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Who insures it · 3 named markets · read 2026-10-28

Who insures Demolition and blasting?

Demolition and blasting is a risk most standard carriers decline on sight. The markets below say in their own published appetite or program pages that they write it; each line links to that page with the date it was read.

3 markets publicly write Demolition and blasting: Amwins Program Underwriters, Great American Insurance Group, Arlington/Roe. 1 program administrator, 1 admitted carrier, 1 wholesaler.

By Sam Alishahi, independent insurance broker

The markets

Who says they write it

From each market's own appetite, product or program page (or a trade article quoting it), read on the date shown. Appetites change: the linked page controls. A market listed here isn't necessarily one this agency is appointed with; a licensed broker reaches most of them directly or through a wholesaler.

MarketWhat they say they writeWherePaperSource
Amwins Program Underwriters
Program administrator		Demolition Contractors program (GL, auto, pollution, excess); wrecking ball and/or blasting performed by the insured is ineligible.
“tailor-made Demolition Contractors insurance program to fit your client's needs”		all U.S. states except Alaska and Hawaiibothamwins.com · read 2026-10-28
Great American Insurance Group
Admitted carrier		Contracting Services Environmental Liability (contractors pollution) policy; Demolition listed among suitable specialty trades.
“Demolition”		not statedbothgreatamericaninsurancegroup.com · read 2026-10-28
Arlington/Roe
Wholesaler		Construction & contractors placements; 'Demolition Contractors' and 'Demolition/Wrecking Contractors' are listed classes (blasting not named).
“Demolition/Wrecking Contractors”		All states (producer territories listed; Midwest target market per home page)not statedarlingtonroe.com · read 2026-10-28

No fetched page states appetite for blasting; Amwins Program Underwriters explicitly excludes blasting performed by the insured. Blasting-specific markets could not be verified (CompleteMarkets Blasters storefront list returned 403; the shared web-search budget ran out after the first round of searches). Novatae's own site does not list demolition.

How Demolition and blasting gets placed

Standard markets first where any will look at it; when they won't, the placement goes through surplus lines, where a licensed surplus lines broker places it with an eligible non-admitted insurer and files the state's surplus lines tax and stamping forms. In California, risks on the Department of Insurance export list can go to surplus lines without the usual diligent search of admitted carriers. Surplus lines policies aren't backed by a state guaranty fund, so the insurer's financial rating matters more.

What an underwriter will want before quoting: a full description of the operation, years in business and the owners' experience, revenue or payroll, loss runs (five years where available, currently valued), the contracts or venue requirements that set the limits, and photos or safety plans where the hazard is physical.

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