Latest Contractors Headlines
All the headlines from our Contractors Topic Page, ordered by recency.
New Hampshire Government Contractor Pleads Guilty in Fraud Case
Jun 7 2019 // A New Hampshire company that contracted with the U.S. Department of Defense to purchase mats to absorb hazardous materials has pleaded guilty to making false statements. The U.S. Attorney’s office says Enco...
Agents’ Opportunity in Growing Urgent Care Market Starts with Knowing Key Risks
Jun 5 2019 // Over the past decade, urgent care facilities have emerged as popular, convenient and cost-effective alternatives to primary care physicians and hospital emergency rooms. The number of urgent care facilities in the United...
California Assembly Approves Bill to Tighten Rules on Contractors
Jun 3 2019 // The California Assembly has voted to tighten the rules for labeling workers as independent contractors rather than employees. The legislation passed last week could have big implications for how workers are treated in...
Hawaii Condo Owners Suing Building Contractor
May 22 2019 // Members of a Hawaii condominium association have filed a lawsuit saying the building is unsafe and uninhabitable. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported that the lawsuit filed by owners of units in the 3-year-old Waiea...
Highland Insurance Solutions Launches Contractors Equipment Coverage
May 16 2019 // Highland Insurance Solutions has launched a new equipment product for contractors. The new policy form offers broad protection and scheduled or blanket reporting coverage. Highland’s new contractors equipment...
National Labor Board Memo Says Uber Drivers Are Contractors, Not Employees
May 15 2019 // Drivers for ride-hailing company Uber Technologies Inc. are independent contractors and not employees, the general counsel of a U.S. labor agency has concluded, in an advisory memo that is likely to carry significant...
Iowa Egg Farm Sues Contractor Over Bird Flu Disinfection Damage
May 7 2019 // An Iowa egg farm that killed millions of chickens because of a 2015 bird flu outbreak is suing companies hired by the federal government to disinfect barns. Sunrise Farms says the chlorine dioxide gas and heat treatments...
Expanding Medical Urgent Care Market Offers Opportunities for Agents
May 6 2019 // Over the past decade, urgent care facilities have emerged as popular, convenient and cost-effective alternatives to primary care physicians and hospital emergency rooms. The number of urgent care facilities in the United...
A Quick First Look at Florida’s New AOB Bill
May 1 2019 // I have a new hobby. It compliments one of my other hobbies, reading insurance policies. What is it? I’ve started reading legislation. What a thrill to print (yes, print) 16 pages of legislation. The numbered lines,...
Contractor Sues Massachusetts City for $1M in Unpaid Work
Apr 24 2019 // A contractor alleging breach of contract is suing a Massachusetts city for $1 million. The MetroWest Daily News reports that Lupachino & Salvatore alleges Framingham, Mass., illegally withheld payments related to the...
Home Improvement Contractor in Maine Charged with Manslaughter
Apr 23 2019 // The owner of a home improvement company charged with manslaughter following the death of a worker is set for a court hearing. The Portland Press Herald reports the arraignment of Saco-based contractor, Shawn D. Purvis, is...
Florida Contractor Accused of $40K AOB Insurance Fraud Scheme
Apr 23 2019 // A restoration contracting company owner was arrested this month in Florida for allegedly stealing more than $40,000 from consumers who assigned their insurance benefits to him through assignment of benefits (AOB)...
New York Contractors Arrested in Workers’ Compensation Fraud Scheme
Apr 18 2019 // Two New York state contractors were arrested on charges they filed fraudulent applications for a roofing project in Amsterdam, N.Y., as part of a workers’ compensation fraud scheme. Jose A. Sanchez, owner of Sanchez...
France’s AXA Insures 2 Notre Dame Contractors, Some Religious Artworks
Apr 16 2019 // French insurance firm AXA said on Tuesday it provided insurance coverage for two of the contracting firms that were working on Notre-Dame’s restoration prior to the blaze that devastated the cathedral. The fire...
Why Uber ‘Depends Heavily’ on Insurance
Apr 15 2019 // Uber Technologies Inc., on its way to an initial public offering that some media reports say could raise $10 billion, might not be in the position it is in without insurance. “Our business depends heavily on...
FEMA Accused of Wrongly Releasing Data of California Wildfire Victims
Apr 15 2019 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency wrongly released to a contractor the personal information of 2.3 million survivors of devastating 2017 hurricanes and wildfires, potentially exposing the victims to identity fraud...
Cal/OSHA Cites Contractor After Workers Hospitalized for Valley Fever
Apr 15 2019 // Cal/OSHA has issued serious health and safety citations to Underground Construction Co. Inc. of Benicia, Calif., after two of its employees contracted Valley Fever. The workers were reportedly exposed to the fungal disease...
Contractors: Company Knew About Valve Leak Before Texas Chemical Plant Fire
Apr 10 2019 // Three contractors who worked at a Houston-area chemical plant say in a lawsuit that the company knew that a flammable gas was leaking before a deadly fire erupted but did not order an evacuation. The Houston Chronicle...
Axa XL Expands Inland Marine Coverage with Contractor’s Equipment Offering
Apr 9 2019 // Axa XL’s North America marine insurance business is expanding its inland marine business with a new contractor’s equipment product with a number of new coverages. “Contractor’s need a wider variety...
Google Will Require Contractors to Offer Benefits, Minimum Wage
Apr 5 2019 // Google says it will require staffing companies it works with to pay workers at least $15 an hour and give them health benefits. The company has faced pushback from employees and contract workers for paying contractors less...
