What insurance does a remodeler business need? (2026)
Most remodeler operations carry a stack of commercial-insurance lines — some legally required (typically workers' compensation when you have employees), most commonly carried because clients, landlords, lenders, or regulators expect them. Below: the lines that bureau filings most often cite for remodeler operations. Confirm what's legally required vs commonly carried with a licensed agent in your state — requirements vary state by state.
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Insurance requirements for other industries
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| Business activity |
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| Addition, alteration and renovation (i.e., construction), multifamily building |
| Addition, alteration and renovation (i.e., construction), residential building |
| Addition, alteration and renovation, multifamily building, for-sale builders |
| Addition, alteration and renovation, multifamily building, general contractors |
| Addition, alteration and renovation of single-family dwellings |
| Addition, alteration and renovation, residential building, for-sale builders |
| Addition, alteration and renovation, residential building, general contractors |
| Addition, alteration and renovation, single-family housing, for-sale builders |
| Addition, alteration and renovation, single-family housing, general contractors |
| Building, residential, addition, alteration and renovation |
| Construction management, residential remodeling |
| Fire and flood restoration, multifamily building, general contractors |
| Fire and flood restoration, single-family housing, general contractors |
| Handyman construction service, residential building |
| Home improvement (e.g., adding on, remodeling, renovating) |
| Home improvement (e.g., adding on, remodeling, renovating), multifamily building, for-sale builders |
| Home improvement (e.g., adding on, remodeling, renovating), multifamily building, general contractors |
| Home improvement (e.g., adding on, remodeling, renovating), single-family housing, for-sale builders |
| Home improvement (e.g., adding on, remodeling, renovating), single-family housing, general contractors |
| Home renovation |
| Porch construction, residential-type |
| Remodeling and renovating for-sale builders |
| Remodeling and renovating general contractors, multifamily building |
| Remodeling and renovating general contractors, residential |