The Boiler and Pressure Plant (BPP) Insurance policy covers physical loss or damage to all types of Boilers and/or other pressure plants, where steam is being generated.This policy covers for physical loss or damage to boilers and/or other pressure plant against unforeseen and sudden physical loss of or damage due to explosion or collapse of the insured items.
Coverage Includes
- Damage (other than by fire) to the Boiler and/or other Pressure Plant described in the Schedule/Damage (other than by fire) to surrounding property/Liability to Third Party due to
- Explosion
- Collapse – Implosion
- Flue gas Explosion.
General Exclusions
- Loss or damage arising from fire and allied perils which can be covered separately.
- Damage by chemical explosion except in recovery boilers and waste heat boiler.
- Contractual liability, manufacturers/suppliers liability, consequential loss of use of boiler.
- Loss arising from an existing defect.
- War group of perils, Social group of perils.
- Nuclear perils.
- Loss due to gross negligence or any wilful act or wilful neglect on the part of Insured.
- Failure of individual tubes.
- Wearing, wasting of boiler materials, Grooving of fracturing of any part of the boiler, general deterioration etc.
Additional Covers
- Express freight
- Air freight
- Owners Surrounding Property
- Escalation
- Third party Liability
- Additional custom duty
Warranties
- As the Boilers and Pressure Plants come under the purview of Statutory Regulations, the following warranties are applied under the Policy:
- Boilers are annually inspected by competent authority.
- The Boilers shall only be operated by attendants holding a valid certificate of competency issued under appropriate Boiler Act.
- The unqualified permission in writing by the inspecting Authority to operate the boiler.
Rating
- Type of Boiler
- Age of Boilers
- Extensions opted