A Certificate of Insurance (COI) is a document that verifies the existence of insurance coverage to satisfy contractual insurance requirements. When a contract or agreement requires a Certificate of Insurance from the University, you will need to contact the Finance Office to process the request. Examples of certificates you may request include: General Liability and Automobile Liability insurance certificates.


Certificates are sent to the requester in PDF format by email. Please allow for at least five business days for a response when requesting insurance certificates. To process your request, provide the following:


For the use of a venue:

  1. The type of activity
  2. The number of attendees
  3. A date range for the contracted period
  4. Will the event be catered? When contracting with a caterer, you must obtain a certificate of insurance from the caterer that names Greenville University and its Board of Directors as additional insureds (see more here: Insurance Requirements for Outside Vendors/Contractors
  5. A copy of the portion of the contract that outlines the insurance request
  6. The name and address of the Certificate Holder, and a copy of the portion of the contract that outlines the insurance request
  7. The email address to send the COI


Contractual Agreements:

  1. The type of activity or equipment to be insured
  2. A date range for the contracted period. It can be an indefinite range. However, if it is date-specific, we can limit our liability to the specific dates.
  3. A copy of the portion of the contract that outlines the insurance request
  4. The name and address of the certificate holder
  5. The email address to send the COI


Property Insurance

  1. The specific information about the property to be insured (make and model) 
  2. The replacement value of the property
  3. A date range for the contract period
  4. A copy of the portion of the contract that outlines the insurance request
  5. The name and address of the certificate holder
  6. The email address to send the COI


Please send the required information to finance@greenville.edu.