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Lightweight concrete used in schools poses coverage questions

Rear view of excited students running towards entrance. Girls are carrying backpacks while leaving from school. Happy friends are wearing school uniforms.

A construction material that has sparked widespread concern about the safety of school buildings could present insurance coverage challenges, were its use to give rise to claims.

Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete, or Raac, was used to build schools and other public buildings, such as hospitals and offices, between the 1950s and 1990s.

The material is 80% air, reinforced

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