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ProBuilders RRG to Stop Accepting New Business
Feb 7 2010 // The ProBuilders risk retention group offering general liability insurance for builders and contractors will stop accepting new business and not renew most of its 1,800 policies as of March 1. The group program has not been...
ProBuilders RRG to Stop Accepting New Business
Feb 7 2010 // The ProBuilders risk retention group offering general liability insurance for builders and contractors will stop accepting new business and not renew most of its 1,800 policies as of March 1. According to Bill Tepe, chief...
Costamagna Appointed to Engineering Contractors Association Board
Jan 21 2010 // The Engineering Contractors Association (ECA) appointed Joe Costamagna, account executive at San Francisco’s Woodruff-Sawyer & Co., to its board of directors. Costamagna joined Woodruff-Sawyer’s...
ProBuilders Risk Retention Group for Contractors to Close
Jan 19 2010 // The ProBuilders risk retention group offering general liability insurance for builders and contractors will stop accepting new business and not renew most of its 1,800 policies as of March 1. According to Bill Tepe, chief...
Construction Specialists See Slow Recovery in 2010
Jan 10 2010 // Bright Spots for Commercial Contractors; Tough Times for Residential Market Construction insurance specialists say market improvement in 2010 for the construction industry will be slow for most sectors — even so...
Best Assigns Ratings to National Contractors Insurance Company
Jan 6 2010 // A.M. Best Co. has assigned a financial strength rating of ‘B+’ (Good) and issuer credit rating of “bbb-” to National Contractors Insurance Company, Inc., RRG (NCIC), which is headquartered in...
Tennessee Workers’ Comp Mandate for Contractors Remains Up In Air
Dec 6 2009 // A special legislative session to reconsider a pending change to workers’ compensation insurance requirements in Tennessee will only take place if there’s a consensus among lawmakers, according to Gov. Phil...
Subcontractors Can’t Hide from Workers’ Comp
Nov 15 2009 // Sound risk management necessitates that owners or general contractors contractually mandate workers’ compensation coverage anytime an independent contractor or subcontractor is hired to perform work on their behalf....
IRS to Audit Large Companies on Tax, Independent Contractor Issues
Nov 3 2009 // U.S. tax authorities will start to audit 6,000 randomly selected companies to focus on employment tax issues ranging from executive compensation to fringe benefits, Internal Revenue Service officials said. The audits will...
Report: South Dakota Lost 1,400 Construction Jobs
Nov 2 2009 // A national trade organization estimates the number of lost construction jobs in South Dakota at 1,400 during a year in which a weak economy and tight credit slowed developers and builders. The 6 percent drop in South...
3 States Accuse FedEx of Misclassifying Drivers as Independent Contractors
Oct 21 2009 // Three states said Tuesday they plan to sue FedEx Corp., accusing the second-largest U.S. package delivery company of violating labor laws by illegally classifying drivers as independent contractors rather than employees to...
Allstate Agents Petition IRS for Review of Independent Contractor Status
Oct 19 2009 // The National Association of Professional Allstate Agents (NAPAA) has published and is distributing a petition to the Internal Revenue Service, written by an unidentified Allstate agent, questioning whether Allstate has...
Allstate Agents Challenge IRS Over Independent Contractor Status
Oct 19 2009 // The National Association of Professional Allstate Agents (NAPAA) has petitioned the Internal Revenue Service, questioning whether Allstate has lived up to the promise it made in 2000 to make its agents true independent...
Allstate Agents Petition IRS for Review of Independent Contractor Status
Oct 8 2009 // The National Association of Professional Allstate Agents (NAPAA) has published and is distributing a petition to the Internal Revenue Service, written by an unidentified Allstate agent, questioning whether Allstate has...
Judge Sides with Contractor in Indiana Explosion Lawsuit
Sep 22 2009 // A federal judge has ruled that a contractor does not owe damages to Vectren Corp. over a natural gas explosion at an Indiana home that killed two women. Vectren sued Iowa Pipeline Associates, claiming its workers...
Illinois Firm Offers New E&O Insurance Program for Roofing Industry
Sep 11 2009 // Lombard, Ill.-based insurance services firm, Norman-Spencer International Inc., and the National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA) are partnering to provide professional errors and omissions (E&O) insurance...
NIF Offering New Coverage for Artisans and General Contractors
Aug 27 2009 // The NIF Group has launched a new policy line for artisans and general contractors in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania. The Manhasset, New York-based program administrator said the coverage, offered on an...
Merchants Expands Coverage for Contractors
Aug 20 2009 // New York-based Merchants Insurance Group has added artisan contractor’s coverage to its Merchants Advantage Plus commercial insurance product. The MAP Contractors program provides customizable coverage for those who...
New Jersey Law Targets Contractors that Undercount Employees
Jul 15 2009 // New Jersey workers’ comp regulators will soon be able to issue stop-work orders to contractors who misrepresent employee headcounts, under a bill signed by Gov. Jon S. Corzine. The bill targets contractors that...
Arkansas Workers’ Comp Commission Summarizes New Law
Jul 9 2009 // The Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission has posted on its Web site a summary of changes to workers’ comp regulations as a result of the passage of Act 237 during the 2009 legislative session. According to...
