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Can Both the Contractor and Property Owner Be Named Insureds on a Builder’s Risk Policy?

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Financial Interest and Named Insureds In a typical Builder’s Risk policy , the named insured is the entity that has a financial interest in the construction project. This could be the contractor, developer, or property owner, depending on who stands to suffer a financial loss if the property is damaged during construction.

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Does Homeowners Insurance Cover Collectibles? 

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Theft, damage during transport, or accidental breakage can devastate a collection that has taken years to assemble. In the case of a catastrophic loss, art pieces worth thousands of dollars would only be covered up to that low per-item limit, leaving the collector with significant financial losses.

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Builder’s Risk Insurance Declinations: An Interview With Susan DeCarlo

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Loss experience. We can consider weather related claims, but claims of theft, vandalism, and fire, for example, would be an automatic decline. If we are comfortable with our exposure, we may consider increasing the AOP deductible and the theft deductible , depending on the underwriting analysis. Another factor would be security.

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