Construction Liability: Governance, Risk & Insurance Realities

Summary

Event Overview:

Co-hosted with Marsh (Hong Kong) Limited and PolyU SPEED, this CPD session examines the liability risks construction professionals, project teams, consultants, contractors, and decision-makers may face in Hong Kong, and how these risks relate to contractual obligations, professional indemnity insurance, and management liability insurance.

The session will focus on real areas of exposure in construction, including design responsibility in design-and-build projects, collateral warranties, third-party claims, joint and several liability, indemnity clauses, fitness-for-purpose obligations, health and safety accountability, regulatory investigations, and insurance coverage gaps.

What this session offers

• Understand how professional indemnity risks arise in construction projects, including design responsibility creep, collateral warranties, third-party claims, and joint and several liability.
• Identify common mismatches between contract obligations and insurance cover, including indemnity clauses that exceed policy limits, fitness-for-purpose requirements, exclusions, and retroactive or run-off cover issues.
• Learn when construction leaders, senior management, and decision-makers may face personal exposure, including insolvency, wrongful trading, health and safety, and regulatory investigation risks.
• Recognise frequent professional indemnity claim triggers in Hong Kong construction projects and the coverage limitations that may affect claims.
• Review practical risk mitigation steps, including key contract clauses to check, governance controls to strengthen, and questions to ask brokers and legal advisors before problems arise.

Language

Cantonese

Venue:

WK- SUG03, UG Floor, South Wing, PolyU West Kowloon Campus, 9 Hoi Ting Road, Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon

Panellists:

Stephen Boddington

Strategic Client Director – Marsh Asia Construction

Cynthia Yeung

Senior Vice President, Head of Construction – Hong Kong & Macau

Marsh Risk

Denise Pong

Professional & Financial Risks Claims Manager - North Asia

Liberty

Brandon Lam

Senior Claims Advocate – Hong Kong & Macau

Marsh Risk

Christopher Li

Senior Vice President- FINPRO Hong Kong

Marsh Asia

Sylvia Quang

Cyber Leader& Claims Advocacy Leader

Marsh Risk

Agenda:

• Introduction to Construction Related Insurance
• PI insurance for the Construction Industry;
• Construction related Claims from an Insurer’s perspective;
• Cyber Insurance/ Cyber Crime Insurance and the Construction Industry
• Q & A

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Please note: this event is for over 18’s only. Please note the event has limited capacity and wil priortise CIOB member attendance. Any remaining spots, will be shared to the public upon notification.

Attendees' names, email addresses and telephone numbers will be shared with the venue provider for event registration and campus access purposes only.

This learning activity can contribute to your annual CPD return and should be logged accordingly.

Contact

Angie Tse
Member Services and Events Coordinator
[email protected]
+852 5507 6330

CIOB Assist

The seminar is free for CIOB members to attend, but if you would like to make an optional donation to CIOB Assist you can do this during the registration process.