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title: "Does Builders Risk Cover Rented Equipment?"
description: "Sometimes—if builders risk includes rented equipment and you have an insured interest; the rental contract may still make you liable."
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# Does Builders Risk Cover Rented Equipment?

Sometimes—if builders risk includes rented equipment and you have an insured interest; the rental contract may still make you liable.

Sometimes. Builders risk may cover rented equipment if the policy includes it and you have an insured interest, but a rental contract can make you responsible for damage even without coverage. Rental contracts can impose liability for damage even where a policy does not respond. List each rented item, its value, where it will be used, and who bears the risk under the lease. Ask whether the builders risk policy covers it as project property, and check equipment floater, rented-equipment, transit, theft, and breakdown terms. Confirm any lender or lessor loss-payee requirements in writing. The rental agreement may make the hirer responsible for damage even when no builders risk coverage applies, so request proof of the lessor’s insurance and your own contractor equipment coverage. Check the builders risk property definition, rented-equipment extension, per-item limit, transit territory, and loss-payee clause against the actual equipment list before delivery to the site.

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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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