A Practical Understanding Of Engineering & Construction Risks - With Site Visit to an Infrastructure Project Site

Programme Highlights

This 2-day programme is designed to equip participants with a strong grounding and understanding of the technical aspects of engineering and construction risks, as they apply to insurance. The knowledge acquired will be able to guide participants in the assessment and underwriting of construction risks, as well as the handling and evaluating of sucha claims.

Apart from lectures, case studies, discussions and interactions, there will be an opportunity for participants to make a site-visit to an appropriate construction site. This will enable them to appreciate construction issues better from a practical point of view.

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14 CPD Hours
Mode: Face-to-Face Training
Dates: 19 & 20 August 2025
Time: 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.

For Whom

Underwriting and Claims Executives
Marketing and Business Development Personnel, including Insurance Brokers and Agents
Anyone wishing to acquire some basic technical knowledge in the areas of Engineering and Construction, with insurance application in particular

Key Learning Objectives

At the end of the programme, participants should be able to:

Describe the basic engineering disciplines, its techniques and construction procedures
Have a basic knowledge of the design codes and methods of construction
Relate the basic technical terms used in engineering and construction sector, especially when underwriting risks or processing claims in these related areas

Programme Outline

Introduction and brief insurance coverage
- Types of Available Policies – CAR, EAR, IAR, Machinery Breakdown, Civil Engineering Completed Risk, ALOP, Business Interruption Insurance
Completed / Ongoing Mega Projects in the Singapore / Region
Types of Foundation
- Piles (Various Types of Piles – Reinforced Concrete, Bored, Micro Piles)
- Pad Footing
- Strip Footing
Construction Material
- Types (Concrete/Steel/Timber)
- Quality (Source, Quality Control, Engineering Codes)
Superstructure
- Building (Office/Retail/Complex)
- Bridges/Flyovers
Sequence of Work
- Stages (Planning, Design – Preliminary & Final, Construction &
- Completion/Hand-over)
Roles Play & Loss Adjusting Exercises
- Typical Contracts between Contractors, Clients, Consultants/Architects
- Case Studies relating to Engineering & Construction Claims
Site Visit

Programme Leader

Pooba Mahalingam - Regional Risk Consultant is based in Singapore with three decades of practical experience in risk/ insurance. Pooba is a professional engineer and operates under “Talent Asia Training & Consulting” of Singapore. He is specialized in the insurance space with special focus on property/ engineering/ construction insurance and risk management aspects. Pooba has provided Expert Evidence in a few technical disputes in Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei and Sri Lanka. He served as the President of the Insurance Law Association of Singapore (ILAS) for three terms.

Pooba is a regular lecturer with the Singapore College of Insurance (SCI), the Malaysian Insurance Institute (MII), The Insurance Institute of Asia Pacific (IIAP) based in Philipines and Thailand Insurance Institute (TII). He is also the Author of a MII publication entitled, “Engineering Insurance.” Besides training, Pooba also undertakes property risk surveys and provides consultancy services to various clients (reinsurers, insurers and brokers) in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and in the following regions: Asia, Middle East & Africa

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Programme Fee

Full Course Fee: S$827.31 (incl. of 9% GST)

Net Course Fee: S$599.61 (incl. of 9% GST and after 30% FTS funding) for Singapore Citizens below 40 years old and Singapore Permanent Residents

Net Course Fee: S$327.31 (incl. of 9% GST and after 70% FTS funding) for Singapore Citizens aged 40 years old and above

Last Updated Date:

16/7/25