Insurance solutions built around your business

Oval Construction
Insight. Service. Performance.

Specialist risk and insurance solutions for the construction sector

Signicant risk is a permanent given in construction. Mitigating that risk reliably and cost effectively is key to your future success. Thats why its good to know you can rely on a specialist insurance broking partner who speaks your language.
The UK construction industry is worth over 90 billion, employs over 2 million people and accounts for 7% of all jobs in the country as well as 8% of GDP1. Whether youre an owner, developer, contractor, project manager, consultant or a nancier working in residential, commercial, infrastructure or public works, youll know construction is a key engine room of the economy. Operationally, you still have to tackle familiar issues and equally thorny variables: from planning, procurement and resourcing to regulatory change and Health & Safety. It all comes back to risk and risk identication, analysis and mitigation is our business. Oval Insurance Broking (Oval) is one of the UKs leading specialist brokers for the construction sector. Such capability and commitment gives us the insight to help you simplify and rationalise your construction insurance policies innovatively, cost effectively and with a careful eye on your bottom line. With on-tap expertise from people experienced in your sector, we take the time to understand what makes your business tick at the deep level of detail you demand. At Oval, we go further to tailor innovative risk and insurance solutions that t every contour of your business. Value and high performance, plus a core focus on service and relationship development underpin all that we do. We work with leading specialist underwriters to offer bespoke construction insurance policies that ll gaps and anticipate emerging industry risks ensuring the cover you demand is there when you need it.

Welcome to Oval Construction: insurance that puts your business on a rmer footing
A leading UK insurance broker, we have the practical and intellectual expertise that has made us the insurance broking partner of choice for construction rms nationwide. This enables us to provide construction-specic, tailor-made risk transfer programmes that identify liabilities, cut costs, quantify risk and mitigate losses across the following areas:  Property development, housing and commercial construction  Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Initiative and single projects  High hazard work; including rail, wet civils, scaffolding, demolition, roong, rope access and tunnelling  Civil engineering, plant hire and labour supply  Site clearance, waste disposal, site remediation, piling and ground stabilisation  Ground work, formwork and reinforced concrete frames  Mechanical, electrical, heating, ventilation and air conditioning  Owner controlled insurance programmes

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Intelligent insurance solutions engineered for your business

Youll nd all the construction risk management solutions and services you need to help build your business for the future. Our approach is geared around a strong service ethic and focused on the key risk management values you demand.  A safe pair of hands: a partner you can trust, backed by experience, commitment and a proven track record Entrepreneurial attitude: working with leading specialist construction insurers, we proactively develop bespoke covers and policies that address the emerging risks you face for instance environmental, PPP and corporate manslaughter liabilities  Innovation that drives value for money: strong skills in risk identication and analysis mean we precisely tailor policies that t every contour of your business and ll the gaps others may leave behind Partnership approach: a total commitment to understanding your business sits behind our longstanding client relationships  Fast, expert problem solving: were proud of our reputation and we are committed to providing a quick response that makes the most of our wider risk and insurance expertise  Expert claims handling: we dont outsource claims handling thats why youll always receive a prompt, no-hassle service from our expert, in-house and UK-based claims handlers  Client benchmarking that drives best practice: working with a diverse range of construction businesses, we analyse the trends then share and apply our learning  Competitively priced quotes, services and deals: our lean business model keeps our structure at and overheads down, enabling us to pass premium savings directly onto you

Let us take the risk management strain

With years of experience working in the construction sector, many of our insurance policies are unique to Oval and offer extra features rarely found elsewhere. Typical risk categories we cover include:  Public and Products Liability, Employers Liability and Non-Negligent Liability Professional Indemnity Contract Works/Contractors All Risks insurance Owned and Hired in Plant Environmental Impairment Liability Health & Safety Delay in Start-Up (DSU) insurance Latent Defects Trade Credit Performance Bonds Business Continuity and Supply Chain Management Fleet Risk Management and Driver Training

Insight. Service. Performance.

Oval is in the vanguard of the construction insurance sector. We are respected partners and advisors for industry stakeholders and associations, helping to drive best practice and innovation. Above all, we employ quality people, able to offer advice and who blend the creative, technical and listening skills essential to delivering the exceptional levels of insight, innovation and performance you demand. Importantly, we keep workloads manageable so our people have the time and scope to listen, understand and deliver the solutions and high service standards you expect.

www.theovalgroup.com

About Oval Insurance Broking

With ofces across the UK, Oval Insurance Broking (Oval) is the specialist insurance and advisory partner of choice for thousands of organisations and individuals across a range of disciplines and industry sectors. From general insurance to sector-specic requirements, the strength of Oval lies in designing bespoke, dynamic and competitive risk solutions that t your needs. Our insurance and risk specialists take the time to understand those needs, simplifying risk to deliver a consistently innovative, high standard and high performance service that adds value, capability, agility and a competitive edge to your business. For more information, visit us at www.theovalgroup.com

Would you like to talk?

If you have any questions or would like to explore how you can make your insurance work harder for your organisation, were here to help. Call: 0800

612 6223

Or email: ib-enquiries@theovalgroup.com

Oval Insurance Broking Limited Registered Ofce: 9 South Parade, Wakeeld, WF1 1LR Registered in England No: 01195184 Authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

www.theovalgroup.com

Insight. Service. Performance.