COI Watchdog for trades
COI tracking for painting contractors
Small crews, constant COI requests, no time for paperwork. COI Watchdog does the tracking so you can keep painting.
The painters COI headaches
- Every GC asks for your COI per job. The tenth request this month gets the same attention as the first: none.
- Policies lapse between jobs — right when the next GC asks for the certificate.
- Crews of 1099 painters mean a stack of individual certificates to keep current.
- Nobody in a painting company has “insurance paperwork” in their job title.
How COI Watchdog helps
- Answer the tenth COI request this month as fast as the first: the current certificate is always one tap away.
- Snap a photo of any COI and see its expiry dates and missing coverages in seconds — free, no account, the file is never kept.
- One dashboard shows every certificate's status. Expiring soon and expired are flagged automatically, including additional insured and waiver of subrogation status.
- Reminders go out before policies lapse. On paid plans, we email the subcontractor's insurance agent to chase the renewal, under your business name, when you turn that on.
- Expired certificates stay in a read-only archive. Nothing is deleted, so the paper trail is always there.
Painters COI questions
I'm a one-crew shop. Is this overkill for me?
That is exactly who the free plan is for: 5 subcontractors watched free, forever, plus the free checker for any certificate anyone sends you. When the crew grows, the paid plans grow with it.
What does the free checker do?
Take a photo of any certificate of insurance and see when it expires and what's missing, in seconds. No account, no credit card. The file is read from your upload and never kept.
Does COI Watchdog verify coverage with the carrier?
No. A certificate summarizes a policy; we read certificates but we don't verify coverage. Talk to your insurance professional about coverage decisions.
What happens when my preview ends?
Every new account starts with a 14-day Starter preview: 15 certificates and a second seat. No credit card required. When the 14 days end, you land on the free plan and keep everything. Nothing is charged, nothing is deleted, nothing needs cancelling.
Other trades
General contractors
You collect certificates of insurance from every subcontractor before they step on site.
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Roofing contractors
Roofing is the trade owners and GCs scrutinize hardest on insurance.
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Electrical contractors
No current COI, no site access.
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Plumbing contractors
Water damage is the claim everyone fears, so property managers read your COI closely.
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HVAC contractors
Commercial maintenance agreements require a current COI on file before the first visit.
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Landscaping contractors
Commercial HOAs want your COI before the mowers roll.
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Concrete contractors
Heavy equipment, strict insurance specs, zero tolerance for lapsed paperwork.
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Check a painters COI right now
Snap a photo of any certificate. See when it expires and what's missing, in seconds. Free, no account.