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Upload the declarations page of any business policy and the explainer lays out what it says: carrier, policy number, term, each coverage with its limit and deductible, and whether blanket additional insured, waiver and primary and non-contributory endorsements are present. Then it explains the policy in plain English, with a reminder that the policy forms control.

Reviewed by Michael LaBarbera, Licensed property & casualty agent, Provident Financial Group · Reviewed Oct 11, 2026 Updated
Coverage scoreEvery policy in one wallet
General LiabilityRenews in 47d
Workers' CompensationLive cert ✓
Business Owner's PolicyCan switch
CoverMatch This is a general liability policy with $1M per claim and $2M for the year. It does not cover your own employees' injuries.
POLICY EXPLAINER

Upload a declarations page. Get it in plain English.

Carrier, term, limits, deductibles and endorsements, then what it means for a business like yours. No account needed for the first document.

Stored privately, read by AI; a licensed agent sees it only if you ask.
  1. 01Upload the declarations pageThe first page or two of the policy, as a PDF or a photo. Binders and certificates work too.
  2. 02Watch the breakdown fill inCarrier, named insured, dates, coverage table and endorsements appear as the document is read.
  3. 03Read the plain-English cardWhat this kind of policy generally covers for a business like yours, the key numbers, common things to check, and the next step.

What it reads

The declarations page: named insured, policy period, each coverage and its limits, deductibles, and the forms list where blanket endorsements live. Several policies on one document, such as a package policy or a certificate, come back as separate cards.

What the explanation is for

Most owners have never been told what their policy actually does. The card answers that in a few sentences — what this line of coverage generally responds to, the numbers that matter, and the common gaps for this line — without promising anything the forms do not say.

From explainer to wallet

Save the document and it becomes a policy card with its renewal date tracked, a certificate ready to issue if CoverMatch services the policy, and a renewal that can be shopped sixty days out. The free reading is the front door; the wallet is the house.

Questions people actually ask

Is the explanation a coverage decision?

No. It describes what the declarations page says and what that line of coverage generally does. Whether a specific claim is covered depends on the policy forms and the facts, and a licensed agent can walk through that with you.

Why does the wallet read the document twice after I save it?

The tool gives you one quick reading. The wallet runs two independent readings and only confirms a policy card when they agree on the carrier, policy number, dates and limits, so the card you rely on is checked.

Which documents work best?

Declarations pages. Full policy forms are long and mostly boilerplate; the dec page has the facts. Certificates work for a summary but lack endorsement detail.

MANAGE IT IN THE APP

Every policy, renewal and live certificate in one wallet.

Scan a dec page and the card appears. Share a live certificate link that updates itself. Get matched when a renewal comes around.

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