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Contractors Liability Insurance: A Must Have

Published: 09/04/2010 by Patsy Hamilton for HomeImprovement411.ca

Whether you are a contractor or a consumer looking for a home improvement project, you need to know about contractors liability insurance. The contractor needs help in choosing the right plan. The consumer needs to know whether or not the contractor has a plan and what it covers.

Choosing the Right Plan

Not all agents or companies provide the plans. So the first step is to find an agent that can meet all of your business needs. Regardless of the type of business you are in, you will need some type of insurance.

If you are a contractor that constructs commercial buildings, you may need a commercial builder’s risk policy. You will need to insure your trucks and your equipment against theft.

You will also need to make sure that you have some kind of worker’s compensation program in case one of your employees is injured during a job. This protects the employee, you and your client.

If you hire casual labor, you will need a policy that covers them, too. An independent contractor should have his own plan, but check to be sure before he starts on the job.

The cost of a contractors liability insurance plan will vary from one agency to the next. So it’s a good idea to get several quotes. Some internet sites are designed to help with that.

Choosing the Right Contractor

One of the most important things that a consumer can do is check to make sure that the builder has contractors liability insurance and workers compensation for all of the people that work on the project. Otherwise, a homeowner could be sued by a worker that is injured on his or her property.

This is just one of the things to investigate before you choose a contractor. If you do your research, you can be sure that you have hired someone capable and experienced.

Remember that hiring a contractor is akin to hiring a new employee. Although the contractor might show up with a completed contract ready for you to sign and date, you might want to have your own version ready, too.

Compare the things that are important to you to the things that appear on his version of the contract. You may find that they are very close in terms of deadline for completion and materials to be used, but other things may vary. A guarantee of contractors liability insurance should be included in every contract.

Just like there are websites for comparing insurers, there is now a website that allows you to compare one contractor to another. The name of the website is HomeImprovement411.ca.

Home improvement specialists advertise on the site. Consumers can post projects and let the specialists bid against each other.

A contractor can contact you by email to find out more about the project in order to give you a more accurate bid. This may be the best way to save money that anyone has ever come up with.

Now that you know a little more about the importance of contractors liability insurance, take a few minutes to check out HomeImprovement411.ca.

Patsy Hamilton is a home improvement journalist at HomeImprovement411.ca. For more great useful home improvement articles please visit: http://www.homeimprovement411.ca

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