Line contractors, IOU and rural co-op vendors, conduit installers. Aerial bucket truck work, pole-set crews, transmission and distribution construction across the Southeast.
Overhead power line and telecommunications contractors in 2026 are written under NCCI class code 7600 (Telecommunications Companies — overhead lines), which includes aerial bucket truck work, pole setting, conductor stringing, and conduit installation associated with the aerial work. Some carriers split out indoor electrical termination work to class 5190 (Electrical Wiring within Buildings). The 7600 rate in Georgia in 2026 runs $4.20 to $7.50 per $100 of payroll on the voluntary market.
Overhead power line and telecommunications contractors in 2026 are written under NCCI class code 7600 (Telecommunications Companies — overhead lines), which includes aerial bucket truck work, pole setting, conductor stringing, and conduit installation associated with the aerial work. Some carriers split out indoor electrical termination work to class 5190 (Electrical Wiring within Buildings). The 7600 rate in Georgia in 2026 runs $4.20 to $7.50 per $100 of payroll on the voluntary market.
Active 2026 SE overhead power line contractor markets include Builders Mutual (deep appetite, competitive LCMs), ICW Group (selective on clean accounts), Markel (specialty including unusual class mixes), Westchester/Chubb (mid-market and upper tier), and Crum & Forster (utility-focused with strong telecom appetite). Standard markets like Travelers, Hartford, and Cincinnati write the class selectively when bundled with property and auto.
Top quote killers in 2026: prior electrical contact or arc flash claims, no documented OSHA 1910.269 compliance program for aerial crews, no fall protection program for bucket truck work, ex-mod above 1.15 with no improvement story, using subs without current COIs and AI endorsements, missing OSHA 300/300A logs, and prior wet utility cross-bore claims if the contractor also does underground work.
The right carriers writing overhead power & conduit in the Southeast in 2026.
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