WA's economic watchdog has recommended changes to home indemnity insurance.
The insurance protects consumers against losses incurred due to the death or insolvency of their builder and is compulsory for projects worth more than $20,000.
The Economic Regulation Authority was asked to conduct a review of the system last year.
"What we found is that the current model we don't think is sustainable for a variety of reasons," says the ERA's chairman Lyndon Rowe.
"Over time it hasn't been a very stable industry and insurance companies have come in and out."
Indemnity insurance is currently offered by two private companies but the Economic Regulation Authority has warned there is a real possibility the main provider QBE could pull out.
The company recently informed the South Australian government it would stop offering the product in that state from July.
The ERA has recommended the insurance product be split into two components, with warranty insurance to be provided by the building industry and for more private companies to be encouraged to offer construction cover.
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