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5 Risk Management Tips for Design Firms
Nov 1 2010 // Contracts, Emerging Risks and M&As Critical Areas to Notice As the difficult economy forces architects and engineering firms to focus their resources on keeping their firms afloat, risk management is taking a backseat....
5 Risk Management Tips for Design Firms
Nov 1 2010 // Contracts, Emerging Risks and M&As Critical Areas to Notice As the difficult economy forces architects and engineering firms to focus their resources on keeping their firms afloat, risk management is taking a backseat....
New York AG Sues FedEx Over Independent Contractor Classifications
Oct 25 2010 // New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is suing Federal Express’ ground package delivery unit, alleging its classification of drivers as independent contractors illegally deprives them of legal protections workers...
Navigators to Offer Online Pollution Liability Coverage for Small Contractors
Oct 22 2010 // Navigators Management Co., Inc., has introduced an online platform offering pollution liability insurance for small general service and trade contractors. Agents and brokers can obtain real-time bindable quotes for...
Builder Agent Network Launches Package Policy for Artisan Contractors
Oct 15 2010 // The Builder Agent Network has expanded their offerings available to Texas home builders and general contractors to include trade contractors. Builder Agent Network (BAN) is a managing general agent for several insurance...
AmTrust Launches Contractors General Liability Program
Sep 27 2010 // AmTrust North America, a business unit of AmTrust Financial Services Inc. has formed a contractors general liability insurance program, a new underwriting classification available exclusively to licensed wholesale surplus...
PartnerOne, Berkley Environmental Launch Small Business Program
Sep 23 2010 // PartnerOne Environmental, Beacon Hill Associates’ underwriting division, has established a partnership with Berkley Environmental, a Divisional of Berkley Specialty Underwriting Managers, servicing small to middle...
Court: Government Contractor Not Immune to New Orleans Levee Suit
Sep 17 2010 // A government contractor isn’t immune from claims that it performed shoddy work that resulted in the failure of a New Orleans levee system during Hurricane Katrina, a federal appeals court has ruled. This week’s...
E&O Insights: Insuring Contractors
Sep 6 2010 // Risks to Consider When Working With Contractors If you are running an agency, there is a pretty good chance you insure a contractor or two – whether they are your traditional artisan contractors or a class of...
Zurich Introduces Enhanced Professional Liability Coverage for Contractors
Aug 19 2010 // Zurich has introduced an enhanced professional liability policy aimed at mid-sized and large construction customers. “The coverage is designed for the professional exposures of a construction manager, whether offered...
BP Oil Spill Disaster Creates Some Opportunities
Aug 12 2010 // No matter which television channel or Web site you turn to, the Gulf oil spill has dominated the news. This is an environmental crisis that will affect the region’s economic capabilities and natural resources for...
Great American Launches Contractors Environmental Liability Product
Aug 5 2010 // Great American Insurance Group’s Environmental Division has expanded its product line to include a project-specific contracting services environmental liability insurance product. This product offers a streamlined...
CNA Expands Construction Resources to Renewable Energy Contractors
Aug 5 2010 // CNA now has a Commercial Affiliation Marketing (CAM) program for renewable energy contractors. CNA’s Renewable Energy Contractors insurance program is designed for non-residential wind, solar and geothermal energy...
2010: A Revolutionary Year for Truckers Insurance
Aug 2 2010 // The year 2010 might be considered revolutionary, as it is ushering in more changes for those who provide insurance for truckers than the industry has seen in a decade. Motor carriers, defined as anyone who uses a vehicle...
BP Oil Spill Disaster Creates Opportunity for Environmental Contractors’ Market
Aug 2 2010 // Key Coverage Issues for Agents to Consider When Selling Pollution Coverage No matter which television channel or Web site you turn to, the Gulf oil spill has dominated the news. This is an environmental crisis that will...
Texas Court Gives New Life to Contractual Liability Exclusion
Jul 27 2010 // Where contractors are involved, one of the most intractable problems for a carrier in negotiating and settling claims are the contract liability issues. How does a carrier identify if a contractual claim is covered? A...
Navigators Environmental Expands Coverage for New Contractor Risks
Jul 26 2010 // The Navigators Group, Inc.’s principal underwriting agency subsidiary, Navigators Management Co., Inc., has introduced the Contractor’s Environmental Risk Management (ERM) Toolkit II (“Toolkit II”),...
Queens Contractor Arrested for Workers’ Comp Fraud
Jul 20 2010 // The New York State Insurance Fund said a Queens contractor who allegedly defrauded the workers’ comp insurer of more than $150,000 in uncollected premium has been arrested. Queens contractor on grand larceny and...
Contractual Liability Is Just That
Jul 19 2010 // Texas Court: Exclusion Precludes Coverage for Breach of Contract Where contractors are involved, one of the most intractable problems for a carrier in negotiating and settling claims are the contract liability issues. How...
Truckers Insurance Headed in New Directions
Jul 19 2010 // Turns in the Road Include Recession, Court Rulings, Safety Initiatives, Coverage Forms The year 2010 might be considered revolutionary in the trucking insurance field, as it is ushering in more changes than those who...
