About Us
The specialists who insure the gavel, the gallery, and the goods
Insurance for Auctioneers is the auction-business specialty division of Contractors Choice Agency — built for the people who run live, online, estate, and specialty auctions and stand responsible for other people's property.
Who we are
A specialty division of Contractors Choice Agency
Contractors Choice Agency is an independent insurance agency founded in 2005 and based in Chandler, Arizona. We've spent two decades placing specialty risk standard carriers don't want — and the auction business is exactly that kind of risk.
Insurance for Auctioneers is our auction-business division. We exist because most auctioneers are sold the wrong policy: a generic business policy that excludes the consigned goods in their care, ignores the professional-liability exposure of appraisal and the conduct of the sale, and overlooks the constant movement of valuables. We build the coverage an auction business actually needs and place it with specialty markets that understand consignment, appraisal, and high-value goods.
Whether you run a fine-art house, an estate-and-personal-property operation, an equipment or livestock auction, or an online platform, we structure the program around your business and stay with you through the sale calendar and into renewal. Licensed in all 50 states.
50
States licensed
20+
Years insuring specialty risk
A+
Rated specialty carriers
1-day
Quote turnaround
How we work
What you can expect from us
We lead with property of others
Consigned goods in your care are the heart of the business and the thing standard policies exclude. We start there — not as an afterthought.
We understand the gavel
Appraisal, attribution, title, and the conduct of the sale are real professional exposures. We write E&O built around how auctioneers actually get sued.
We follow the lot
From estate pickup to buyer delivery, we coordinate transit, bailee, and property coverage so there's no gap as valuables move.
We stand behind the certificate
Consignors, venues, and lenders need paperwork in the right form and on time. We get it to you fast, every time.
One damaged consignment shouldn't put your business on the block.
Talk to a specialist about bailee, E&O, inland marine, and the full coverage an auction business needs. Free, no-obligation quote — usually same day.
Licensed in all 50 states · Specialty auction carriers · Mon–Fri 8am–5pm MST (AZ)