Optimising Risk Financing in Major Capital Projects
1. NATIONAL CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION 2014
Optimising Risk Financing in Major Capital Projects
Presented by Jon Hetherington
Willis Australia Limited
Platinum Sponsor
Silver Sponsor Bronze Sponsor
Risk Manager of the Year
Award Sponsor
Conference and Exhibition Partners
2. Agenda/Topics for Discussion
• Risk Financing for Major Capital Projects – Key Considerations
• Traditional Insurance Obligations/Requirements
• Lessons Learned/Latest Trends/Developments & Future Directions
• Insurance Procurement Best Practice – “Execution Excellence”
• Take-Aways/Tactics for Strategic Solutions
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3. Risk Financing for Major Capital Projects
Key Considerations
• Project Objectives (Stakeholders Needs & Expectations)
• Experience of the Project Team & Advisors
• Insurance Strategy needs to be fully considered and documented to achieve
best for bid outcomes
• All Stakeholders need to be confident and commit to the Strategy and Program
• Project Finance/Lenders Considerations (Anticipate & Manage Expectations)
BFS, Term Sheet(s), PIM, Notice of Assignment, BLOU and DD reports
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4. Risk Financing for Major Capital Projects
Key Considerations
• Key Risks/Project Risk Profile
Qualification and Quantification Considerations
• Contractual Framework, Delivery & Allocation Methodology
Consistency (Cascaded/Back-to-back)
• Scheduling/Delivery Time-table/Implementation Milestones
Roles & Responsibilities, Plot Activity Schedules & Action Plans
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5. Traditional Insurance Obligations/Requirements
• D&C Phase Insurances
Contract Works Material Damage
Consequential Loss / Delay in Start-Up
Project Marine Cargo / Marine Delay in Start-Up
Third Party Liability
Project Professional Indemnity
Contractors Pollution Liability and/ or Environmental Impairment Liability
Worker’s Compensation & Employee Benefits
Plant & Equipment and Motor Vehicles
Marine Hull & Aviation
• Off the shelf policies/traditional structures are being challenged
• Bespoke project solutions becoming the norm
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6. Traditional Insurance Obligations/Requirements
• Operational Phase Insurances
Industrial Special Risks/Property/Material Damage
Business Interruption/Consequential Loss
Public & Products Liability
Project Professional Indemnity
Premises Pollution Liability and/ or Environmental Impairment Liability
Worker’s Compensation & Employee Benefits
Motor Vehicles
• Off the shelf policies/traditional structures are being challenged
• Bespoke project solutions becoming the norm
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7. Lessons Learned/Latest Trends/Developments
and Future Directions
• State of the Market
• Alignment of Contract with
Coverage
• Image and Reputational Risk
• Collaborative Contracting
• Risk Pools
• D&C Joint Ventures
(Joint and Several/Alliancing)
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• Bid Cost Recovery Fees
• Capping of Liability
• Fitness for Purpose/Express
Warranties
• Unforeseen Pollutants
• Relief Events/Abatement Provisions
• Cost Overrun
8. Insurance Procurement Best Practice
“Execution Excellence”
• Early engagement of insurance advisors pre-document drafting
• Insurable Risk Partnerships and not simply a commodifying culture
• Alignment of All Stakeholder and Project Objectives
• Maximise Outcomes = Define, Document and Deliver
• Comprehensive Suite of Services (much more than purely transactional)
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9. Take-Aways/Tactics for Strategic Solutions
• Best for Bid Outcomes – Marked and Measured
• Trusted Advisors with a proven track record
• Price shouldn’t be the only measure of performance…
Total Cost of Risk
Value
• Insurance complicated by ever increasing contractual responsibilities
• Social and Reputational Risks and potential ramifications
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10. NATIONAL CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION 2014
Thank you.
Platinum Sponsor
Silver Sponsor Bronze Sponsor
Risk Manager of the Year
Award Sponsor
Conference and Exhibition Partners