Machinery Insurance

Highlights
This is a policy which covers financial loss incurred by the insured due to loss or damage to machinery as a result of sudden accidental electrical and mechanical breakdown.
It reimburses the insured for the cost of repairs or replacement of machinery of like nature.

Who can take this Insurance: This insurance can be taken by the individual owner of the machine or a person or company having financial interest in the machine.

What kind of machines can be covered: All types of industrial machinery like compressors, pumps, turbine etc. as also electrical machines like transformer, electrical motor, generator etc. can be covered under this policy.

What is the sum insured or value for which policy is to be taken: It is a requirement of this policy that the sum insured or value for which the particular machine is insured should represent the present day purchase value of a similar new machine including all incidental expenses like custom duties, taxes, excise, freight, insurance charges, handling charges etc. In case the sum insured under the policy is less than as per the above requirement the claim will be paid only in such proportion as the sum insured bears to the current replacement cost of similar new machinery.

Scope
The policy covers all kinds of electrical and mechanical breakdown resulting from the following incidents:

Faulty material/workmanship of the machine

Action of centrifugal forces contributing to disruption of the rotating parts

Failure of lubrication due to malfunctioning of lubricating oil
pumps or its breakdown.

Malfunctioning or failure of safety devices.

Electrical short-circuiting including electrical fire originating from
failure of insulation and or over voltage or under voltage
conditions.

Abrupt and sudden stoppage of other connected machinery.

Entry of foreign bodies into running machine.

Inexperienced operations causing damage due to error of
judgment or error in operation.

Add on covers
The policy can be extended to include the following risks on payment of additional premium.

Damage to foundation of machinery

Damage to oil in electrical apparatus

Express freight (excluding air freight), holiday rates, overtime
charges

Air freight

Additional custom duty i.e. the additional percentage of duty
payable at the time of re-import for replacement over and above
the percentage of duty included in the original sum insured.

Own surrounding property i.e. damage to the insured's own
existing property or property in his custody or control (not included in the sum insured of the policy) due to any damage to the insured machines which is covered under the policy.

Third party liability i.e. liability falling on the insured for bodily injury to any other party other than those covered by the policy or for property damage belonging to such other party.