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London American Offering Contractor Markets

Jul 29 2003 // London American continues to roll out a number of diverse contractor markets for California with strong financial rated carriers. London American has an Artisan Service and Repair In-House Exclusive Program with an A+XV...

New AIG Construction Specialty to Focus on Builder & Contractors

Jul 21 2003 // Responding to the lack of availability in the construction market, AIG Excess Casualty recently introduced a new excess casualty practice for builders and contractors, AIG Construction Specialty. AIG Construction Specialty...

Contractors in Need of Relief

Jun 23 2003 // With the iffy economy and a plague of insurance problems, building contractors may feel like they’re being persecuted. Fortunately, interest rates have been hovering at historically low rates keeping residential...

Inside the Contractors Market

Jun 23 2003 // If you find placing contractors insurance these days almost as daunting as building the house, condo, apartment or other facility itself, you are not alone. A restrictive market, high minimum premiums and tighter...

New AIG Construction Specialty to Focus on Builder & Contractors

Jun 23 2003 // Responding to the lack of availability in the construction market, AIG Excess Casualty recently introduced a new excess casualty practice for builders and contractors, AIG Construction Specialty. AIG Construction Specialty...

The American Dream in California is Just That-A Dream

Jun 23 2003 // When you hear the phrase, “I want to live the American dream,” and you ask what that means, many people say that they want to own their own home where they can raise their family. Unfortunately, the dream is...

Contractors in Need of Relief

Jun 23 2003 // With the iffy economy and a plague of insurance problems, building contractors may feel like they’re being persecuted. Fortunately, interest rates have been hovering at historically low rates keeping residential...

Inside the Contractors Market

Jun 23 2003 // If you find placing contractors insurance these days almost as daunting as building the house, condo, apartment or other facility itself, you are not alone. A restrictive market, high minimum premiums and tighter...

GL for Contractors and Roofers

Jun 23 2003 // Nuts & Bolts: American Pacific General Agency Inc. of Woodland Hills, Calif. has a new market for general liability for contractors and roofers. Available by appointment only. Endorsements are available. Dollars:...

Working with Blowouts, Knock-for-Knocks and Other Oil Patch Oddities

Jun 9 2003 // One of the big issues facing small- to mid-size oil and gas operators and contractors these days is the need to determine how much risk they are willing to carry themselves and how much they want to transfer to an insuring...

Working with Blowouts, Knock-for-Knocks and Other Oil Patch Oddities

Jun 9 2003 // One of the big issues facing small- to mid-size oil and gas operators and contractors these days is the need to determine how much risk they are willing to carry themselves and how much they want to transfer to an insuring...

Contractors and Equipment Dealers

May 19 2003 // Nuts & Bolts: CEIS Ltd., a member of the Curley Insurance Group, has introduced a new program for Inland Marine for the construction and equipment dealer industry. The program offers several unique coverages such as...

Contractors and Equipment Dealers

May 5 2003 // Nuts & Bolts: CEIS Ltd., a member of the Curley Insurance Group, has introduced a new program for Inland Marine for the construction and equipment dealer industry. The program offers several unique coverages such as...

John Gross Elected a Director of National Builders

Apr 25 2003 // John Gross has been elected a Director of Las Vegas, Nev.-based National Builders Insurance Services, Inc. (NBIS), the manager and risk sharing partner with Builders and Contractors Insurance Company (RRG). Gross is...

AIG Global Surety, National Indemnity to Provide Surety Facility for Large Creditworthy Contractors

Apr 24 2003 // AIG Global Surety, a division of the property and casualty insurance subsidiaries of American International Group, Inc., and National Indemnity Company (NICO), a member of the Berkshire Hathaway group of insurance...

Builders and Contractors Liability

Apr 21 2003 // Nuts & Bolts: American Pacific General Agency Inc. has available a program for builders and contractors liability. This is an appointments-only program. Dollars: Policy limits of $1,000,000; Deductibles of $2,500;...

S.F. Roofing Contractor Arrested on Three Felony Counts

Apr 10 2003 // Investigators from the California Department of Insurance (CDI) Fraud Division and the Employment Development Department (EDD) arrested a San Francisco roofing contractor on three felony counts of workers’...

ACE Casualty Risk Offers New Products for Environmental Risk Market

Apr 7 2003 // ACE Casualty Risk announced that it would provide broader product and service solutions for the environmental risk market through its environmental underwriting unit–ACE Environmental Risk (AER). The expanded...

Builders and Contractors Liability

Apr 7 2003 // Nuts & Bolts: American Pacific General Agency Inc. has available a program for builders and contractors liability. Dollars: Policy limits of $1,000,000; Deductibles of $2,500; Minimum Premiums of $6,500 for...

Contractor Arrested for Premium Fraud

Apr 7 2003 // Fraud investigators from the CDI Criminal Investigations Branch’s Fraud Division and the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office arrested Thomas Turner, 57, of Fremont, Calif. The San Mateo County District...