Claims & Certificates
COIs, additional insureds, audits, and filing claims without regret
- How to Get a COI Fast (Same-Day, Step by Step)A COI request has a deadline in it, and the walkthrough won't wait. The step-by-step same-day path: extract the five asks, issue from the portal or buy online at a marketplace, handle additional insureds with blanket wording, and pass the field-matching review the first time.Dan Reyes · Jul 31, 2026
- How to File a GL Claim (Without Making It Worse)A liability claim is won or lost in its first hours. The sequence: make it safe and document the scene, sympathize without admitting fault, give notice promptly — it's a policy condition — send every demand letter to your carrier the day it lands, and manage the loss run that follows.Dan Reyes · Jul 30, 2026
- The COI: The One-Page Document That Wins ContractsThe certificate of insurance is the one-page document that decides whether you get on the job site. Here's how to read each section of the standard layout, why 'additional insured' means far more than 'certificate holder,' how fast you can actually get one, and the COI mistakes that cost contracts.Dan Reyes · Jul 29, 2026