The Construction Insurance Risk Engineers Group

The Construction Insurance Risk Engineers Group (CIREG) comprises Risk Management Professionals working in the United Kingdom within the Insurance Industry who specialise in Risk Management of Building and Civil Engineering Construction.

CIREG is a semi-formal Group and our members are employed by Insurance Companies, Insurance Brokers and Risk Management Consultants who work predominantly within the Construction Insurance market.

CIREG members give professional risk management advice to Insurers, Clients and Contractors. We also liaise with Professional and Statutory Organisations to develop effective Controls, Guidelines and Codes of Practice for risk management of construction works.

CIREG and its Members have acted in the past on behalf of the UK CAR Underwriters Group - a branch of the London Engineering Group, the Association of British Insurers and the British Tunnelling Society (Institution of Civil Engineers) in the development of Risk Management Guidance and Codes of Practice for construction works, including the following:

• Construction Federation & Fire Protection Association (FPA) with Association of British Insurers (ABI), Chief Fire Officers Association (CFOA) & London Fire Brigade:
  ‘Fire Prevention on Construction Sites - The Joint Code of Practice on the Protection from Fire of Construction Sites and Buildings Undergoing Renovation' (Ninth Edition, September 2015).
  
  
• The UK CAR Underwriters Group (UKCA) & CIREG:
  'Managing Escape of Water Risk on Construction Sites' (5th Edition, October 2019).
  
  
• The International Tunnelling Insurance Group (ITIG):
  ‘A Code of Practice for Risk Management of Tunnel Works’ (2nd Edition, May 2012).
  
  
•  Association of British Insurers (ABI) and the British Tunnelling Society (BTS):
  ‘Joint Code of Practice for Risk Management of Tunnel Works in the UK’ (September 2003).
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• The Structural Timber Association (STA):
  ‘16 Steps to Fire Safety - Promoting best practice on Timber Frame construction sites' (Revised March 2011).
  
  
• Association of British Insurers (ABI) and the British Tunnelling Society (BTS):
  ‘The Joint Code of Practice for Risk Management of Tunnel Works in the UK’ (September 2003).
  
  
• Health and Safety Executive (HSE):
  ‘HSG168 - Fire Safety in Construction: Guidance for Clients, Designers and those managing and carrying out construction work involving significant fire risks’ (Second Edition, 2010).
  
  
• Construction Industry Research and Information Association (CIRIA):
  ‘CIRIA (CON 183) Major Hazards in Construction Project’.