Class and coverage guide

Builders Risk for General contractors.

Direct answer. Builders Risk is included in Hedge's published target coverage for General contractors under the line Builder's Risk, with a published target of Per project. The current public class status is review case by case. Hedge must confirm current fit, route, and available terms after reviewing the real account.

Public class statusReview case by case
Published targetPer project
Reviewed2026-08-24
Coverage context

What this coverage question means.

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. Residential and light commercial GCs. Sub-out percentage is the lever.

Terms depend on the policy and account

This page does not interpret a policy or promise coverage. Actual coverage depends on the issued forms, endorsements, exclusions, conditions, limits, and facts accepted by the insurer.

Underwriting facts

What changes the answer.

  • % subcontracted vs. self-performed
  • Largest project completed value
  • Subcontractor COI verification process
  • Hold-harmless agreement template
  • Residential vs. commercial mix

Conditions that need closer review

  • Self-performing > 30% of trade work
  • Condo / townhouse new construction
  • Mid-rise wood frame
  • Bridge / tunnel / heavy civil
  • Demolition as primary
  • GC with no signed subcontracts
Stronger starting profile

Controls and facts to surface.

  • GC subbing 80%+ of work
  • All subs with $1M GL + WC
  • Projects under $10M completed value
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.

Specialty classes

Hedge Workers Compensation Supplemental

A fillable Hedge supplemental for workers compensation exposure review.

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.

NY / Review case by case

General contractors in NY

Labor Law 240/241 exposure individually rated for NYC work.

Open state appetite →
NJ / Review case by case

General contractors in NJ

Labor Law 240/241 exposure individually rated.

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Next step

Build the account before choosing a route.

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.