Connect insurance to the operation
Contractors need responsive protection that follows their people and equipment from the office to each active job site. Coverage for job sites, crews, equipment, vehicles, and contractual risk.
Emergency roles and immediate action
Review the current operation, credible loss scenarios, management controls, contracts, requested limits, and the policy terms intended to address this issue.
Reporting and evidence preservation
Review the current operation, credible loss scenarios, management controls, contracts, requested limits, and the policy terms intended to address this issue.
Continuity and recovery decisions
Review the current operation, credible loss scenarios, management controls, contracts, requested limits, and the policy terms intended to address this issue.
Risks that deserve specific attention
Job-site injury and property damage
Describe where the exposure occurs, who controls it, how frequently it arises, what could make a loss severe, and which documented controls are in place.
Tools and mobile equipment loss
Describe where the exposure occurs, who controls it, how frequently it arises, what could make a loss severe, and which documented controls are in place.
Contractual and completed-operations claims
Describe where the exposure occurs, who controls it, how frequently it arises, what could make a loss severe, and which documented controls are in place.
Coverage areas to coordinate
General and excess liability
Confirm limits, deductibles, covered entities, locations, operations, exclusions, endorsements, and how this protection coordinates with the rest of the program.
Builders risk and inland marine
Confirm limits, deductibles, covered entities, locations, operations, exclusions, endorsements, and how this protection coordinates with the rest of the program.
Commercial auto and workers’ compensation
Confirm limits, deductibles, covered entities, locations, operations, exclusions, endorsements, and how this protection coordinates with the rest of the program.
Build a useful submission
- Describe every operation, ownership entity, location, service, customer type, and material change since the prior policy began.
- Provide current revenue, payroll, values, vehicles, equipment, contracts, and currently valued loss information when available.
- Explain significant claims, near misses, corrective action, safety procedures, training, maintenance, and management oversight.
- Identify requested effective dates, contract deadlines, lender or landlord requirements, desired limits, and deductible preferences.
Questions the review should answer
How will the program address job-site injury and property damage?
Connect the answer to the appropriate policy, limit, deductible, endorsement, exclusion, operational control, and recovery plan.
How will the program address tools and mobile equipment loss?
Connect the answer to the appropriate policy, limit, deductible, endorsement, exclusion, operational control, and recovery plan.
How will the program address contractual and completed-operations claims?
Connect the answer to the appropriate policy, limit, deductible, endorsement, exclusion, operational control, and recovery plan.
Frequently asked questions
What information helps prepare a Contractors insurance claims readiness review?
Start with a clear description of the operation, locations, ownership, revenue, payroll, property, vehicles, contracts, current insurance, and loss history. For contractors, pay particular attention to job-site injury and property damage, tools and mobile equipment loss, contractual and completed-operations claims.
Which policies commonly deserve attention for contractors?
The starting coverage areas include general and excess liability, builders risk and inland marine, commercial auto and workers’ compensation. Actual needs depend on the operation, contracts, locations, people, property, vehicles, services, and available market terms.
Coverage descriptions are general. Eligibility, availability, limits, deductibles, valuation, exclusions, and policy terms vary by operation and insurance market. Actual policy documents control.