HIC Application & Liability Insurance

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-421

An applicant for a certificate of registration as a home improvement contractor or salesman must apply to the Commissioner of Consumer Protection online, on a form provided by the Commissioner. The application must include the applicant's name and contact information (residence address, business address, business telephone number and email address); a statement disclosing whether the applicant has been found guilty or convicted of an act that constitutes a felony under Connecticut or federal law (or an equivalent felony if committed in another jurisdiction); and proof of general liability insurance coverage of not less than $20,000, demonstrated by providing the policy number and the insurer's business name. The online-application and insurance-proof requirements were added by P.A. 21-197 (effective July 1, 2022); the felony-disclosure and email-address requirements were added by P.A. 23-99 (effective June 29, 2023).