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An evaluation of the use of insurance in managing construction risks

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  • Henry Odeyinka

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One of the major methods of managing construction risks in the Nigerian construction industry is the insurance method. On the basis of data from some selected construction sites in Nigeria, this paper evaluates the effectiveness of the method. Also it identifies, through a questionnaire survey, the various insurable construction risks perceived to be encountered in the Nigerian construction industry and the types of insurance policy employed in managing them. High importance is placed by the construction industry on site security, construction risk, and health and welfare requirements, and the use of an all-risk insurance policy is the most prominent method for managing the identified risks. Finally it is concluded that there is a correlation between insured sum and actual replacement cost when there are losses or damages. However, the insurance claims settled could cater for only 61.1% of the replacement cost of on-going construction works studied.

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  • Henry Odeyinka, 2000. "An evaluation of the use of insurance in managing construction risks," Construction Management and Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 18(5), pages 519-524.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:conmgt:v:18:y:2000:i:5:p:519-524
    DOI: 10.1080/014461900407329
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    1. Sanghyo Lee & Kyunghwan Kim, 2015. "Collar Option Model for Managing the Cost Overrun Caused by Change Orders," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 7(8), pages 1-15, August.
    2. Sang-Guk Yum & Sungjin Ahn & Junseo Bae & Ji-Myong Kim, 2020. "Assessing the Risk of Natural Disaster-Induced Losses to Tunnel-Construction Projects Using Empirical Financial-Loss Data from South Korea," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(19), pages 1-15, September.
    3. Ji-Myong Kim & Kag-Cheon Ha & Sungjin Ahn & Seunghyun Son & Kiyoung Son, 2020. "Quantifying the Third-Party Loss in Building Construction Sites Utilizing Claims Payouts: A Case Study in South Korea," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(23), pages 1-13, December.
    4. Sungjin Ahn & Taehui Kim & Ji-Myong Kim, 2020. "Sustainable Risk Assessment through the Analysis of Financial Losses from Third-Party Damage in Bridge Construction," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(8), pages 1-15, April.

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