Project Wrap-Up Liability
One liability policy covering every enrolled contractor on a single construction project.
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Project Wrap-Up Liability puts general liability coverage for bodily injury, property damage, personal and advertising injury, and medical expenses under one policy for a single, named construction project — instead of every contractor on site carrying separate overlapping policies. It's run as an owner-controlled or contractor-controlled program, enrolling the general contractor and subcontractors working the job, and it extends into a completed-operations period after the project wraps. This is project-specific coverage, not a standing policy for your whole book of work.
Who This Is Really For
The ideal buyer.
This buyer is a general contractor, developer, or construction manager running a single large project — usually with enough subcontractors involved that individually verifying every sub's certificate of insurance has become a real administrative headache, and enough project value that a lender or investor is asking for a consolidated liability program as a financing condition. They've often already dealt with the alternative — a patchwork of subcontractor policies with inconsistent limits, gaps in coverage during the handoff between trades, and the coordination cost of chasing renewal certificates throughout a multi-year build. What sends them looking for a wrap-up program specifically, rather than continuing with individual sub coverage, is usually a bid requirement (public or institutional work frequently mandates it), a lender condition, or simply the project size crossing a threshold where consistent limits across every trade start to matter more than the convenience of each sub bringing its own policy.
- A general contractor running a large single project who wants consistent liability limits across every enrolled sub
- A project owner or developer who wants direct control over the liability program on a major build
- A construction manager coordinating dozens of subcontractors where individually verifying each one's insurance is a real administrative burden
- A developer whose lender or investor requires a single, project-specific liability program as a condition of financing
- A contractor bidding large public or institutional work where a wrap-up program is a standard project requirement
What It Covers
Coverage, broken down.
General liability for enrolled contractors
Covers bodily injury, property damage, personal and advertising injury, and medical expenses arising from the wrap-up operations of contractors enrolled in the program at the project site.
Single project, single set of limits
All enrolled contractors work under the same policy and limits for the named project, replacing a patchwork of individually purchased and verified subcontractor policies.
Completed operations extension
Coverage extends for a defined period after the project is finished, for claims arising from completed work on the project.
Illustrative Scenario — How This Coverage Responds
Illustrative scenario — an injury on a wrapped project
Picture a mid-rise construction project running as a contractor-controlled wrap-up program, with the general contractor and its enrolled subcontractors all covered under the single project policy. A worker employed by an enrolled subcontractor is injured when a piece of equipment operated by a different enrolled sub causes property damage and a third-party bystander injury near the site. Because both contractors are enrolled under the same wrap-up program for this project, the claim is handled under one policy rather than triggering a dispute between two separate subcontractor insurers over whose coverage applies.
Illustrative example for education only — not a claim outcome or a promise of payment. Every claim depends on the actual policy issued and its terms.
More Than One Way In
More scenarios.
Real coverage doesn't fit one story. Here's who else this shows up for.
The public bid requirement
A general contractor bidding on a large public infrastructure project finds a wrap-up liability program is a stated requirement in the bid documents. Rather than treat it as a compliance checkbox, the contractor uses the program to standardize liability limits across every enrolled trade for the life of the project.
The lender-driven condition on a mixed-use development
A developer financing a mixed-use build is told by its construction lender that a controlled insurance program is a condition of the loan, since the lender wants consistent liability coverage across the entire job rather than relying on each subcontractor's individually verified policy.
The multi-year build with rotating trades
A construction manager overseeing a multi-year project brings dozens of subcontractors on and off site as different phases begin, and uses the wrap-up program's enrollment process to keep liability coverage current for whichever trades are actively working, without re-verifying a new certificate every time a new sub starts.
Know The Gaps
What this doesn't cover.
Every policy has limits. Knowing them before you buy is how you avoid a denied claim later.
Operations away from the designated project site
A contractor's other jobs aren't covered under this policy — each contractor still needs its own standing general liability coverage for work outside this specific project.
Damage to the project itself while under construction
Damage to the building or work-in-progress being built is a builder's risk / course of construction concern, not a general liability one — make sure that coverage is in place separately.
Professional services (design, engineering, architecture)
Design professionals on the project need their own professional liability coverage — this wrap-up program doesn't extend to errors in design or engineering advice.
Workers' compensation and employer's liability
Each enrolled contractor still needs its own workers' comp coverage for its own employees — this program doesn't replace that requirement.
Abuse and molestation claims, and most employment-practices claims
These stay outside a standard wrap-up program — contractors with exposure in these areas need dedicated coverage rather than assuming the project program covers it.
Behind The Quote
What goes into the decision.
What actually moves your price and your approval — no black box.
Total project value and duration
The size and expected timeline of the named project drive how the program is scoped, since the wrap-up policy has to run through construction and into the completed-operations period after the project closes.
Number and type of enrolled contractors
Underwriting reviews the trade list — how many subcontractors, what kind of work, and their individual safety and claims history — since every enrolled contractor works under the same shared limits.
Owner-controlled vs. contractor-controlled structure
Whether the project owner or the general contractor purchases and administers the program affects how it's underwritten and who's accountable for enrollment and safety compliance across the job.
Site safety program and enrollment discipline
A documented site safety program and a consistent process for enrolling (and removing) subcontractors as they start and finish their scope matters to underwriting, since gaps in enrollment discipline are exactly where wrap-up programs run into coverage disputes.
Getting Covered
How it actually works.
- Tell us the project scope, timeline, and the general contractor plus subcontractors you plan to enroll.
- We scope a wrap-up program sized to the project value and enrolled trade list.
- Contractors are enrolled before starting work on site, under the shared project limits.
- Coverage runs through construction and into the completed-operations period after project close.
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Availability
Available across the U.S.; coverage is scoped to your named project site rather than a specific state list, and we handle the state-specific paperwork on our end.
Questions, answered straight
No jargon on project wrap-up liability — just what you're actually asking.
In an owner-controlled program, the project owner or developer purchases and administers the wrap-up; in a contractor-controlled program, the general contractor does. Either way, the enrolled subcontractors work under the same shared project policy.
For work outside this specific project, yes — this program only covers operations tied to the named project. Subcontractors keep their standing general liability policy for everything else they do.
It runs for a defined period after project completion, scoped when the program is set up — ask your advisor to confirm the specific extension period for your project.
Yes — subcontractors are enrolled as they're brought onto the project, and coverage applies to their work from the point of enrollment forward.
No — each enrolled contractor keeps its own workers' comp and employer's liability coverage for its own employees. This program covers general liability across the project, not workers' comp.
Beyond This Coverage
What people in your situation also need.
VA Construction Loan
If you're financing the build itself, we can cover the project's liability program through the same relationship already handling the construction financing.
ExploreCommercial Real Estate Financing
Developers running a wrap-up program on a project are often also financing the underlying real estate — pairing both keeps the project's risk and capital conversations in one place.
ExploreBuilder Partnerships
General contractors and developers running large projects can plug into VAB's builder partnership program for the rest of their project financing needs.
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Insurance products described on this page are marketed by The Veteran Alliance, a licensed insurance producer, and underwritten by one or more separately licensed insurance companies, which may include Corgi Insurance Company and its affiliates. The insurer that actually underwrites your policy, its licensing status in your state, and any state-required notices will be identified in your quote and policy documents. Coverage, limits, eligibility, and pricing are determined by the underwriting insurer, may vary by state, and may change. Nothing on this page is a quote, an offer of insurance, a binder, or a guarantee of coverage — coverage takes effect only when a policy is issued.