Boiler & Pressure Plant Insurance

The intense pressure and the high temperature generated by the boilers and pressure vessels in your factories are highly vulnerable to loss and/or damage due to explosion or collapse and also may cause extensive collateral damage to the property in the vicinity. This policy is designed to offset such mishap

Sum Insured: Should represent the new replacement value of the plant inclusive of freight, customs duties and erection cost.

What it covers
  • Damage to the boilers and/or pressure vessels caused by and solely due to explosion or collapse
  • Damage to the insured's own surrounding property
  • Third party liability for death or bodily injury or damage to third party property.

Major exclusions
  • Fire and allied perils
  • Defects and subsequent losses due to wearing away of boiler components and functional failures
  • Wilful act or wilful negligence
  • Losses due to stoppage of works
  • Tests imposing abnormal conditions
  • Faults or defects existing at the time of commencement of insurance, which were/ ought to have been, known by the insured.
  • Political risks exclusions
  • Radioactive exclusions
  • Pollution/contamination exclusions
  • Consequential losses
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Last updated on March 3, 2010
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