Resources & Insights

TruPoint Blog

Stay up to date with commercial insurance news, interviews, and resources, including workers' compensation, liability, fleet, and industry trends.

Featured Post

A racing sailboat on the ocean with the Trupoint Underwriters logo overlayed
Featured Post

Transform Your Risk Management with Trupoint's Workers Comp Solutions

Discover how Trupoint Underwriters revolutionizes workers' compensation insurance through expert underwriting, proactive risk management, and dedicated claims support that consistently delivers lower premiums and better outcomes.

Truman Child·
Read More

Latest Articles

Irrigation contractor installing a sprinkler line in a residential yard

Irrigation Contractor Insurance: What's Different About Water Work

Irrigation contractors carry exposures a generic landscaping policy was not built to handle, including buried utilities, pressurized water, and electrical work. Here is what changes in the coverage.

Charles Huff·
Read More
Landscaping technician applying pesticide treatment to a residential lawn with a backpack sprayer

Pollution Liability for Landscapers: Pesticides, Fertilizer, and Herbicide Drift

Standard GL policies exclude pollution events. For landscapers applying pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizer, that exclusion creates a serious coverage gap. Here is what Contractors Pollution Liability covers and who needs it.

Lucas Child·
Read More
Landscaping crew equipment including commercial mowers and an enclosed trailer at a residential job site

Landscaping Equipment and Inland Marine: Protecting Mowers, Trailers, and Tools

Standard property policies stop at your shop door. Inland marine and tools floater insurance protect your landscaping equipment on the job site, in transit, and against theft wherever your crews work.

Kolby Slater·
Read More
Minimal Tree

Tree Service Insurance: Why Tree Work Needs Its Own Policy

Tree work is the highest-hazard segment of the landscaping industry and one of the most underinsured. This guide explains why tree service operations require distinct coverage, which class codes and carriers apply, and what underwriters want on a tree care submission.

Kolby Slater·
Read More
Landscaping crew member using safety equipment on a job site

Landscaping Workers' Comp Explained: NCCI 0042 vs 0106, Audits, and Your Experience Mod

Most landscaping workers' comp surprises happen at the annual payroll audit or through a rising experience mod, not at the initial quote. This guide explains how NCCI class codes set the base rate, how audits assign payroll, and how the experience modification rate compounds over three years.

Truman Child·
Read More
Landscaping crew working on a commercial property

Landscaping General Liability: Deep Dive on Coverage, Limits, and Exclusions

A practical guide to landscaping general liability insurance. What GL actually covers, the limits commercial contracts require, and the exclusions (pollution, professional services, care custody control) that leave landscapers exposed without added coverage.

Truman Child·
Read More