What is JCT (Clause) 21.2.1/6.5.1 Insurance?
JCT 21.2.1/6.5.1. Insurance cover protects an employer against expense, liability, loss, claim or proceedings which he may sustain by reason of injury or damage to any property caused by collapse, subsidence, heave, vibration, weakening or removal of support or lowering of ground water arising out of or in the course of or by reason of the carrying out of building works undertaken on his behalf.
A prudent employer will ensure that all contractors and/or professionals (e.g. architects, consulting engineers, etc) engaged on his behalf in a building project hold Public Liability Insurance to cover the risk of a claim being made against him for injury to a third party or damage to their property arising from the negligence of the contractor and/or professionals during the course of the build.
However, in the absence of negligence being proven, Public Liability cover will not respond to any such claim and as a consequence the employer could be left to face a substantial monetary claim against him without the protection of an insurance policy. JCT 21.2.1/6.5.1 Insurance is available to ensure that an employer is not left exposed in this way.
Under the terms of a JCT contract, the contractor may be required to effect and maintain a joint names JCT 21.2.1/6.5.1 insurance policy. The contractor will be responsible for paying the premium and complying with any policy conditions that apply, but the cover provided by the policy is solely for the benefit of the employer.
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Premiums start from just £500, so whether the contact is a simple residential refurbishment or a more substantial development project, we can help.
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Although this coverage is most commonly known as 21.2.1, under alternative contract forms it can also be 6.2.4, 6.5.1 and was historically 19)2)a.
Download JCT 21.2.1/6.5.1 documentation here:
Proposal Form
Policy Wording
Policy Summary
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Please note: We are only able to transact business via an ‘insurance intermediary’. If you are an individual or company looking for a JCT 21.2.1/6.5.1 quotation for your own contract then please speak to your own broker or, if you do not have one, contact one of our broker partners as below:
Anchorman Insurance Consultants Ltd
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