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Professional Liability for contractors

GL covers what your hands do. Professional liability covers what your mind produces — design, plans, specifications, consulting. If you provide professional services, you need both.

Professional Liability — contractor insurance

What it covers

  • Errors and omissions in design, specifications, or plans
  • Professional advice that causes financial loss
  • Design-build and construction management liability
  • Shop drawing and submittal errors
  • Cost estimating and scheduling errors
  • Defense costs for professional liability claims

Who it’s for

  • Design-build contractors responsible for drawings and specs
  • Construction managers and owner's representatives
  • Contractors providing engineering or technical consulting
  • Contractors who prepare shop drawings or submittals
  • Anyone in a professional services contract

Why CCA

  • GL and E&O placed together to close the design-physical gap
  • Retroactive dates and tail coverage explained clearly
  • Markets for design-build, CM, and specialty professional services
  • Limits matched to your subcontract requirements
Professional Liability — FAQ

Common questions about professional liability

Standard GL policies include a professional services exclusion. Once a claim arises from professional advice or design — rather than physical work — GL denies it. You need a professional liability policy for those claims.

Professional liability is written on a claims-made basis. The retroactive date is the earliest date from which acts are covered. If a retroactive date is later than when your professional services began, you have a gap. Always match or exceed prior policy retroactive dates when switching insurers.

Probably not, if your scope is purely physical execution with no design responsibility. But if your contract includes any design, consulting, or professional judgment — you do.

Yes. NPN #8608479, licensed to write and service contractor insurance programs in every state.

Once coverage is bound, we typically issue certificates within minutes. Same-day certs are standard.

We shop A.M. Best A-rated and A+ rated specialty contractor markets — not personal lines carriers or surplus lines scraps.

We have markets that write contractors with claims history. We'll need 3–5 years of loss runs to structure the right program.

We shop multiple markets and often match or beat current pricing — especially if you haven't been marketed recently. Send us your current dec page.

We assist with claims reporting and advocacy. Contact us immediately after a loss and we'll guide you through the process.

Basic business info: trade type, years in business, annual revenue or payroll, number of employees, states you work in, and 3–5 years of loss runs if available.

Yes. We can bundle GL, commercial auto, tools, and inland marine into a commercial package that simplifies billing and can reduce total premium.

Yes. Additional insured endorsements, waivers of subrogation, and primary/non-contributory language are standard and typically issued same-day.

Minimums vary by carrier and coverage line. GL minimums typically start around $500–$750 for the smallest contractors. We'll tell you upfront.

We'll reach out 60–90 days before your renewal to review your program, re-shop markets if needed, and ensure your limits still match your contracts.

A BOR letter transfers your existing policy to Contractors Choice Agency so we can service it and compete for your renewal. It doesn't change your coverage or premium mid-term.

Yes. We place license bonds, performance bonds, payment bonds, and bid bonds alongside your insurance program.

California, New York, and New Jersey typically have the strictest licensing and insurance requirements. Florida has specific requirements for roofing and storm work. We know all of them.

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