Class and coverage guide

Builders Risk for Course of construction.

Builders Risk is included in Hedge's published target coverage for Course of construction under the line Builder's Risk, with a published target of $25M completed value. The current public class status is in current public appetite. Hedge must confirm current fit, route, and available terms after reviewing the real account.

Public class statusIn current public appetite
Published target$25M completed value
Reviewed2026-08-24
Coverage details

How this coverage applies to the class.

Builders risk insurance commonly addresses physical loss to covered property during construction, renovation, or installation, subject to the project, policy form, exclusions, valuation, and covered causes of loss. Wholesale review may be appropriate for catastrophe zones, major renovation, frame construction, vacancy, project complexity, or unusual ownership and contract structures.

Class context. Builder's risk for ground-up + renovation projects up to $25M completed value. 12-month policies standard.

Terms depend on the policy and account

Coverage depends on the issued forms, endorsements, exclusions, conditions, limits, and facts accepted by the insurer.

Underwriting facts

Facts that affect eligibility and terms.

  • Total completed value
  • Hard-cost breakdown + contractor
  • Renovation: existing structure value
  • Soft costs and ALE if needed
  • Estimated completion date

Conditions that need closer review

  • Mid-rise wood frame > 4 stories
  • Sites with prior loss / theft history
  • Out-of-state owners with local GC only
  • Self-built owner / no licensed GC
  • Wildfire WUI without active defensible space
  • Residential fix-and-flip / rehab projects (use flip-rehab)
Stronger starting profile

Controls and supporting information.

  • Ground-up commercial < $25M
  • Licensed GC with 5+ years experience
  • Sprinklered construction
Hedge forms

Useful class-specific preparation resources.

These Hedge-owned forms may help organize the account. A form listing does not make the form mandatory for every submission and does not prove appetite or market access.

Construction

Hedge Builders Risk Supplemental

A fillable Hedge supplemental for new construction and renovation builders risk accounts.

View form and fillable PDF →
Any risk

Hedge Schedule of Locations Supplement

A fillable Hedge schedule for presenting multiple premises and location-level exposure information.

View form and fillable PDF →
Any risk

Hedge Loss and Claims Supplement

A fillable Hedge supplement for organizing prior losses, claims, and open-claim detail for wholesale review.

View form and fillable PDF →
Standard form references

Common commercial form sections to understand.

Use the edition accepted by the intended market. Hedge explains these form purposes but does not republish ACORD files in its public form library.

ACORD 147

Installation and Builders Risk Section

The section used to organize installation or builders risk project information, including the project, values, parties, site, construction, schedule, and requested coverage structure.

Read form guide →
State detail

Published class-specific state notes.

CA / Review case by case

Course of construction in CA

Wildfire WUI requires defensible space documentation.

Open state appetite →
Next step

Prepare the account for Hedge review.

Open the class submission guide for the first-packet checklist, then have Hedge review the actual account. Do not infer a carrier, route, or authorization from this public page.