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Contractor insurance and certificates in Ontario

The certificate of insurance is the most requested document in construction and the one most likely to be out of date when somebody asks. These guides cover the coverage a general contractor names, the wording that gets a certificate sent back, and keeping the renewals off your desk.

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Practical guidesInsurance without the guessworkTwenty minutes of vocabulary before the call beats shopping three brokers with the wrong question. What each coverage actually does, what additional insured means, and the five questions that find the gap.After you qualifyInsuranceCGL, builders risk, professional liability, equipment coverage, and umbrella policies. The full insurance stack for construction.Practical guidesClearances and certificatesThe request always arrives on a Friday for a Monday start. Keep every expiry in one place sorted by what runs out first, renew on the warning rather than the deadline, and let clients see the ones you choose.

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