Now in a new and updated third edition, including new chapters on reinsurance and energy, this book continues to provide in-depth commentary and pragmatic advice on all the most important regulations and policies surrounding contracts and insurance in the construction industry. It is a vital reference tool and practical guide for lawyers and in-house counsels involved in construction as well as project managers, quantity surveyors, construction contractors, architects and engineers needing advice from an experienced legal perspective.

1. Introduction to UK Construction Industry 2. General Rules and Principles of Insurance Law 3. Legal Liability 4. A Broad Overview of Risks in Construction Projects and the Role of Insurance 5. Classes of Insurance Contract 6. Placing the Insurance 7. Appointing Insurance Brokers and the Role of Insurance Brokers 8. The Meaning of "Damage" in Policies Relating to Construction Projects 9. Liability Policies 10. Professional Indemnity Insurance and Directors' and Officers' Liability Insurance 11. Property Damage Policies 12. Latent Defect Insurance 13. Insurance Arrangements and Parties' Ability to Sue and be Sued 14. Bonds and Insurance 15. Property Insurance (Under Higher Tier Property Documents) 16. Health and Safety And Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 17. Minor Works Contract 18. Intermediate Building Contract 19. Contract Insurance Under SBC: The Standard Form of Building Contract 20. Contract Insurance Under DB: The Design and Building Contract 21. Contract Insurance Under the Major Project Construction Contract 22. Contract Insurance Under JCT 1998 and JCT 2008 Management Contracts 23. Construction Management 24. Ice Conditions of Contract (Seventh Edition) 25. Contract Insurance Under NEC 3 (2005) 26. Contract Insurance Under GC/Works/1 and 2 (1998) 27. FIDIC Conditions of Contract 28. Contract Insurance Under 1 MECH E/IEE MF/1 (REV 4) 2000 29. Contract Insurance Under 1 CHEM E Lump Sum (Red Book) and Reimbursable (Green Book) Contracts 30. PFI/PPP Projects in the United Kingdom 31. Captives 32. Claims and the Third Party Rights Against Insurers Act 33. Dispute Resolution