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OP Yes, that sounds reasonable, understandable.
Contingency
Noun
1. A possible event or occurrence or result.
2. The state of being contingent on something.
You mean the "ïn case of....." bears mostly the expectation of something bad going to happen. And "ïn case....etc. etc." is just casual.
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