Arkansas Builders Risk Insurance

Arkansas Building Authority floodplain rules cover state properties within the Division’s jurisdiction. They address floodproofing for certain nonresidential structures below base flood elevation and require flood data in plans submitted under the applicable state plan review. Confirm whether the Division’s jurisdiction and approval process cover your project, then ask the broker about flood damage in the written quote.

What Is Builders Risk Insurance?

Builders risk protects the project you are building, including materials meant for it, against physical loss until construction ends. The gaps that cost owners money are materials in storage or transit, the existing building in a renovation, and coverage ending when you occupy early. Read the national Builders risk guide.

What Should You Watch for With Builders Risk Insurance in Arkansas?

Match floodproofing plans to the insured work
For a state property under the Building Authority Division’s jurisdiction, 22 CAR § 111-711 allows certain nonresidential structures below base flood elevation only with Design Review Section approval and specified dry or wet floodproofing, certification, anchoring, materials and equipment protections. If those measures describe the project, confirm the authority’s requirements and approval status, then ask how the quote values the work and what completion evidence the insurer expects. ^3,¹
Keep the flood data with the submission
For plan review under the Building Authority Division’s state-project process, § 111-1505 calls for floodplain boundaries and elevations, the source of flood data, and surface runoff paths in topographical drawings. Keep those records with the project description and ask the broker whether site-specific elevation or drainage information is needed for underwriting. ^3,²
Confirm approval conditions before binding
The cited below-elevation rule assigns design review and professional certification within the Building Authority Division’s floodplain process. Confirm whether that process governs this state-property project and whether any approval remains outstanding; align the quote’s effective date and covered construction phase with the actual work. ^3,^1,²

Which Builders Risk Insurance Providers Have Arkansas License Records?

No provider in our research has both a state license record and a listing for this coverage line. This does not establish that providers are unlicensed. Check the regulator’s license lookup and confirm availability with a provider when requesting a quote.

Who Regulates Insurance in Arkansas?

Arkansas Insurance Department

The Arkansas Insurance Department licenses resident and nonresident producers and business entities, accepts insurance complaints, and provides links to company and producer license searches. It operates as a division of the Arkansas Department of Commerce. ^4,^5,^9,⁶

Website: Regulator website
License lookup: Search licensed producers
Complaints: File a complaint
Phone: (800) 852-5494

Surplus-Lines Tax and Stamping Office in Arkansas

Reported tax rate. 4% when Arkansas is the insured's home state ^7,^8,¹⁰

Arkansas's broker filing instructions set a 4% surplus-lines tax. Federal law assigns nonadmitted-insurance regulation and tax to the insured’s home state; for a multistate policy, ask your broker to show the home state and the premium allocation used for the Arkansas filing. Arkansas law requires the contract to disclose that the state's property-and-casualty guaranty protection does not apply.

What Should You Ask Before Buying Builders Risk Insurance in Arkansas?

Is this state property within the Building Authority Division’s jurisdiction, and which floodplain review and approval apply?
What current flood map, elevation, drainage and floodproofing documents should accompany the submission?
Does the written form cover flood damage to the structure, equipment and materials during each planned phase?

Builders Risk Insurance in Arkansas: Frequently Asked Questions

Can a nonresidential structure be built below base flood elevation under the cited Arkansas rule?

Under 22 CAR § 111-711, the Building Authority Division may consider certain nonresidential structures below base flood elevation if they meet the rule’s floodproofing and certification conditions and obtain Design Review Section approval. The Division’s floodplain policy covers state properties within its jurisdiction. Confirm that this state-property process applies to the project. ^3,¹

What flood information does an Arkansas state project plan include?

For plans reviewed under the Building Authority Division’s applicable state-project process, § 111-1505 calls for floodplain boundaries, flood elevations, the source of flood data and runoff details. Ask the responsible authority which plan records apply to the project. ^3,²

Sources for Builders Risk Insurance in Arkansas

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22 CAR § 111-711. Structures that may be permitted below the base flood elevation. Arkansas Secretary of State, Code of Arkansas Rules; Subsections (a)-(e): approval, dry/wet floodproofing, certification, vents, materials, anchoring and equipment. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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22 CAR § 111-1505. Plan review drawing requirements. Arkansas Secretary of State, Code of Arkansas Rules; Subsections (b)(4)-(5): flood boundary/elevation, source data and runoff on topographical plans. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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22 CAR § 111-701. Policy. Arkansas Secretary of State, Code of Arkansas Rules; Policy statement: floodplain program compliance for state properties coming under Building Authority Division jurisdiction. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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Arkansas Insurance Department. Arkansas Insurance Department; Official agency homepage. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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Licensing. Arkansas Insurance Department; Licensing Division guidance and state-based systems lookup for Arkansas agent and agency licensees. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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File A Complaint. Arkansas Insurance Department; Online complaint filing for insurance providers, including agents and companies. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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Surplus Lines Brokers Filing. Arkansas Insurance Department; Current broker filing instructions state that 4% broker tax must be remitted. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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23 CAR § 201-104: Endorsement of contract. Arkansas Code of Rules; Required surplus-lines contract disclosure: no Arkansas P&C Guaranty Act protection and 4% tax collected from insured. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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Property and Casualty Insurers. Arkansas Insurance Department; Company Search verifies whether an insurer is licensed in Arkansas. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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15 U.S.C. § 8202: Regulation of nonadmitted insurance by insured's home State. U.S. House of Representatives, Office of the Law Revision Counsel; § 8202(a): nonadmitted placement is subject solely to insured's home-State requirements, except as otherwise provided; § 8201 addresses exclusive home-State tax authority. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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Licenses. At-Bay; Current producer introduction and state table; At-Bay Insurance Services LLC; P&C and surplus-lines identifiers. Accessed 2026-09-21.
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Licenses and Carriers. Coalition; Licenses and Carriers, re-read 22 September 2026: Insurance Licenses table for Coalition Insurance Solutions, Inc., national producer number 18419475, with producer and surplus-lines numbers for all 50 states and DC including California 0L76155, Georgia 196479, Texas 2199630 and 2205589, Pennsylvania 815731 and 817452, Colorado 539028 and Wisconsin 3000108852. Insurance Carriers table naming, with NAIC numbers, Allianz Underwriters Insurance Company 36420, Arch Specialty Insurance Company 21199, Ascot Specialty Insurance Company 45055, Ascot Insurance Company 23752, Aspen Specialty Insurance Company 10717, Chaucer Insurance Company DAC, Coalition Insurance Company 29530, Fireman's Fund Indemnity Corporation 11380, Fortegra Specialty Insurance Company 16823, Lloyd's of London, MSIG Specialty Insurance USA Inc. 34886, MS Transverse Specialty Insurance Company 41807, Steadfast Insurance Company 26387, Vantage Risk Specialty Insurance Company 16275 and Zurich American Insurance Company 16535. Accessed 2026-09-22.
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Insurance Producer Licenses. Corgi Insurance; Current complete Insurance Producer Licenses table for Corgi Insurance Services, Inc.; 50 rows covering 49 states and DC (DC 3003091619); no New Mexico row; no NPN or as-of date shown. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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About Hiscox US Insurance. Hiscox; Hiscox Insurance Company Inc. NAIC 10200 as Chicago, IL domiciled insurer admitted or licensed in all 50 states and D.C.; Hiscox Inc. as general agent and Lloyd’s coverholder for Syndicates 33 and 3624; surplus-lines placements through licensed surplus-lines brokers; A.M. Best rating statement. Accessed 2026-09-16.
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Licenses. ERGO NEXT Insurance; Current entity-by-state license table reopened 28 September 2026: 50 rows under Next First Insurance Agency, Inc., including Washington, DC; New York rows instead list Next Insurance Services PC-1423070 and AP Intego BR-1198885. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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Insurance Licenses by State. TechInsurance; Current state table; identifies TechInsurance as a division of Specialty Program Group LLC d/b/a SPG Insurance Solutions; lists DC 3000041536 and labels Rhode Island “Individual licenses,” without an agency license number. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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Licenses. Vouch; Effective 16 January 2025: Vouch Specialty Insurance Services, LLC, NPN 19926463; P&C table (50 states and DC); surplus-lines table includes Idaho 870820; footnote says Georgia and Idaho do not issue agency-level surplus-lines licenses; Idaho retained as producer-only due to conflict. Accessed 2026-09-15.

Arkansas Builders Risk Insurance

What Is Builders Risk Insurance?

What Should You Watch for With Builders Risk Insurance in Arkansas?

Match floodproofing plans to the insured work

Keep the flood data with the submission

Confirm approval conditions before binding