Experienced and trained General Contractors can be worth their weight in gold. However, sometimes we wish to save on construction costs or wish to maintain a higher degree of control over the project. When there is no General Contractor, the risk of loss and the likelihood of critical steps being missed in the finished product increases significantly. Insurers are never anxious to take on projects where the risk of loss is unnecessarily increased. Some insurers will write projects where you are acting as your own General Contractor, but they will need to see evidence that you have relevant knowledge and experience and that you will be taking additional steps to ensure building codes and proper procedures are followed. For larger projects, insurers will be extremely reluctant to allow you to act as your own General Contractor.