Colonial General Insurance Agency, Inc. offers a specialized Cabinet Making Insurance program tailored to woodworking operations of all sizes. Whether your client builds custom cabinets, fabricates doors and windows, or manufactures furniture, this program provides flexible coverage solutions to protect property, liability, equipment, and crime exposures. Coverage can be written on a mono-line or package basis, allowing you to tailor the policy to your insured’s risk profile and operations.
Ideal Accounts and Appetite
This program is designed for cabinet makers and other woodworking businesses involved in the manufacture, installation, or repair of wood products. Ideal risks include:
- Small to mid-sized cabinet manufacturing shops
- Custom woodworking contractors
- Furniture fabricators
- Window and door makers
The program accommodates single-location workshops as well as contractors with multiple field crews. It is best suited for operations that perform fabrication, finishing, on-site installation, and light to moderate finishing processes. Accounts with extensive heavy manufacturing, high-hazard finishing (e.g., large industrial spray operations without proper controls), or significant outsourced subcontracting should be submitted with full details for underwriting review.
Coverage Highlights and Advantages
Commercial General Liability Coverage:
- Primary limits available up to $3,000,000 occurrence/aggregate
- Hired and Non-Owned Auto Liability included
- Standard included coverages:
- Medical Payments – $5,000 limit
- Additional insureds for contractors and project owners
- Excess or Umbrella limits available up to $25,000,000
- Minimum deductible of $500 required
Property Coverage Options:
- Building and contents
- Business income and interruption
- Contractors’ equipment and tools
- Equipment breakdown
- Installation floaters for on-site work
- Outside signs
- Valuable papers and accounts receivable
- Bailees’ customer coverage
- Basic, Broad, or Special form options
- Replacement cost or actual cash value valuation
Crime Coverage Options:
- Inside the premises – theft of money and securities
- Robbery or safe burglary of property inside the premises
- Outside the premises coverage for transit exposures
Underwriting Notes and Market Access
Colonial General places cabinet making and woodworking risks with a variety of admitted and excess & surplus markets. Submission review is case-by-case to ensure appropriate placement and terms. Typical underwriting considerations include the client’s loss history, finishing processes, fire protection and sprinklers, storage of flammable materials, spray booth controls, tools and equipment values, and installation exposure. A minimum deductible of $500 applies.
Territories and Availability
This Cabinet Making Insurance program is available in the following states:
- Arizona (AZ)
- California (CA)
- Colorado (CO)
- Idaho (ID)
- Nevada (NV)
- New Mexico (NM)
- Utah (UT)
- Wyoming (WY)
Why Work With Colonial General?
As a Managing General Agency and Excess & Surplus Lines broker, Colonial General provides underwriting experience and broad market access for niche and hard-to-place woodworking risks. They combine specialty product knowledge with flexible placement options—admitted where available and E&S where necessary—to help you secure appropriate coverage for challenging accounts. Their platform supports package or monoline placements and can layer excess or umbrella capacity when higher limits are needed.
Example accounts that fit well with this program:
- A single-location custom cabinet shop that fabricates, finishes, and installs cabinets and needs property, equipment, and installation floater coverage for on-site work.
- A regional millwork contractor with crews in the field that requires hired/non-owned auto liability, contractor’s equipment coverage, and additional insured endorsements for project owners.
For more information about Colonial General Insurance Agency, Inc., visit their company profile.
Frequently Asked Questions
What types of accounts are a good fit for this program?
This program is ideal for cabinet makers, custom woodworking shops, furniture builders, and businesses that manufacture or install doors and windows.
Is this program available on an admitted basis?
Some markets are admitted depending on the account and state. Colonial General has access to both admitted and non-admitted carriers to meet client needs.
Can I write this coverage as a package policy?
Yes. Coverage can be issued on a mono-line or package basis to give you flexibility in structuring the policy.
What states is this program available in?
This program is available in AZ, CA, CO, ID, NV, NM, UT, and WY.
What limits are available under the liability coverage?
Primary general liability limits are available up to $3,000,000 occurrence/aggregate, with excess or umbrella options up to $25,000,000.
Need help placing an account? Connect with a market specialist.