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Section 4: Liability insurance

  • Clause 19-20. Scope of the liability insurance

    The insurer covers the assured’s liability resulting from personal injury or loss of life, loss of or damage to an object belonging to a third party, and liability for the removal of wrecks required by the authorities if the loss arose in direct connection with the performance of the building contract.

    Cl. 4-16 shall apply similarly after the subject-matter insured has been launched, provided that the damage to or loss of the object concerned is attributable to collision or striking.

    The insurer covers the assured’s liability for bunker oil pollution damage under the provisions of national legislation that are based on the provisions of the International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage, 2001 (the Bunkers Convention).

    The insurer covers the assured’s liability for damage to the environment if the damage occurred in direct connection with the performance of the building contract.

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    Clause 19-20. Scope of the liability insurance

    The provision was amended in the 2013 Plan. In sub-clause 1 the term “imposed” has been replaced by “required” and sub-clause 4 regarding the assured’s liability for damage to the environment if the damage occurred in direct connection with the performance of the building contract is new. The...

  • Clause 19-21. Limitations on the liability insurance

    The insurer does not cover:

    • liability for personal injury or loss of life of the employees of the assured, contractors or sub-contractors, 
    • liability for loss of or damage to objects belonging to the employees of the assured, contractors or sub-contractors,  
    • loss or liability which is insurable under the rules in Chapter 19, Sections 1, 2 and 5,
    • loss or liability covered by another liability insurance effected by the assured, its contractors or sub-contractors and 
    • loss or liability which is exclusively based on a contract.


    In the event of liability for personal injury, the insurer does not cover:

    • loss recoverable through social benefits or benefits from pension schemes  in connection with work or occupation,
    • loss which is covered by insurance benefits required  under a collective agreement and which is financed by the liable  employer, and 
    • loss which is covered in accordance with applicable legislation relating to occupational injury insurance in the country where the yard is located.
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    Clause 19-21. Limitations on the liability insurance

    Clause 19-21 was amended in 2016 to be verbatim the same as Cl. 18-98, sub-clauses 5 and 6. Apart from mere editorial amendments, the only amendment of substance is that the words “contractor or sub-contractor” were added in sub-clause 1, letters (a), (b) and (d). Sub-clause 1 (a) excludes...