Drywall Insurance

Drywall liability insurance

General liability insurance is your basic small business insurance policy. It helps protect you from a variety of drywalling risks, including third-party bodily injuries and property damages.

General liability insurance covers:

• Medical bills when a third-party is injured
• Property damage
• Libel and slander
• Copyright infringement

Let’s say a business owner slips on a dirty floor near the area where you are working and requires medical care. General liability will help pay for their medical costs, as well as their legal fees if they decide to sue you.

You might expect to pay around $46/month for a drywaller general liability policy. That’s an average of $552/year.

Tools and equipment insurance for drywallers

Also known as inland marine liability insurance, this policy helps to protect your work-related tools, equipment, and supplies while driving from one contract job to another and while at other locations. If someone happens to steal your tools while they are in your vehicle, inland marine insurance will cover the replacement cost of your stolen tools.

Inland marine insurance covers your work-related tools, equipment, and supplies once you are 500 feet away from your business premises.

Here’s an example. You stop at your local home improvement store to purchase some work supplies and when you return to your vehicle you find that your car has been broken into and all of your tools are gone. An inland marine insurance policy will pay to replace your stolen tools.
Drywall contractors might pay as little as $15/month for tools and equipment coverage. That’s only $180/year!

Drywall workers’ comp

Workers’ compensation insurance can cover you or your employees due to a workplace accident or illness. If you are a drywall contractor who hires employees or subcontractors, understand that most states require you to purchase a workers’ compensation insurance policy.

Workers’ comp insurance covers:

• Your medical bills due to work-related injuries
• Your employee’s medical bills due to workplace accidents
• Legal defense costs if you were to be sued
• Lost wages

Let’s say one of your employees starts experiencing breathing problems after coming into contact with asbestos. A workers’ comp policy will help cover their medical bills and lost wages so you do not have to.
Hangers without employees could pay as little as $63/month for workers’ comp insurance.  Because this policy is based on payroll, the more people you have working for you, the higher your premium may be.

Property insurance for drywallers

Property insurance is important because it protects you from some of the more common risks associated with the construction business, including accidents. Just think of property insurance as one that covers the physical assets of your drywall business by repairing or replacing your work-related property.

Property insurance covers:

• Damage to your property caused by natural forces – rain, wind, lightning
• Damage to your property caused by fire or vandalism
• Your stolen property

Example: All of your work-related tools were stolen. A property insurance policy will help pay to replace your stolen property. Whew!

Drywall contractors may pay around $43/month for property insurance, or $516/year.

Drywaller BOP

A business owner’s policy combines general liability and property insurance in a packaged policy, offering more protection at a lesser price than purchasing each of the policies separately.

Learn about BOP costs.

Umbrella insurance for hangers

Umbrella insurance is a type of insurance policy that goes above and beyond the policy limits of your other insurance policies. For example, someone sues you and the judgment they receive is more than your general insurance policy will allow. Umbrella insurance makes up the difference so you do not have to pay out of pocket.

Drywaller commercial auto insurance

Business auto insurance covers your vehicle when you are driving to and from work, as well as when performing work-related responsibilities like driving to the store to get more supplies.

Business auto insurance covers:

• Damages to your vehicle
• Damages to another vehicle
• Third-party bodily injuries due to an accident
• Damages to property
• Vehicle theft
• Vehicle vandalism

Say something hits and breaks your windshield as you are driving to your next drywall contracting job. A business auto policy will help pay to repair or replace the windshield.
Drywall contractors might pay around $84/month for a business auto insurance policy. That’s about $1,000/year.

Surety bonds for drywallers

A surety bond is an affordable insurance option that makes your drywalling business look more professional. Why? Because it guarantees that you will abide by your contractual obligations and terms, which helps give your clients the peace of mind they need to know you are a trustworthy drywall contractor. In fact, many clients will not hire a contractor who is not bonded.

Compare drywall insurance quotes

As a small business owner, you want to make sure that you are not paying more than you have to in business insurance. We offer customized insurance quotes, as this is the best way to ensure that you are paying no more than you have to in order to properly protect your drywall contracting business. Simply fill out this 3-minute form for a customized drywaller insurance quote!