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On this page: running a GC program, subcontractor risk and the paperwork carriers ask for

Page 4 is weighted toward contractors who manage other contractors. Commercial general contractor insurance looks at how a GC's own program has to hold up across every subcontractor and jobsite, and residential remodel contractor insurance covers the different exposure of working inside an occupied home. Two articles address the subcontractor relationship directly: subcontractor or employee? explains California's construction-specific classification test and the uninsured workers' comp claim that can follow a wrong call, and what a third-party administrator does shows how certificate and endorsement tracking catches a lapse before it turns into a denied claim.

The rest of the page covers questions that come up at renewal or when a new job starts: what a loss run is and why nearly every carrier asks for one, hired and non-owned auto for rented trucks and employees' personal vehicles, how California's Title 24 energy standards touch insulation, electrical, HVAC and roofing work, and what developers and general contractors should weigh on the Palisades rebuild.

Managing subs: General Contractor Insurance and Subcontractor Insurance Requirements

Checking what subs send you: Certificates of Insurance

Preparing for renewal: the Underwriting Readiness Guide

Vehicles you don't own: review Commercial Auto for Contractors alongside the hired and non-owned auto article

Latest articles — page 4

Commercial General Contractor Insurance in California

A commercial general contractor's own coverage has to work correctly across every subcontractor, every active job site and every piece of equipment moving between them at once — a

By David Gleason · Published August 24, 2026 · Updated October 11, 2026

Residential Remodel Contractor Insurance in California

Remodel work on an occupied home carries a different exposure profile than new construction — homeowners and their belongings are on site, older homes can hide unexpected condition

By David Gleason · Published August 24, 2026 · Updated October 11, 2026

Palisades Rebuild: Insurance for Developers, Subdividers and General Contractors

The January 2025 wildfire in Pacific Palisades, an unincorporated-in-character neighborhood within the City of Los Angeles, destroyed thousands of structures across roughly 23,000

By David Gleason · Published August 24, 2026 · Updated October 11, 2026

What Is a Loss Run, and Why Carriers Ask for One

It's genuinely common — not rare — for a contractor who's been in business three, five or more years to have never pulled a loss run before, and to find out what one is only when a

By David Gleason · Published August 24, 2026 · Updated October 11, 2026

Hired and Non-Owned Auto Coverage for Contractors, Explained

By David Gleason · Published August 24, 2026 · Updated October 11, 2026

California Title 24 Energy Efficiency Standards and What They Mean for Contractor Insurance

By David Gleason · Published August 24, 2026 · Updated October 11, 2026

Subcontractor or Employee? California's Construction-Specific Test and the Workers' Comp Risk of Getting It Wrong

By David Gleason · Published August 24, 2026 · Updated October 11, 2026

What a Third-Party Administrator Does for Certificate and Endorsement Tracking

By David Gleason · Published August 24, 2026 · Updated October 11, 2026

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