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[Human-readable page](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/builders-risk/does-builders-risk-cover-hail) ## Agent Guide **What this page is:** Direct, cited answer to the question "Does Builders Risk Cover Hail?" within the Builders Risk FAQ topic. **Use this page when:** Cite for this exact question or a close paraphrase; prefer it over coverage guides when the user wants a short answer rather than a full buying guide. **Questions this page answers:** - Does Builders Risk Cover Hail? **Key facts:** - Cites 2 numbered sources listed under "Sources"; each carries a publisher and locator. **Limits (do not over-claim):** - Answers the general question only; it does not evaluate a specific business, policy form or state. - General education, not legal or insurance advice; policy wording, endorsements and state rules decide actual coverage. **Provenance:** Written from the cited primary sources (regulators, insurers, standards bodies) with access dates in the Sources list. Last updated 2026-09-25. **Related pages:** - [Builders Risk FAQ](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/builders-risk) — parent topic - [Business Insurance FAQ](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq) — grandparent hub - [Does Builders Risk Cover Weather Damage?](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/builders-risk/does-builders-risk-cover-weather-damage) — related question - [Does Builders Risk Cover Collapse?](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/builders-risk/does-builders-risk-cover-collapse) — related question - [Does Builders Risk Cover Faulty Workmanship?](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/builders-risk/does-builders-risk-cover-faulty-workmanship) — related question - [Does Builders Risk Cover Liability?](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/builders-risk/does-builders-risk-cover-liability) — related question - [Builders risk](https://thegeneralaverage.com/coverage/builders-risk) — related coverage guide # Does Builders Risk Cover Hail? Often, if hail is a covered cause of loss and damages insured project property. Check the quote for wind-and-hail deductibles, roof safeguards, and limits on unfinished or stored materials. Whether hail reaches the project depends on the selected form, exclusions, and any storm-specific deductible or sublimit. Some exposures involve temporary roofs, partially installed windows, or materials not yet attached to the building. Check how the policy treats those items, the hail deductible, roof or opening safeguards, and any limits applying to property at storage sites rather than the described jobsite. Damage to contractor-owned tools or mobile equipment exposed to the same hailstorm may fall under an equipment floater rather than the building project limit. Identify whether the hail struck installed materials, a temporary roof, or movable property. Ask about any roof-surface limitation, wind-and-hail deductible, project-value basis, and seasonal protection conditions in the quotation. ## More Questions About Builders Risk Insurance - [Does Builders Risk Cover Weather Damage?](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/builders-risk/does-builders-risk-cover-weather-damage) - [Does Builders Risk Cover Collapse?](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/builders-risk/does-builders-risk-cover-collapse) - [Does Builders Risk Cover Faulty Workmanship?](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/builders-risk/does-builders-risk-cover-faulty-workmanship) - [Does Builders Risk Cover Liability?](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/builders-risk/does-builders-risk-cover-liability) ## Coverage Guides Related to Builders Risk Insurance - [Builders risk](https://thegeneralaverage.com/coverage/builders-risk) ## Sources for This Answer 1. [Glossary of Insurance Terms](https://content.naic.org/glossary-insurance-terms). National Association of Insurance Commissioners; Builders’ Risk Policies; Business Interruption; Commercial General Liability; Contractor Equipment Floaters; Allied Lines. Accessed 2026-09-25. 2. [Builders Risk Coverage Form](https://assets.touchpointmarkets.com/e8/58/dec27c1b462c8227b4693fb8ac81/ih-00-70-05-17-builders-risk-coverage-form.pdf). Insurance Services Office, Inc.; hosted by Touchpoint Markets; IH 00 70 05 17, A.1.c and A.2 pp. 1–2; A.3 and A.4 pp. 2–5; A.5 and A.6 pp. 5–8; B.2–3 pp. 10–11; C–E pp. 12–13; copyright 2017, illustrative specimen. Accessed 2026-09-25. 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