A typical construction contract will require the General Contractor to provide the owner with a Certificate of Insurance. You should be able to find the policy number(s) on the Certificate along with the name of the insurer and limit of coverage provided. Hope this helps.
An insured contractor is a contractor who carries a Commercial General Liability Insurance Policy.
A contractor typically needs a Commercial General Liability Insurance Policy. If the contract includes professional services, then the contractor will likely be required to carry Professional Liability Insurance, either in addition to, or in place of a CGL policy. It really just depends on the nature of the services contracted.
Ask the contractor for a copy.
Contact a licensed commercial insurance agent in your area. It will be able to assist you if it do not sell the particular coverage you need by referring you to another broker. Do a search for general liability insurance for your state and hundreds of agents will show up. Make sure you use a contractor insurance specialist however.
This is not as simple a question as it may seem. Subcontractors generally carry their own liability insurance. The General Contractor should verify that the sub contractors insurance either matches or exceeds their own policy limits as this is part of the contract terms for almost every general liability policy. In effect if you let an uninsured subcontractor work on your job, unless you endorse your own policy to cover the subcontractor and pay the additional premium, their would be no coverage under the General Contractors insurance policy for liabilities of the Subcontractor. Basically if you get this wrong, the General contractor will be on the hook and out of pocket for all the subs damages with no coverage for it. If you want the subcontractors covered under the General Contractors insurance policy it can certainly be done but will be significantly more expensive as you would be asking to insure a third party''s work.
"Commercial General Liability" is the appropriate coverage policy type for an HVAC service technician or company.
You should at least make sure that they are carrying $500,000 - $1,000,000 in liability limits on a general liability policy. This will protect you from any losses that they may cause such as a fire etc. You need to ask them for a certificate of insurance. Make sure you get it from their insurance agent and not the contractor.
There are many policies offered by General American Life Insurance. These include the Variable Life Insurance policy, the Condo Insurance policy and the Boat Insurance policy.
No, an insurance company cannot force you to use their own contractor unless they invoke their option to repair pursuant to the policy. Take a look at your policy and ask the company if they are invoking their option to repair. If not, you are free to use your own contractor.
No, Your homeowners Insurance does not provide coverage hired workers. A contractor is responsible for his own insurance policy or workman's compensation to cover injuries to himself and his employees. A contractor is not your employee and therefore not your responsibility, he is self employed.
No,, Your home insurance policy does not cover work performed by your chosen contractor. That's what the Contractors Liability insurance is for.Your contractor who provided the thermal treatment service should have General Liability Insurance to cover damages that were created or caused by the work they performed.Never hire a contractor without first verifying they have the appropriate coverage to protect their clients.
A policy number is a number or combination of letter and number that designates that policy from all others within an insurance company.