Treating your roofing business to the protection it deserves

By Hannah Ford. 

Owens Corning and Roofer’s Choice understand the importance of risk management in everyday roofing and have partnered up to ensure contractors have a sense of security when protecting their businesses. 

In this Roofing Road Trips® episode, Karen Edwards visits Brett Scott of Roofers Choice Insurance and Jon Gardner of Owens Corning. They discuss their new partnership and how this collaboration is helping contractors navigate protecting their businesses with the right insurance. 

“At the end of the day when I think about and when our company thinks about roofing contractors, we look at them as what they are, which is small businesses in a service-oriented environment,” says Jon. “And those are some of the most challenging places to establish businesses and maintain them.” There are many parts moving in a small business, and a lot of roofing contractors start their companies because they enjoy working and putting on the roofs, and the other day-to-day tasks involved with running a business aren’t necessarily things they’re interested in. And insurance is one of those critically important things. 

Roofer’s Choice is an insurance agency that works hard to keep contractors in business by staying ahead of the curve when it comes to risk associated with running a roofing business. “We insure around 600 roofers nationwide; we operate in all 50 states. We do anything from general liability, to bonds, to auto liability, workers' comp, the list goes on and on. Anything a roofing contractor needs within their business, ultimately, we can provide,” Brett shares. “We've established relationships with each and every carrier that will ensure a roofing contractor, and does it the right way, and ultimately is a carrier that you can trust and know that they'll go to bat for you if something were to go wrong during the course of your operation.” 

This partnership between Owens Corning and Roofer’s Choice is meant to provide contractors with a trusted resource that has proven capabilities across the country, in addition to peace of mind knowing that they’ll be taken care of if something goes wrong. “And when you look at Roofer's Choice Insurance, a couple key things that popped out of what Brett was talking about is number one, comprehensive coverage. That's a must-have when it comes to any contractor, because who knows where they might go someday,” Jon shared. “But outside of that, it's the consultation arm of Roofer's Choice Insurance that really separates them from the rest of the pack. What I mean by that is to be able to consult at the highest level, you need to be the best in class. You need to understand what it is that contractors may be looking for and maybe running up against.” 

While there are many considerations for contractors to factor in when owning a roofing business, this partnership between Owens Corning and Roofer’s Choice helps make insurance one less thing to worry about so contractors can focus on growth and innovation to bring more success to their businesses. As Jon stated, “It is all about helping to support our contractors in their journey to grow their business, and providing them everything that we possibly can, best in class resources and services to make sure that our contractors have the best opportunity to take advantage of their local markets, and helping them to drive their businesses forward faster than any other businesses that are out there.”  

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