Back to Basics: Construction Insurance and Insolvency

Insolvency presents a significant risk to construction projects, especially in relation to latent defects that emerge after projects have been completed.

This session reviews the types of insurance available to the market, how insolvency is impacting the sector and how the two topics interconnect.

Topics Covered:

Types and availability of insurance
Current state of the Insurance market
Impact of BSA development
Common insurance traps
What is insolvency?
Insolvency in the construction industry
Insolvency trends
Early warning signs of insolvency
Practical insolvency tips

Speakers:

Michael Wharfe, Partner, Construction

Michael’s practice is heavily weighted towards contentious matters for housing associations and public bodies, with a particular focus on large complex disputes in commercial, insurance, engineering and construction matters.

His current workload centres around defects disputes, in particular the fire safety of rainscreen cladding systems on high rise buildings, and claims under latent defects policies.

As a thought leader, Michael publishes extensively on statutory, caselaw and industry developments, and frequently comments for industry publications.

Ellie Fletcher, Associate, Construction

Ellie is an Associate in our Construction, Engineering and Procurement team specialising in contentious construction matters.

Ellie has experience of mediation, High Court litigation and adjudication. Ellie acts for employers, developers and architects on contentious matters. Ellie regularly advises in relation to insurance matters most commonly building warranty claims and claims under professional indemnity policies.

Ellie also advises a variety of clients in relation to their obligations under current and upcoming fire safety legislation.

You will receive an email from Devonshires to confirm your place. Please note, places for this event are limited and may become oversubscribed. Clients of Devonshires will have priority and where we are heavily oversubscribed, we will limit places per organisation.