Responsibility
Roles can vary from project to project. Questions may arise around where responsibility begins and ends.
What We Place
Coverage Typically Considered for Construction Managers
Coverage is considered based on how your firm operates, the types of projects you take on, and how your contracts are structured. All coverage is subject to the terms, conditions, and limitations of the policy as issued.
General & Property Liability (BOP)
Helps respond when someone claims your business caused bodily injury or property damage.
Commercial Auto
For vehicles owned, leased, or used by the business.
Workers' Compensation
For covered employee injuries tied to work. This can include office injuries, travel-related work injuries, or incidents during job site visits.
Umbrella Liability
Sits above multiple underlying policies and responds when primary limits are exhausted.
Excess Liability
Extends the limits of a single underlying policy without changing its terms.
Builders Risk
Responds to physical loss or damage during construction. Standard property policies typically exclude this phase.
Contractors Professional Liability
Helps address professional services exposure for contractors, including standalone consulting, construction management, design coordination, value engineering, and design-build work
Worth Reviewing
How Roles and Expectations Are Defined
Construction management agreements define scope, level of authority, and responsibilities across the project. Whether the role is advisory or involves more direct decision-making affects how exposure is interpreted.
Insurance requirements on larger projects are worth reviewing against your current coverage before work begins.
The Process
How We Approach It
From initial conversation to structured recommendation, every step is deliberate.
Step 1
Understand Your Operations
We review the types of projects you support, how services are delivered, and how your role is defined.
Step 2
Review Existing Coverage
We look at current policies, including limits, exclusions, and structure, against how your firm operates.
Step 3
Align Coverage and Contracts
We consider how your coverage supports your contractual obligations and project role.
Common Gaps
Where Oversight and Responsibility Intersect
Challenges often arise when the construction manager's role is interpreted differently by project participants. An advisory recommendation relied upon as direction, coordination issues involving multiple parties, responsibilities assumed but not clearly defined.
Coverage that appears sufficient at a high level may not reflect these dynamics.
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