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Who should take responsibility of Insurance in case of a large sum contract, the Owner or the Contractor? Why?

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Question added by Mohammed Amin Petiwala , CFO , Osool Poultry SAOC
Date Posted: 2016/02/15
Vaseem Ahamad
by Vaseem Ahamad , Associate Director Operations , Perfetti Van Melle

The insurance is based on the principle of diversified risk. In any commercial transaction, generally two parties are involved - buyer and seller , contractor and principle. The question is who should insured to whom?   If not insured then who will born the risk?

Let answer the second question first, risk to be born by whom is defined in sales contract. Now suppose if as per sales contract, it is the buyer who will born the risk then it is up to buyer whether he want to carry the risk with him or get it insured by taking the insurance policy.

The answer of main question is that the insurance should be taken by the party who is liable to born the risk as per sales contract.

I have the practical experience of marine insurance - if inco term is "FOB" the buyer is supposed to cover the risk of transit.

and if inco term is CIF then seller is supposed to take the insurance to cover the transit risk.

 

Eliana Linares
by Eliana Linares , Operations Engineer , Total Petroleum Engineering TPE SAS

the owner because it is the company who is responsible for the contract reaches its intended objective, the owner must be sure that the contractor with which developed the project complies with the right profile.

Ayman Sarhan
by Ayman Sarhan , Technical Manager , Alexandia for construction ; Talaat Moustafa Group

As per contract wherever large sum contract is not limited by clear value for me as a general contractor better to take this responsibility to prevent any reason of work delay

 

Deleted user
by Deleted user

Contractor should cover the Insurance for possible Risks