Insurance experts opine that the civic body is a government in itself and there is no need for it to get its installations insured. “The government is exempted from getting its assets insured … if work on some project is in progress, the contractor may go for the insurance of that project to cover the risk on investment,” said Ajay Dave, an insurance surveyor in the city.
He said the government has been in insurance cover activity to the extent of group insurance of persons like students in schools, employees and labourers under the social security schemes.