Latest Contractors Headlines
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Tapco Underwriters Adds Specialty Contractors Program in Texas
Oct 16 2007 // Burlington, N.C.-based TAPCO Underwriters Inc. (TAPCO) has introduced a specialty contractors program, offering monoline general liability coverages to agents in Texas, the company announced. TAPCO opened its Texas...
Appalachian Underwriters Launches Contractors GL Program in Calif.
Oct 16 2007 // San Diego-based Appalachian Underwriters Inc. has a contractors general liability market available in California through independent agents. This program is backed by an admitted,A.M. Best Co. “A”-rated...
Sloan Mason Offers Contractor’s Pollution Liability
Oct 3 2007 // Sloan Mason has a provision of competitive contractor’s pollution liability (CPL) for oilfield diving and sub-sea contractors of all types. The program is available nationwide. For full underwriting review and the...
A policyholder bonanza: Texas Supreme Court decides Lamar Homes
Sep 24 2007 // The Supreme Court also disagreed with the district court’s common sense ruling that faulty workmanship that damages the property of a third party is a covered “occurrence,” whereas faulty workmanship that...
New Ore. law affects group contractor liability insurance
Sep 24 2007 // Oregon has implemented a new law aimed at making group contractor liability insurance more available. HB 2751 implements one of the recommendations of the The Construction Claims Task Force, and adds group contractor...
N.Y., N.J. Port Authority to Require Contractors to Provide Health Coverage
Sep 21 2007 // The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has initiated a policy requiring parking lot, landscaping, cleaning and other contractors it uses to carry health insurance for their employees. The stated policy will require...
Framing Contractor Ordered to Pay Calif. SCIF $291,444
Sep 21 2007 // San Diego County Superior Count Judge David Danielsen has ordered framing contractor Christopher Nicol to pay $291,440 in restitution to California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund. Nicol, 38, owner of BC Framing,...
Texas AG Warns Against Price Gouging After Hurricane
Sep 18 2007 // Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott warned Gulf Coast residents to be wary of price gouging, charity scams and other fraudulent attempts to bilk consumers in the aftermath of Hurricane Humberto. The AG released the warning...
Some Mississippi Coast Homeowners Plagued by Black Mold
Sep 12 2007 // Despite cleanup efforts, some Jackson County, Miss., homes still have mold festering behind walls and under leaky windows two years after Hurricane Katrina. “It’s growing. It’s in the vents and the walls....
Arrowhead Introduces Specialty Contractors Program in Texas
Sep 5 2007 // San Diego, Calif.-based Arrowhead General Insurance Agency Inc. announced the expansion of their Texas product portfolio to include a specialty contractors program offering monoline general liability coverages. The company...
Chubb Offers E&O Policy for Government Technology Contractors
Sep 4 2007 // The lack of familiarity with Federal Acquisition Regulations and government immunities can leave U.S. government contractors exposed to costly lawsuits from customers and business partners, says Chubb Group of Insurance...
New Ore. Law Affects Group Contractor Liability Insurance
Sep 4 2007 // Oregon has implemented a new law aimed at making group contractor liability insurance more available. HB 2751 implements one of the recommendations of the The Construction Claims Task Force, and adds group contractor...
New rules for residential contractors in Ark.
Sep 3 2007 // All must show proof of workers’ comp insurance Residential contractors in Arkansas who own their own businesses may opt out of workers’ compensation coverage for themselves, but must purchase it for their...
New rules for residential contractors in Ark.
Sep 3 2007 // Residential contractors in Arkansas who own their own businesses may opt out of workers’ compensation coverage for themselves, but must purchase it for their business, according to a bulletin recently issued by state...
Mo. Bridge Project Could Serve as National Model on Repairs
Aug 30 2007 // A month after the deadly Minneapolis bridge collapse, Missouri lawmakers are poised to approve a massive bridge repair project that could serve as a national roadmap for renovating aging infrastructure. Missouri plans to...
Sloan Mason Offers Street, Road, Paving Contractors Program
Aug 9 2007 // Sloan Mason is offering a program for street, road and paving contractors that includes workers’ compensation, general liablity, auto and umbrella liability coverage by an “A+” XV admitted carrier. The...
In the oil and gas sector, all policies are not the same
Aug 6 2007 // In previous articles on this subject I have preached the virtues of watching out for the four “C’s” of insurance protection for the oil and gas operator — contracts, coverages, costs and claims...
In the oil and gas sector, all policies are not the same
Aug 6 2007 // In previous articles on this subject I have preached the virtues of watching out for the four “C’s” of insurance protection for the oil and gas operator — contracts, coverages, costs and claims...
In the oil and gas sector, all policies are not the same
Aug 6 2007 // In previous articles on this subject I have preached the virtues of watching out for the four “C’s” of insurance protection for the oil and gas operator — contracts, coverages, costs and claims...
R.E. Chaix Announces New Artisan Contractor Program
Jul 31 2007 // R.E. Chaix & Associates of Irvine, Calif., has added a new artisan contractor program for new custom home work, residential repair/remodel and commercial work. The carrier is non-admitted and is rated “A-”...
