Specificity of Insurance Services of Construction and Mounting Industry

Abstract

The article investigates the features of installation and construction risks insurance. It is found that relations in the field of insurance in Ukraine are regulated by the Law of Ukraine "On Insurance", but this regulatory act does not contain special provisions for construction insurance. It is emphasized that insurance in the field of construction includes a set of risks related to several branches of insurance. Objects of installation and construction risks insurance by relevant branches of insurance are identified. The types of insurance programmes in construction developed by world practice are systematized. Analysis of information from the websites of insurance companies operating in the insurance market of Ukraine and providing insurance services for construction risk insurance has led to the conclusion that currently in Ukraine, technical risk insurance is mostly carried out as property interest insurance during construction or installation work, or as the third-party liability insurance. In addition, the websites of most insurance companies provide only a list of objects and risks that are subject to installation and construction risks insurance. In some cases, this list is not specified and is represented by generalized wording (for example, IC ASKA). The analysis also has shown that indicative information on the level of insurance rates can be obtained only on the websites of 5 insurance companies out of 10 considered. Accordingly, conclusions are made about the state of development of risks insurance in the construction industry on the basis of the results obtained. In Ukraine in terms of installation and construction risks insurance, insurance companies provide insurance coverage of individual risks, not all risks (CAR), which may occur on the construction site, in contrast to world practice. Most companies provide construction risks insurance according to the rules of fire insurance. In addition, insurers' risks increase due to the low level of responsibility of developers to investors. Neither the legislation nor the terms of the contracts prevailing on the market require a higher level of responsibility. The construction industry in our country is developing dynamically, so there is a need for the improvement of construction and installation risk insurance. Nowadays, installation and construction risks insurance in our country is available only to large professional insurers who have reinsurance contracts with foreign reinsurers.