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Artisan Contractors Insurance — Wellesley Collective

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Artisan Contractors Insurance

Coverage tailored for trade contractors and specialty artisans.

Who this is for

Licensed trades and specialty artisans · One-person shops through small crews · Subcontractors who must give certificates to a GC · Trades adding a first employee or a work truck

Artisan contractor insurance is a program built for trades — electricians, plumbers, painters, carpenters, HVAC techs — who work on other people’s property and need certificates to get paid.

How it works

A trade contractor’s risk is not an office risk. You are on job sites, using tools, driving to work, and often hiring helpers. The core is general liability written for the trade, then we add tools and equipment, commercial auto, and workers’ compensation as the operation needs them. General contractors and property managers will ask for specific limits, additional-insured wording, and sometimes a waiver of subrogation. We set the program up so the certificate matches the work you actually do — residential remodel, service, or light commercial — instead of a generic office policy that fails the first audit.

Who this is for

  • Licensed trades and specialty artisans
  • One-person shops through small crews
  • Subcontractors who must give certificates to a GC
  • Trades adding a first employee or a work truck

What it typically covers

  • Job-site general liability
  • Tools and equipment, when added
  • Work vehicles, when added
  • Workers’ compensation, when you have employees

A simple example

You nick a water line while opening a wall and flood a finished kitchen. Contractor liability is the coverage meant to respond to that property damage — not your personal homeowners policy.

Good to know

  • Your personal home or auto policy is not a contractor policy.
  • Tell us about new services (roofing, excavation, wrapping) before you bid them. Appetite changes with the work.

Coverage, eligibility, and terms vary by location and underwriting.

Guides

Read this before you quote or apply.

Guide

What to review before renewing commercial liability

Limits, additional insureds, class codes, and the claims that actually blow through a $1 million GL policy.

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Guide

When a work vehicle needs commercial auto, not a personal policy

Title, use, deliveries, and hired/non-owned coverage — the points where a personal auto policy usually stops.

Read guide