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Aerial view of construction staging yard at dawn, building materials organized in geometric rows
ZONE A · REBAR · $847K
ZONE B · LUMBER · $1.2M
ZONE C · PRECAST · $634K
Exposure Index
Transit Risk78
Storage Risk62
Weather Risk45
TOTAL EXPOSED: $2.68M
Specification SheetDOC: UW-RISK-SPECS-2026

The gaps your current policy
doesn't close.

RS-001
TRANSIT_DMG

Transit Damage

Flatbed carrying $340K in W-flange steel beams jackknifes on I-70 westbound. Materials are sheared, bent, and scattered across 200 feet of highway. Delivery window missed. Structural steel is on back-order 14 weeks.

Inland Marine Transit Floater
$5,000,000 per occurrence · Replacement cost basis · No sub-limit on steel
CRITICAL+
RS-002
STAGED_THEFT

Staged-Material Theft

2,400 linear feet of copper wire and $180K in aluminum conduit disappear from a Phoenix staging yard over a holiday weekend. General liability responds to third-party claims only. The materials — and the three-week schedule buffer — are gone.

Off-Site Materials & Equipment Floater
$2,500,000 per location · Employee theft rider available · No deductible for losses >$50K
CRITICAL+
RS-003
WEATHER_EXP

Weather Exposure

Forty-knot winds scatter $85K in engineered lumber across three acres of a Colorado job site. The framing package is warped, contaminated with debris, and no longer meets moisture content specs. Replacement lumber has a 6-week lead time.

Builders Risk — Broad Form (Open Perils)
$10,000,000 project limit · Debris removal included · Code upgrade endorsement available
HIGH+
RS-004
SUPPLIER_INS

Supplier Insolvency

Your precast panel fabricator files Chapter 11 with $620K of your project's custom panels in mid-production. Standard builders risk doesn't respond to financial default. The panels are undeliverable. The pour date is non-negotiable.

Contingent Supply Chain & Deposit Coverage
$1,000,000 per supplier · Covers deposits, progress payments, and custom fabrication
MODERATE+
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Claim Record

Losses we've
already closed.

All figures represent actual paid claims. Client names used with written permission. Amounts shown are net of deductible.
CS-2024-07
Staged Rebar Theft
STEEL / REBAR
Denver, CO
LOSS AMOUNT
$212,000
TIMELINE
9 weeks delayed
"We had $212K in rebar sitting in a Phoenix staging yard. No policy touched it — not our GL, not our builder's risk. Underwrite covered the full replacement cost and had an adjuster on-site before I'd finished the police report."
Marcus Delgado
Senior Project Manager
Ironclad Construction Group
Outcome
Full replacement cost paid in 12 business days. Timeline recovered in 3 weeks.
CS-2024-11
Transit Damage — Engineered Wood
LUMBER / ENGINEERED
Portland, OR
LOSS AMOUNT
$85,000
TIMELINE
6 weeks delayed
"Wind event scattered a full framing package across three acres. The standard policy said it was covered — right up until the adjuster found moisture content specs weren't met post-loss. Underwrite's open-perils form doesn't play that game."
Jennifer Okafor
VP Procurement
Cascade Building Supply
Outcome
$85K paid including debris collection and sorting. No moisture content dispute.
CS-2025-02
Supplier Insolvency — Precast
PRECAST / CONCRETE
Chicago, IL
LOSS AMOUNT
$620,000
TIMELINE
14 weeks at risk
"Our precast fabricator filed Chapter 11 with $620K of custom panels in mid-production. I didn't know a policy could respond to supplier insolvency. Underwrite had an alternate fabricator sourced in 48 hours and paid the full deposit loss."
David Kowalczyk
General Contractor
Summit Commercial Builders
Outcome
Contingent supply chain coverage paid $620K. Alternate supplier delivered on revised timeline.
CS-2025-05
Material Price Escalation
STEEL / STRUCTURAL
San Diego, CA
LOSS AMOUNT
$200,000 gap
TIMELINE
0 weeks — covered
"Steel prices surged 35% after we locked our project budget. Fire destroyed our stockpile. Standard coverage would have paid replacement at original cost — leaving a $200K gap. The escalation endorsement covered the full replacement at current prices."
Priya Nambiar
Risk Manager
Pacific Coast Development
Outcome
Price escalation endorsement closed $200K coverage gap. Project delivered on budget.
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Coverage MatrixREV: 2026-Q1

What's covered,
to the last fastener.

COV-TRANSIT

In-Transit Materials

From mill gate to job site gate. Inland marine floater covers rail, truck, and intermodal. No sub-limits on steel or precast.

LIMIT
$5M per occurrence
RESPONSE
6h
COV-STAGED

Staged & Stored Materials

On-site, in temporary storage, or at a laydown yard. Coverage activates from delivery confirmation, not construction start.

LIMIT
$10M project limit
RESPONSE
12h
COV-ESCALATION

Price Escalation

When material costs spike beyond 5% threshold, replacement cost is covered at current market rates. No coverage gap on rising steel or lumber.

LIMIT
Up to 40% escalation
RESPONSE
24h
COV-SOFTCOST

Soft Cost & Delay

Lender penalties, architect re-fees, permit re-applications, and contractor overtime triggered by covered material losses.

LIMIT
$500K per event
RESPONSE
48h
COV-SUPPLY

Supply Chain Disruption

Supplier insolvency, bankruptcy, and force majeure events. Deposit protection and custom fabrication coverage.

LIMIT
$1M per supplier
RESPONSE
48h
Material Classification Index
STL
Structural Steel
W-flange, HSS, rebar, decking
HIGH
LBR
Engineered Lumber
LVL, I-joists, glulam, OSB
HIGH
PRC
Precast Concrete
Panels, columns, hollow-core
MODERATE
MEP
MEP Materials
Copper, conduit, switchgear
CRITICAL
RFG
Roofing Systems
TPO, metal panels, insulation
MODERATE
MXD
Mixed Material
Multi-trade packages, composite
HIGH
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