PROPERTY · ALL RISKS

Property All Risks Insurance

An all-risks wording covering property loss from every accidental event except the stated exclusions — the top-level property insurance. The standard product for large companies and large mixed-use facilities.

Property All Risks Insurance

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N2N Insurance Brokerage does not represent any single insurer — it independently represents the client as an FSS-registered broker (Reg. No. 2026-012201). We compare the wordings, rates and service of AIG · Chubb · DB · Hyundai · KB · Meritz to propose the cover and price best suited to your risk. Each insurer's full wording is provided at application and binding.

Overview

The top-level property insurance, covering all accidental loss except the stated exclusions on an all-risks basis. The standard product for large companies and large mixed-use facilities.

Key features

  • 01
    All-risks cover

    Every accident except the stated exclusions (reverse-proof) — a dramatic widening over named-perils fire insurance.

  • 02
    BI combination

    Lost turnover and fixed costs during a stoppage from property loss.

  • 03
    Machinery/electronic breakdown

    Machinery Breakdown (MB) and Electronic Equipment endorsements cover mechanical failure too.

  • 04
    Global programme design

    Support for a global Master/Local policy across domestic and overseas sites.

Who needs it

  • 01
    Large manufacturing / plant

    Refining, chemical, semiconductor, auto, steel — holding high-value plant.

  • 02
    Mixed-use commercial / data centres

    Department stores, malls, hotels, IDCs — complex assets and high-value plant.

  • 03
    Large logistics / warehouse facilities

    Fulfilment, large cold stores, bonded warehouses.

Main losses covered

  • Fire, explosion, lightning
  • Storm-flood (typhoon, flood, heavy snow), earthquake, eruption
  • Collision/fall (aircraft, vehicle) accident
  • Theft / malicious damage (SRCC separate endorsement)
  • Accidental breakdown of machinery/electronic equipment (MB endorsement)
  • Debris removal, temporary repair, alternative-facility use
  • Business-interruption loss (BI endorsement) — lost turnover, fixed costs, wages

Special endorsements (additional cover)

  • Machinery breakdown (MB) endorsement
  • Electronic equipment endorsement
  • Business interruption (BI) endorsement
  • Contingent BI (supply-chain disruption) endorsement
  • Replacement-value endorsement

Losses not covered (main exclusions)

  • War / political risk
  • Nuclear / radiation
  • Wear, ageing, natural depreciation
  • Intent / gross negligence
  • Cyber accidents (a separate wording)
  • Some natural disasters (varies by wording)

Conditions & process

Policy period1 year
InsurersAIG · Chubb · DB · KB · Meritz · Hyundai (compared, reinsurance-linked)
Sum insuredBy replacement value (property + BI)
Turnaround4–8 weeks (including reinsurance)
ChannelIndividual consultation with our broker (010-5755-6465)

What we need to quote

  • Site floor plan and property schedule (TIV)
  • Key machinery and production-equipment schedule
  • Turnover / P&L / BI calculation data
  • Loss run for the past 5 years
  • Overseas-site and global-programme details (if any)

Other notes

  • The premium is confirmed after the insurer's underwriting
  • 'All risks' means 'every risk except the stated exclusions' — review the exclusions precisely
  • The deductible design is a key premium-negotiation area

Withdrawal / quality assurance / pre-contract disclosure

  • The application may be withdrawn within 15 days of receiving the policy (excluding professional financial consumers)
  • Cancellable within 3 months for breach of the duty to explain material matters or a missing handwritten signature
  • Breach of the duty of disclosure may lead to cancellation or reduction of the claim
Depositor-protected product

Points to note

Please check the basics of the policy when you apply.

  • When applying for the policy, please confirm the product name, policy period, premium-payment period and the insured , and be sure to receive and check the policy wording.
  • Before concluding the contract, please read the product description and policy wording.
  • If you cancel an existing policy to take out a new one, acceptance may be declined, the premium may rise and the cover may differ — please take note.
  • Payment of the claim may be restricted by exclusions and payment-limitation grounds.

Nullity of the contract

If the insured event has already occurred at the time the contract is made, the contract is void. However, where the contract is void due to the company's intent or negligence, or where the company knew or could have known of the nullity before acceptance yet did not refund the premium, the company refunds the premium with interest at the policy-loan rate published by the Korea Insurance Development Institute, compounded annually, for the period from the day after payment to the day of refund.

Losses not covered

The specific losses not covered (exclusions) are set out in each insurer's policy wording and product description; on this page, see the “Cover” tab(or the “Losses not covered” section) for the main exclusions. For other cover-specific grounds on which claims are not paid, please refer to the policy wording.

Cover start date

The company provides cover, in accordance with the policy, from the time it accepts the application and receives the first premium. Where the company accepts the application after receiving the first premium with it, cover also begins from the time the first premium was received.

Policyholder's handwritten signature

The application must be completed by the policyholder, and the policyholder and the insured must sign it by hand. Failure to sign by hand may result in disadvantages regarding the validity of the contract. On an internet cyber-mall, an electronic signature may be used instead.

Right to be informed and have the product explained

The policyholder has the right to be given and have explained the information needed about the product they wish to buy.

Duty to explain

The insurer and N2N Insurance Brokerage must explain the important matters of the product to ordinary financial consumers.

Duty of disclosure before the contract

When applying, the policyholder, the insured or their agent must disclose truthfully the facts they know regarding the questions in the application (including the questionnaire). Otherwise the claim may be declined or the contract cancelled. Where insurance is taken out by telephone or other means of communication, the duty is performed by answering the seller's questions, which are recorded, without a separate written questionnaire, so answers must be given with particular care.

Duty of disclosure after the contract

If, after the contract is made, any of the following arises in respect of the subject-matter insured, the policyholder or the insured must notify the company in writing without delay and obtain endorsement on the policy.

  • When intending to take out, or learning of, a contract with another insurer covering the same risk as this contract
  • When transferring the subject-matter insured
  • When altering, rebuilding or extending the subject-matter insured or the building housing it
  • When moving the subject-matter insured to another location
  • When the risk is, or is found to have been, materially changed

Withdrawal of the application

  • The policyholder may withdraw the application within 15 daysof receiving the policy, in which case the premium paid is refunded. However, a contract more than 30 days after application (45 days where a policyholder aged 65+ contracted by telephone) cannot be withdrawn.
  • In addition, a medical-examination contract, a contract with a cover period of 90 days or less, guarantee insurance, statutory compulsory insurance, liability insurance under the Automobile Accident Compensation Act, or a commercial-insurance contract concluded by a professional financial consumer cannot be withdrawn.

Quality-assurance scheme

  • If, after application, the policyholder did not receive the policy wording and their copy of the application, was not given an explanation of the important contents of the wording, or did not sign the application by hand, they may cancel the contract within 3 monthsof the contract being formed.
  • In that case the premium already paid is refunded to the policyholder, with interest at the policy-loan rate compounded annually for the period the premium was held.

Why the surrender value may be less than the premiums paid, or nil

The surrender value is the amount paid if the contract is cancelled early. Unlike bank savings, insurance combines risk protection and savings: part of the premium is paid out as claims to other policyholders who suffer accidents, and part covers the insurer's operating expenses, so the surrender value on early cancellation may be less than the premiums paid, or nil.

Depositor protection

  • This policy is protected under the Depositor Protection Act, such that the surrender value (or the maturity benefit) plus other payments is protected up to “KRW 100 million per person” (aggregated with the insurer's other protected products).
  • Separately, the aggregate accident-claim amount of that insurer's protected products is “KRW 100 million per person” protected.
  • (However, a policy whose policyholder and premium payer is a corporation is not protected.)

Tax benefit (protection-type insurance)

Under Article 59-4(1) of the Income Tax Act (special tax credit), for protection-type insurance taken out by an employee only, a tax credit of 12% of the premium paid (capped at KRW 1 million per year) is available. Tax matters may change with amendment or repeal of the relevant tax law.

Personal-data protection

Except as provided by law, the insurer and N2N Insurance Brokerage do not collect, use, inspect or provide personal data related to this contract — for its conclusion, maintenance and claim payment — without the consent of the policyholder, the insured or the beneficiary. However, for those purposes the insurer may, with the consent of the policyholder and the insured and in accordance with law, provide personal data to other insurers and insurance-related bodies.

Solicitation-order and reporting centre

  • Providing special benefits in connection with concluding an insurance contract is punishable under the Insurance Business Act.
  • Financial Supervisory Service: 1332 (no area code) / mobile (02)1332 / “Report a solicitation-order violation” at http://fss.or.kr
  • General Insurance Association of Korea: 1332 (no area code) / mobile (02)1332 / “Solicitation-order Violation Report Centre” at http://knia.or.kr

FSS Insurance Fraud Prevention Centre

  • Insurance crime, under Article 8 of the Special Act on the Prevention of Insurance Fraud, is punishable by up to 10 years' imprisonment or a fine of up to KRW 50 million, and abetting insurance crime is subject to the same punishment.
  • Tel: 1332 (no area code) / mobile (02)1332 / Web: http://insucop.fss.or.kr or “Insurance Fraud Prevention Centre” at http://fss.or.kr

Insurance consultation and dispute mediation

  • For consultation or any complaint or dispute about insurance, contact the insurer's customer call centre for prompt handling. If you object to the outcome, you may apply for dispute mediation to the Financial Supervisory Service and the Korea Consumer Agency.
  • FSS Financial Consumer Protection Centre: 1332 (no area code) / http://fss.or.kr
  • Korea Consumer Agency Consumer Counselling Centre: 1372 (no area code) / http://www.kca.go.kr

Notice

The above is a summary and excerpt of the policy wording; for grounds on which claims are not paid and other details, please refer to the policy wording and product description.

About N2N Insurance Brokerage

  • N2N Insurance Brokerageis an insurance broker registered under Article 89 of the Insurance Business Act; it does not represent any single insurer but advises and intermediates on the side of the client (policyholder) (FSS Reg. No. 2026-012201 · Business Reg. No. 611-23-02374).
  • This site compares the wordings and rates of multiple insurers; application and acceptance follow each insurer's policy wording.

Companies suited to an all-risks wording

Large companies and precise risk management — five types

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Large-company HQ / multiple sites

Many domestic/overseas sites. A single master wording gives integrated management + cover consistency.

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High-value industrial facilities

Pharma, semiconductor, precision manufacturing. A single-accident loss in the tens-to-hundreds-of-billions area.

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Data centres / IT infrastructure

Server and comms facilities. A high fire/electrical/environmental-accident risk; review a cyber combination.

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Research / R&D centres

High-value lab equipment and research data. The accidental-loss cover-scope core area.

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Global multi-country operations

Companies with overseas sites. A global master-wording and reinsurance combination area.

A dispute pattern seen in the field

At a large company's R&D centre, some lab equipment suffered accidental loss while backup power was running after a night-time outage. It was not a simple fire, but review was possible under the all-risks wording's comprehensive cover — an accident that ordinary fire or package insurance might have left outside cover. But if the cause had been assessed as facility ageing or management carelessness, it could fall under some exclusions, so regular-inspection records and cause evidence were central to the cover process. A case showing that the all-risks wording's strength — a comprehensive cover scope — proves its worth in accidental loss.

Source: (General industry example)

Three things easily missed when buying property all risks

The wording and structure points decision-makers most often overlook

  • 1

    'All risks' still has many exclusions

    All risks means 'every risk except the stated exclusions', so war, nuclear, wear, intent, cyber and some natural disasters are usually excluded. A precise review of the exclusion clauses is key; the post-accident "it's all risks, why isn't it covered" misunderstanding comes from not understanding the exclusions.

  • 2

    The effect of the deductible design

    An all-risks wording sets a high per-accident deductible (millions to hundreds of millions). It is a key premium-negotiation area: too high and the own burden on a mid-sized accident grows; too low and the premium rises steeply. A precise design to the business's risk exposure is essential.

  • 3

    Global-territory cover depends on insurer/reinsurance

    All-risks cover for global multi-country sites differs in scope and limit by country insurer/reinsurance market. Master vs local wording design, currency conversion and territorial-exclusion differences are precise-review areas; assuming a single-country wording for global cover creates a gap.

Frequently asked questions

The questions decision-makers ask most when considering property all risks insurance

What does property all risks insurance cover?

It is an all-risks (rather than named-perils) wording covering every accidental loss except the exclusions stated in the policy. A wide range of risks — fire, natural disaster, theft, accidental events — is automatically included, with a far broader scope than ordinary fire or package insurance.

Which businesses is it suited to?

It suits areas needing precise risk management — large and mid-large companies, multi-site operations, high-value assets (data centres, research facilities, pharma, semiconductor), global sites. It provides a scope and limit beyond the limits of an SME standard package.

It says 'all risks' — are there exclusions?

An all-risks wording still has exclusions. Usually (1) war/political risk, (2) nuclear/radiation, (3) wear, ageing, natural depreciation, (4) intent/gross negligence, (5) cyber accidents (a separate wording) and (6) some natural disasters (varies by wording). 'All risks' means 'every risk except the stated exclusions'.

How is the deductible designed?

An all-risks wording usually sets a higher per-accident deductible than fire/package (from millions to hundreds of millions). It focuses on preventing small claims + covering large loss while adjusting the premium; with a large limit, the deductible design is a key negotiation area.

Are global-territory sites covered?

An all-risks wording is usually Korea-territory by default, but a company with multinational sites can combine cover through a territorial-extension endorsement or a global master policy. As cover and insurer differ greatly by country, a global design needs an insurer/reinsurance-market review.

Is BI (business interruption) combined?

Property all risks usually combines business-interruption loss through a separate BI endorsement. Precise design is possible — indemnity period (12/24/36 months), daily limit, indirect BI from supply-chain disruption or adjacent damage — and a large company's BI design is a consulting area.

How is the premium assessed?

The insurer assesses it on asset value, the number and location of sites, sector, risk grade, deductible design, limit, BI combination and global territory, usually linked to the reinsurance market. The exact premium and acceptance are confirmed after underwriting by insurers such as AIG, Chubb, DB, KB, Meritz and Hyundai.

Hanwook Seong, insurance broker

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