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Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Iceland
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Norway
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Portugal
Spain
Sweden
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United Kingdom
Australia
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Philippines
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Brazil
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Our industry experience
We can meet the insurance requirements for all types of onshore and offshore construction and engineering projects, across the planning, construction, erection, installation and operational phase. This includes:
Infrastructure: roads, bridges, ports and terminals, airports, rail
Power: gas, hydroelectric, transmission and distribution lines
Renewable energy: carbon capture, wind farms, solar, battery storage
Industrial, process and natural resources: petrochemical and chemical plants, steel mills, manufacturing
Buildings: commercial, data centres, residential
Oil and gas: LNG facilities, pipelines & gathering systems, refineries
One team, no borders
Our division consists of five core teams, which work as one to provide a one stop shop approach for you.
We have extensive experience working with owners and developers across a range of complex building, major civil engineering, utilities and transport projects.
Key covers:
- Construction all risks
- Existing property
- Delay in start-up
- Third party liability
- Non-negligent indemnity (6.5.1)
- Terrorism (Pool Re & standalone)
- Contractual financial loss
- Inherent defects (latent defects) insurance
We can deliver both annually renewable and contractor-arranged project-specific insurance, with policies designed based on your business needs and your company's risk appetite.
By working hand-in-hand with you, we can seamlessly deliver all your specialist construction contractor needs from one division, maintaining the highest standards of service.
We have the experience, insights and expertise to provide you all the cover you require, from planning stages to when your project is fully operational. Wherever you are in the world.
We are well-equipped to meet insurance requirements for a range of different projects, including infrastructure, power, renewable energy, process and resources, buildings and oil & gas.
Our expert construction professional indemnity insurance team can help you understand the complicated and unique liability challenges associated with PI within the construction market, and then use our specialist knowledge to ensure you end up with the industry-specific broad coverage you do need to protect your operation.
Our infrastructure team has extensive experience when it comes to the placement of projects procured under PPP/PFI/P3 deliver methods.
We can provide full support across the infrastructure development cycle, moving from bid, through construction and into the operational concession period.
Global growth and expansion
Over the last five years, we have invested significantly in our people. We have assembled a team from the industry's best, ensuring that we possess cutting-edge capabilities necessary to be a market-leading broker.
In this time, we've also focused on expanding our offering worldwide, and our construction team are now based in 41 countries worldwide. Having people from different backgrounds means our global practice benefits from new ideas, opportunities and enables collaboration between borders. This allows us to adapt and ultimately deliver better results for you.
Why choose us?
Committed to go the extra mile
As employee owners, we are personally invested in your success. We always go above and beyond, because when you win, we win. We’re invested for the long term. It means we’re motivated to go further – faster and challenge the status quo.An empowered, efficient and effective team
With a flat hierarchy, every single team member is given full autonomy from the get-go and are empowered to call the shots. This means no complexity and ambiguity for you. Just experts who are empowered to make decisions and negotiate for the best possible results on your behalf.Collective strength of a global team
We work as one team across our regional hubs, operating on a single global profit and loss structure – connecting you to the best world markets have to offer. This unique approach means there are no competing interests. Just policies designed around you, for your benefit.
Our claims philosophy
Our claims team is based in our London office, integrated directly within our Construction & Infrastructure Assets team. This ensures clear and consistent communication with you, and a positive experience with your interests at the forefront.
In the last 4 years, we have paid out $7.8bn in claims
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Added value where it matters
In addition to our core offering, you’ll have access to our toolbox, which includes a range of tools and resources designed to enhance value and deliver optimal outcomes for you. These include:
- Nat Cat Modelling
- Parametric Insurance
- Climate forecasting and analytics
- Risk engineering
You also have access to our bespoke resources which includes our latest brochures, research and reports.
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Managing Director & Global Practice Leader of Construction & Infrastructure AssetsManaging Director & Global Practice Leader of Construction & Infrastructure AssetsNaresh joined Howden as Managing Director in January 2021 to establish and lead the Construction & Infrastructure Assets division, also serving as our Global Practice Leader. The division was successfully launched in October 2021, with the Global Practice following in June 2024. Under Naresh's leadership, the division has grown to include over 90 professionals in London and an additional 180 colleagues globally, providing services to contractors, developers, and infrastructure funds worldwide.
Naresh holds a first-class BA (Hons) degree in Risk Management from Glasgow Caledonian University. He is also a Fellow of the Chartered Insurance Institute and a certified Fellow of the Institute of Risk Management.
Executive Director and Deputy Global Practice Leader of Construction & Infrastructure AssetsAndrew Harrison-Sleap
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