Construction is a vital part of Singapore’s economy. If done well, construction can be rich with financial rewards. However, the industry is also fraught with risks. Given its labour intensive nature, construction companies are highly exposed to work injury liability, if their workers get hurt on the job. Construction firms are also frequently the target of legal liability, since many things can potentially go wrong during a project.Â
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Coverage | Explanation | Importance for construction firms |
Protects your employees if they suffer work-related injuries/sickness. | Legally required for all manual workers (e.g. construction workers), or workers who earn $2,600/month or less | |
Covers your foreign workers for medical expenses. Covers non work-related injuries/illnesses. | Legally required for all S-Pass and Work Permit holders | |
Covers your vehicle against damage. Also covers your liability to others if you get into accidents. | Legally required if you have commercial vehicles | |
Protects you from lawsuits related to consulting work | Critical | |
Contractors All Risk Insurance (includes Public Liability Insurance) | Protects your business premises against property damage, e.g. fire, explosions, certain types of water damage, etc. | Critical |
Protects your construction machinery against damage. E.g. cranes, excavators, piling machines. | Critical | |
Compensates you for lost business income if you cannot operate your construction business due to covered reasons, e.g. fire destroying a building. | Very good to have | |
Covers clients if mistakes or delays happen during projects. | Often required for projects |
Work Injury Compensation Insurance:Â You should insure all your employees. MOM requires all manual workers, and all workers who earn $2,600/month or less, to be insured. Examples of manual workers include construction workers, supervisors, foremen, cleaners, welders, etc. Basically, anyone who performs physical work.
Foreign Worker Medical Insurance:Â You will need to have Foreign Worker Medical Insurance for all S-Pass and Work Permit holders.Â
Commercial Vehicle Insurance: You’ll need to carry Commercial Vehicle Insurance for each vehicle that you operate.
Professional Indemnity Insurance: You should carry at least $1 million coverage.
Contractor’s All Risk Insurance: You should have at least $100,000 coverage.
Machinery and Equipment Breakdown Insurance:Â You should carry at least $100,000 coverage.
Business Interruption Insurance:Â You should carry at least $100,000 coverage.
Performance Bonds:Â Coverage amounts will be based off your contract requirements.
Employee injured at work
Construction errors cause structural instability
Machinery breakdown during project
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Coverage | Coverage amount (example) | Premium |
$10 million common law annual limit $45,000 medical expenses cover | From $5/month, per worker | |
$15,000 cover | From $6/month, per worker | |
Comprehensive cover (covers vehicle damage + liability to others) | From $300/year | |
$100,000 | From $42/month | |
Contractors All Risk Insurance (includes Public Liability Insurance) | $1 million Public Liability cover | From $59/month |
$100,000 | From $19/month | |
$10,000 | From $9/month | |
Project dependent | Contact us for a quote |