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title: "Does Builders Risk Cover Equipment Breakdown?"
description: "Often not—the cited ISO builders risk form excludes mechanical breakdown, with a narrow testing provision; a separate equipment-breakdown policy may be needed for machinery damage."
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# Does Builders Risk Cover Equipment Breakdown?

Often not—the cited ISO builders risk form excludes mechanical breakdown, with a narrow testing provision; a separate equipment-breakdown policy may be needed for machinery damage.

Often not. The cited ISO builders risk form excludes mechanical breakdown, with a narrow testing provision; a separate equipment-breakdown policy may be needed for machinery damage. The ISO builders risk specimen excludes mechanical breakdown but includes a narrow testing provision with its own conditions. Ask whether breakdown means physical damage to machinery, consequential damage to surrounding project property, or both. Check the policy’s breakdown exclusion, testing exception, sublimit, waiting conditions, and any separate equipment breakdown form. Do not assume one covered component means all related equipment or resulting costs are covered. The NAIC describes equipment breakdown as a distinct coverage for damage from failure of boilers, machinery, and electrical equipment. Ask whether a separate equipment breakdown policy begins after the building is accepted, since the builders risk testing extension may be limited to a construction phase. Check covered equipment, operating conditions, temporary repairs, expediting costs, and any exclusions for wear or defective work.

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## Sources

1. [Glossary of Insurance Terms](https://content.naic.org/glossary-insurance-terms). National Association of Insurance Commissioners; Builders’ Risk Policies; Business Interruption; Commercial General Liability; Contractor Equipment Floaters; Allied Lines. Accessed 2026-09-25.
2. [Builders Risk Coverage Form](https://assets.touchpointmarkets.com/e8/58/dec27c1b462c8227b4693fb8ac81/ih-00-70-05-17-builders-risk-coverage-form.pdf). Insurance Services Office, Inc.; hosted by Touchpoint Markets; IH 00 70 05 17, A.1.c and A.2 pp. 1–2; A.3 and A.4 pp. 2–5; A.5 and A.6 pp. 5–8; B.2–3 pp. 10–11; C–E pp. 12–13; copyright 2017, illustrative specimen. Accessed 2026-09-25.

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