Commercial industry

HVAC Contractor Insurance

HVAC contractors install and service systems that heat, cool, and move air through other people’s buildings. Completed-operations water and refrigerant claims, rooftop falls, and a service van on the freeway are the file. An installation floater covers the condenser sitting on a pad Saturday night.

We place licensed HVAC shops. Washington L&I stays in place for WA crews; we add stop-gap and competitive-state WC. License bonds travel with the GL.

Risks we actually schedule

  • Water damage from a condensate or a failed install after you leave.
  • Refrigerant and limited jobsite pollution the GL exclusion will not pick up.
  • Rooftop and attic employee injury; L&I in WA, private WC elsewhere.
  • Service-van auto claims and stolen copper or tools.

Frequently asked questions

Does GL cover a refrigerant release?

Often not, because of the pollution exclusion. We discuss a limited pollution or contractors-pollution add when you handle refrigerants or fuels.

New construction vs. service — does it matter?

Yes. New construction is a GC-certificate and installation-floater story. Service is a van, a hook-and-ladder, and a completed-operations story. Most shops do both; the application should say so.

Do you write design-build HVAC?

Yes, and we add contractors E&O when you are selecting equipment or stamping a layout.