Machinery Movement Insurance
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During a construction project, plant and machinery can be more susceptible to losses during transit and movement.
What is machinery movement insurance?
Machinery movement insurance provides comprehensive coverage for the loss and damage caused to plant and machinery during the transit and installation process, across commercial and residential projects.
Principally targeted at haulage contractors and manufacturers, HSB's machinery movement element of cover is also relevant to businesses that move and re-site machinery on a regular basis.
HSB's machinery movement insurance provides:
- cover for one-off moves or an annual basis
- cover for machinery dismantling, loading, transit, unloading, erection, positioning, re-siting and taking out operations
What is our machinery movement insurance underwriting appetite?
Why consider machinery movement insurance from HSB?
As a leading specialist provider of engineering and technology insurance and inspection services, our underwriters and risk engineers have extensive experience in providing construction insurance and are recognised as experts in this field. Drawing on our vast expertise in the construction sector, we are able to provide insurance products to meet the insurable risks of a specific project.
- Policy wordings specifically designed with contractors, property developers and construction plant owners in mind
- Extensive underwriting expertise
- Specialist engineering knowledge of plant and machinery
- Cover available across the UK and Ireland
- Access to experienced in-house construction loss control risk engineers
- Access to in-house claims handlers, and loss adjusters with specialist knowledge of the construction industry
UK-based arm of
HSB Group
The equipment breakdown insurance and inspection market leader since 1866.
Part of
Munich Re
A world leader in risk solutions, consistent risk management, and financial stability.
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Trading options
Non e-trade
Supported by our customer-centric team of underwriting and business development professionals.
E-trade
Access our e-trade products via our online solutions: HSB Fast Track or Acturis; fully supported by our E-Trade Team.
HSB is committed to providing a superior customer experience through our specialist claims service
HSB Construction Insurance in action
Damage caused to a trailer and excavator whilst in transit
£18,000
Claim
Printing press damaged during transit
£135,000
Claim
Damage caused to a crane whilst in transit
£29,000
Claim
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Frequently asked questions
What is Machinery Movement Insurance?
Machinery Movement Insurance is an element of cover for the loss and damage caused to plant and machinery during the transit and installation process across commercial, residential, and civil engineering projects; for one-off moves or on an annual basis.