As noted above, insurance is generally the Participants' main method of mitigating the risks associated with a project. To ensure that the relevant insurance policies will respond before any indemnities, the insurance clauses should explicitly state that the insurances are primary and not secondary to any indemnities in an alliance agreement. Such terms then need to be integrated appropriately in the alliance agreement terms so that they do not to undermine the alliance 'no suit' concept and terms-without undermining access to insurance if a relevant event occurs.