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Cleaning & janitorial

Residential house cleaners and commercial janitorial contractors.

Why it needs cover

The exposure

Cleaners damage or are accused of damaging/stealing client property (care, custody, control) and cause slip-and-fall injuries. Bonding is often required, and GL excludes items in your care without bailee coverage.

What we place

Coverages this class usually needs

General liabilityOften (contract)
Client injury and property damageOn-site work
Janitorial bond / suretyOften (contract)
Employee theft assuranceCommonly client-required
Workers' compensationRequired (with employees)
Staff injuriesSlips, chemical exposure
Bailee / care-custody-controlOptional
Client property in your careGL excludes it
Commercial autoRequired (owned vehicles)
VehiclesMobile service
What it costs

National benchmark premiums

Rated on: Payroll (WC) and revenue (GL)

General liability
janitorial $50/mo; house cleaning $44/mo
BOP
recommended for shops with a location; priced above standalone GL
Workers' comp
cleaning WC averages ~$136/mo
Total annual (typical)
roughly $600-$1,700/yr for a small cleaning business

Pricing figures are national typical or median ranges for small operators at commonly quoted limits, drawn from the published sources named on each page. They are budgeting benchmarks, not quotes. Your premium depends on state, payroll, revenue, limits, deductible, and loss history.

Sources: Insureon (Cleaning/Janitorial/House Cleaning cost).

When it goes E&S

Where this risk gets hard to place

Post-construction, biohazard, and high-value-property cleaning plus theft losses can move accounts to specialty markets.

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