Latest Contractors Headlines
All the headlines from our Contractors Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Washington Commissioner Seeking Contractors to Review Safeco Acquisition
May 20 2008 // Washington’s Insurance Commissioner’s Office is currently seeking proposals from consultants in the areas of accounting and legal services to review the proposed sale of Safeco Insurance Companies to Liberty...
$3M Ohio Mold Decision Kindles Coverage Questions
May 19 2008 // Insurance professionals took note recently when a Franklin County, Ohio judge awarded $3 million plus legal costs to a family whose central-Ohio home became overrun with toxic mold, presumably caused by the...
Insurers Market Private Workers’ Comp on U.S. Defense Projects
May 19 2008 // As the need for U.S. government foreign-based support personnel increases, so does the need for workers’ compensation coverage for contractors involved in U.S. funded projects. Contracts for insurers wanting to...
Defense Base Act: Doing Business Outside the Box
May 19 2008 // As the need for and presence of and U.S. government foreign-based support personnel increases, so does the need for workers’ compensation coverage for contractors involved in U.S. funded projects. As such, the...
Insurers Market Private Workers’ Comp for U.S. Defense Projects
May 19 2008 // The Defense Base Act sets forth the benefits due private sector employees injured while working overseas As the need for U.S. government foreign-based support personnel increases, so does the need for workers’...
Defense Base Act: Business Outside the Box
May 19 2008 // As the need for and presence of U.S. government foreign-based support personnel increases, so does the need for workers’ compensation coverage for contractors involved in U.S. funded projects. The opportunity to...
Defense Base Act: Doing Business Outside the Box
May 19 2008 // Dealing with wartime issues and associated complications is a major factor in doing business in far-flung hotspots. As the need for and presence of U.S. government foreign-based support personnel increases, so does the...
N.Y. County to Contractors: Prove Workers Are in U.S. Legally
May 16 2008 // A new law has been passed requiring all of Suffolk County’s (New York) 17,000 licensed contractors to prove their workers are in the United States legally. Critics claim the legislation — passed by the county...
House Panel Hits Defense Department, Insurers Over War Zone Insurance Costs
May 16 2008 // A House committee looking into defense contractors has alleged that the Department of Defense (DoD) has been lax in its management such that insurance companies providing workers’ compensation for civilian employees...
Cambridge General Adds Harvesting Contractors Program in California
May 14 2008 // Cambridge General is now accepting applications for harvesting contractors. This program was developed for fruit or vegetable contractors harvesting by hand in addition to those harvesting use farm machinery. To be...
FedEx Holder Sues Board over Contractor Classification Problems
May 12 2008 // A shareholder of FedEx Corp filed a lawsuit against the package delivery company’s board last Thursday alleging the directors exposed the company to damages by misclassifying employees as contractors. A FedEx...
National Advantage Insurance Adds Artisan/Service Contractor Market
May 5 2008 // National Advantage Insurance Services Inc. (NAIS) has added a new nonadmitted market for artisan/service contractor general liability in California. Target classes include but are limited to commercial building...
General Contractors Not Liable For Inspections, Rules Conn. High Court
May 5 2008 // A Connecticut general contractor who delegates special inspections of all steel welding work as required by the state’s building code to a subcontractor is not liable for injuries resulting from an accident that...
N.Y. Landlord Liable for Injury to Tenant’s Contractor Under ‘Strict Liability’
May 5 2008 // New York’s highest court has ruled that a Manhattan high-rise owner is liable for injuries to a tenant’s workman, even though the worker was hired without the landlord’s consent in violation of the...
N.Y. High Court Says Landlord Liable for Injury to Tenant’s Contractor
Apr 28 2008 // New York’s highest court ruled that a Manhattan high-rise owner is liable for injuries to a tenant’s workman, even though the worker was hired without the landlord’s consent in violation of the lease. The...
Louisiana Keeps Pressure on Road Home Contractor
Apr 28 2008 // Even as it met a deadline to avoid a $3.3 million performance penalty, the private company that runs Louisiana’s Road Home program faced a new $1.65 million fine if it did not meet additional benchmarks designed to...
Doan Promoted to VP in McQueary Henry Bowles Troy Bond Department
Apr 25 2008 // Dallas-based McQueary Henry Bowles Troy LLP (MHBT) promoted Donnie Doan to vice president in the firm’s bond department. In this role, he is responsible for leading, planning, organizing and budgeting for the bond...
Agents in the East Find Recession Hurts Others More
Apr 22 2008 // Insurance agents across New England and the Mid-Atlantic are worried about how their customers and they will fare as the region’s economy continues to slow. “An agent’s business is a direct reflection of...
Case Watch
Apr 21 2008 // Additional Insured Evanston Insurance Co. v. Atofina Petrochemicals Inc., Texas Feb. 15, 2008. Contract provision requiring that refinery “shall be named as additional insured” sufficient to trigger additional...
Contractors and Certificates of Liability Insurance
Apr 21 2008 // Your E&O claim waiting to happen Certificates — not again. Haven’t we heard enough about this topic? Apparently not. Certificates are issued for all sorts of insureds, but contracting risk is the most...
