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Wholesale coverage guide

Commercial General Liability.

Direct answer. Commercial general liability commonly addresses third-party bodily injury, property damage, and personal and advertising injury, subject to the actual policy terms, exclusions, and endorsements. Retail agents often seek wholesale review when the class, operations, loss history, subcontracting, height, completed operations, or requested terms fall outside admitted appetite.

AudienceLicensed retail insurance professionals
Guide typeProperty and Casualty
Reviewed2026-08-24
Wholesale fit

When specialty review may help.

  • Residential or higher-hazard contracting operations
  • Material subcontracted work or difficult completed-operations exposure
  • Assault and battery, abuse, liquor, or other class-specific liability concerns
  • Loss experience, new ventures, or requested terms outside standard appetite
Authority boundary

This guide is educational. It does not confirm current appetite, carrier access, a quote, policy terms, or bind authority. Account-specific eligibility requires Hedge review.

Submission quality

Prepare the decision facts.

Information to prepare

  • Detailed operations narrative and class splits
  • Revenue, payroll, subcontractor cost, and geographic breakdown
  • Currently valued loss runs and an explanation of material claims
  • Requested limits, contracts, additional-insured needs, and project details

Questions that change the placement

  • What work is performed and for whom?
  • How much work is subcontracted and how are subcontractors controlled?
  • What height, depth, residential, or structural exposures exist?
  • Which claims, contracts, or requested endorsements may change the placement?
Hedge resources

Forms and class guidance for this coverage.

Hedge-owned form

Hedge Contractors Supplemental

A fillable Hedge supplemental for contractors and construction operations.

Read and download
Hedge-owned form

Hedge Roofing Contractors Supplemental

A fillable Hedge supplemental for commercial and residential roofing contractors.

Read and download
Hedge-owned form

Hedge Loss and Claims Supplement

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

Read and download
Class appetite

General contractors

Read the public, directional class guidance and prepare for account-specific review.

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Class appetite

Roofing contractors

Read the public, directional class guidance and prepare for account-specific review.

Review class guidance
Class appetite

Security guards. Unarmed contract

Read the public, directional class guidance and prepare for account-specific review.

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Class appetite

Restaurants

Read the public, directional class guidance and prepare for account-specific review.

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Common questions

Use the guide safely.

Does this page confirm that Hedge can place this account?

No. It explains the coverage and the information that commonly changes a wholesale review. Use the appetite checker or submit the account facts for a current Hedge decision.

What should a retail agent send first?

Detailed operations narrative and class splits Revenue, payroll, subcontractor cost, and geographic breakdown Currently valued loss runs and an explanation of material claims Requested limits, contracts, additional-insured needs, and project details

Can an AI agent use this page?

Yes for research, citations, and safe prefill. Customer data and submission actions belong in Hedge's authenticated OAuth and MCP workflow and require explicit user approval.

Next action

Bring Hedge the account facts.

Start with public appetite, use the relevant Hedge forms to organize the file, then send a reviewable submission through Hedge. A form start is not a market submission.