Hiscox
Quote onlySmall business insurance from an established specialty insurer
Best for: Small contractors wanting a traditional carrier with online convenience
Collect and monitor subcontractor insurance and documents
Contractor Compliance chases and monitors the documents you need from subcontractors — certificates of insurance, licences, safety records — and alerts you when something expires. Hiring an uninsured sub is one of the ways a good contracting business gets destroyed, and this closes that gap.
Contractors who routinely hire subcontractors and need current documentation
It manages collection and expiry, not whether the coverage limits are adequate — someone still has to review the certificates.
Accounting exports · Document storage
Integration lists change often and "integrates" can mean anything from a real two-way sync to a one-way push through Zapier. Ask the vendor which fields move, in which direction, and how often.
Run one real job through it end to end — not the demo data. Quote it, schedule it, do it, invoice it, take the payment. Then ask the only question that matters on day 400: did the people who have to use this every day find it faster than what they do now? Friction you notice in week one compounds forever, and tool-hopping costs more than any feature gap.
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