The PINS Blog

How Weak COI Tracking Creates Multi-Million Dollar Exposure

PINS — Sat, 27 Jun 2026 21:21:55 GMT

If you're a general contractor operating in today's litigation climate, you already know the truth: when a serious accident happens, it's not just about fault. It's about insurance structure, documentation, and risk transfer, and whether your file holds up under scrutiny.

Introducing PINS AI Assistant: Faster COI Review with AI

PINS — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 17:56:10 GMT

Last updated: June 27, 2026

How Clients Choice Insurance Simplified COI Compliance with PINS

PINS — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 20:51:18 GMT

Shahn Christensen at Clients Choice Insurance leverages PINS to streamline COI tracking and compliance for his clients.

COIs vs Endorsements: What's the Difference?

PINS — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 16:14:41 GMT

COIs vs Endorsements

I get asked all the time, “What is an endorsement, is it a different document than a COI?”

The answer is yes, they are different documents.

How the PINS and Procore Integration Works

PINS — Tue, 02 Apr 2024 16:31:02 GMT

Introducing a new embedded Procore experience. Now, a side panel will appear throughout the Procore application with PINS Compliance Reporting. This is a newly implemented feature which will allow you and your Project Teams to more easily view and manage the compliance of your subcontractors within your Procore portal.

What is a Certificate of Insurance (COI)?

PINS — Fri, 02 Feb 2024 23:41:59 GMT

Last updated: June 27, 2026

A certificate of insurance is a one-page document that summarizes the key details of an insurance policy. It shows who is insured, what coverages are in place, what the limits are, and when the policies expire.

Why Manual COI Tracking Creates Risk and Slows Your Team Down

PINS — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 00:51:30 GMT

One of the biggest problems facing project managers and construction executives is their inability to collect and track COIs effectively. A necessary part of business operations but many continue to manually collect and track these documents around important milestones like the start of work and closeout. The only problem with this approach is that it’s time-consuming and inefficient. In fact, using manual COI collection methods can cost companies between $150 and $190 per request.

COI Tracking for Property Managers: What You Need to Know

PINS — Tue, 09 Aug 2022 20:58:35 GMT

Why it is important for property managers to track COIs

As a property manager, you have the responsibility of making sure everyone leasing or working on your property has adequate and compliant insurance coverage. Not only does this require collecting certificates of insurance (COIs) but also verifying all parties are in compliance. It doesn’t end there, you must also stay on top of all ongoing renewals. Tracking these COIs can be overwhelming and time consuming but is critical when it comes to protecting your business, a failure to do so can expose you to serious risk. Having a process in place will take the stress out of confusion and having to keep track of paperwork or in a spreadsheet.

COI Compliance in Construction: What General Contractors Need to Track

PINS — Tue, 12 Jul 2022 22:59:00 GMT

4 Reasons to Automate Your COI Tracking

PINS — Tue, 12 Jul 2022 21:34:48 GMT

What if you could reduce your COI management tasks from hours to mere minutes each week? What if there was a software that could simplify and automate the way you request, track and manage your COIs?