Latest Contractors Headlines
All the headlines from our Contractors Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Foreclosed Residential Projects
Nov 2 2008 // When it’s Broken, How Do We Fix it? Halloween has come and gone, but modern-day ghost towns continue to haunt the U.S. landscape. After nearly a decade of exponential growth, developers and homebuilders have seen the...
Law Changes Defense in Construction Defect Claims
Nov 2 2008 // New California Law Affects Wraps’ Indemnity Contracts, Could Increase Litigation California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has approved legislation affecting indemnity for construction defect claims in contracts in...
Foreclosed Residential Projects
Nov 2 2008 // When It’s Broken, How Do We Fix It? Halloween has come and gone, but modern-day ghost towns continue to haunt the U.S. landscape. After nearly a decade of exponential growth, developers and homebuilders have seen the...
California Change to Construction Contracts Could Increase Litigation
Oct 29 2008 // California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has approved legislation affecting indemnity for construction defect claims in contracts in residential construction — a decision that could increase litigation when resolving...
Texas Supreme Court Revisits Workplace Injury Case
Oct 20 2008 // The Supreme Court of Texas recently held a rare rehearing of a unanimous decision listening to arguments about whether it erred last year in ruling that a contract employee who suffered on-the-job injuries couldn’t...
HDR Insurance Offers Insurance Market for Plumbing Contractors
Oct 2 2008 // HDR Insurance Services has a new market for commercial, residential and commercial service and repair plumbers in Arizona, California and Nevada. The admitted policy includes coverage for commercial auto, general liablity,...
OSHA Cites Contractors in Deadly New York Crane Collapse
Sep 17 2008 // A federal agency hit three construction firms with penalties totaling $313,500 on Monday for safety violations that led to a tower crane collapse that killed seven people in March. The citations by the Occupational Safety...
Trans Cal Unveils New Artisan Contractor Program
Sep 16 2008 // Trans Cal Associates has unveiled a new program from an “A-” rated, admitted carrier offering general liability for various classes of artisan contractors. Minimum premium starts at $1,000 for a traditional...
A.D. Carlton Rolls Out New Market for Artisan Contractors in Ill., Texas
Sep 9 2008 // Irving, Texas-based A.D. Carlton Insurance, a wholesale broker and MGA specializing in contractors, has introduced a new general liability market for artisan contractors in Texas and Illinois. Program details include: $700...
Feds Propose Stiff Fine for Alabama Military Contractor
Aug 29 2008 // The Occupational Safety and Health Administration proposed $138, 500 in penalties for a Cullman, Alabama-based company for 31 safety and health violations. AAR Summa Technology has been singled out by the agency for 26...
Proposed New Coverages for N.Y. Export List
Aug 21 2008 // Primary and excess property insurance Contractors: Primary and excess liability coverage for general contractors, subcontractors and all construction trades for construction, building, demolition or renovation. Also Owners...
Texas High Court: Contractor Not at Fault in Jail Death
Aug 21 2008 // The Texas Supreme Court has ruled that the descendents of a man who was found hanged with a telephone cord in a jail cell have no standing to recover damages from the contractor that supplied the telephone. In JCW...
ACE Broadens Coverage for Contractor Equipment With New Alliance
Aug 20 2008 // The retail Inland Marine unit of ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of the ACE Group of Companies, teamed up with National Equipment Register (NER), a provider of a national database of heavy equipment...
RelMark Launches Risk Purchasing Group for Fire Sprinkler Industry
Aug 18 2008 // Chester Springs, Pennsylvania insurance program RelMark launched the Fire Sprinkler Risk Purchasing Group, Inc. offering fire sprinkler contractors’ general liability insurance and risk management needs. RelMark...
Court: California Homeowners Not Liable for Tree Trimmer’s Death
Aug 8 2008 // A homeowner is not vicariously criminally liable for the misdemeanor acts of a tree trimmer, the California Supreme Court decided. According to Maria Dolores Ramirez V. Thomas Nelson, a worker for an unlicensed contractor...
Two New York Contractors Face Workers’ Comp Fraud Charges
Aug 5 2008 // A New York contractor and the sub-contractor he hired are both facing charges of workers’ compensation fraud following their arrests by New York State Police. Police arrested Phillip Gish, 70, of East Aurora, N.Y. on...
Abram Interstate Offers New Market for General Contractors
Jul 23 2008 // Abram Interstate Insurance Services Inc. in Rocklin, Calif., is offering a new program for general contractors. Custom tailored coverage for residential and commercial projects is available. ACORD 125, 126, and...
New York Agents Support Expansion of Excess & Surplus Export List
Jul 23 2008 // Insurance agents and brokers in New York have called upon state officials to ease the rules for how agents obtain coverage for some high-risk policies. The Excess Line Association of New York has proposed adding dozens of...
Wildfires Bring Demand for Private Firefighters
Jul 17 2008 // Seated behind the wheel of a fire engine, Dave Breglia follows a map dotted with expensive homes threatened by wildfires. His job: protect high-end real estate and save an insurance company millions of dollars. “I...
Iowa Attorney General Warns About Scams After Tornadoes and Floods
Jul 16 2008 // Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Attorney General Tom Miller recently reminded Iowans to beware of a variety of scams in the wake of the tornadoes and floods over the last several weeks. “It’s the definition of adding...
