Insurance Claims Handling
and Settling

A project starts and begins with a contract. The contract sets the stage for the project and the parties need to be well versed on how to navigate the contract and know the legal principles involved. In order, to successfully make and substantiate a claim or alternatively to defend such a claim, parties need to have the knowledge and various skills to manage claims, which in turn will be invaluable to parties involved in project management.

This training course will give all the best practices that will put you on the right track to avoid expensive mistakes which will affect the outcome of your project.  The training course will address the key issues required to successfully deliver contracts with reference to international contract forms and best practice. The topics outlined below will be central to the successful management of risk by both contractor and employer and cover the main pertinent core contract administration and claims requirements.

The training course will highlight;

• Identify and manage project contract claims relating to delay and variations in contracts
• Mitigate the risk exposure on projects through better management of claims
• Learn how best to resolve claims promptly in a fair and reasonable manner
• Understand the rights and obligations of both parties
• Assess, analyse and evaluate contractor claims
• Know how to defend claims and make counterclaims
• Resolving Claims Disputes and avoid expensive litigation and arbitrations

Objectives

At the end of this online training course, the participant will be able to:

• Gain a full understanding of contract and contract claims.
• Have knowledge on how to streamline the claims process.
• Understand evaluation methods to identify claims and know what defences that are available
• Gain the knowledge to make you an asset to any claim management team.
• Insight into real life projects and scenarios with lessons learnt.

Who Should Attend?

This course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

• Contract Professionals
• Project Managers
• Contract Administrators
• Contract Engineers
• Project Engineers
• Risk manager / Contract Risk Professionals
• Project Owners/Employers
• Contractors and equipment/material suppliers
• Contract Administrators and
• Quantity Surveyors
• Legal Advisers