Why are construction-related insurance disputes on the rise?

An Insurance Business Magazine article.

While litigation predictions at the start of the year pointed to a ‘perfect storm’ in the D&O insurance space, another area of insurance disputes has been slowly on the rise, and lawyers say it is not looking likely to stop.

Construction sector insurance litigation has been slowly rising over the past decade, and Duncan Cotterill partner Tanya Wood said it has also become increasingly complicated, with a significant amount of work coming through around building integrity and structural defects.

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