Are They Insured

New York City contractor license lookup

Home improvement contractors licensed by New York City. This is NYC only. New York State has no statewide contractor license list. Source: NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP). Search by name or license number above, or browse by city and trade.

13,385active licenses
n/ainsurance not published by this state
18,931total records

How to check their insurance yourself

New York City doesn't publish contractor insurance, so check it directly before work starts:

  1. Ask for a certificate of insurance (COI). Any insured contractor can get one from their agent, usually the same day. Ask that it name you as the certificate holder.
  2. Check the details. The business name should match this listing, and the policy dates should cover your whole job. Look for general liability, plus workers' comp if they have employees.
  3. Call the insurer to confirm it's active. Use the insurance company's main phone number from its own website, not the number printed on the certificate, and give them the policy number.

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Last checked against state records on Oct 4, 2026. Source: NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, NYC Open Data. How we get this data.