Latest Contractors Headlines
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Ironshore Expands Liability Coverages for Designers, Contractors
Oct 26 2016 // Ironshore’s Construction Industry Vertical, in conjunction with Ironshore Specialty Casualty, has expanded its coverage for the designers and contractors sector with a new combination policy covering contractors...
Couple Wanted in Louisiana Flood Contractor Fraud Scheme
Oct 26 2016 // Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, sheriff’s deputies say a man and a woman with numerous aliases are wanted in a flood contractor scheme that has taken more than $35,000 from two victims already in the Ponchatoula and...
National E&S in California Names Skiles Account Manager
Oct 21 2016 // National E&S Insurance Brokers in Palmdale, Calif. has named Brittany Skiles an Account Manager. Skiles works with all lines of insurance including general liability, contractor pollution, professional liability,...
Washington Employer Fined for Asbestos Violations
Oct 19 2016 // A Kirkland, Wash. asbestos removal contractor has been cited for several workplace health violations that reportedly put workers, contractors and homeowners at risk. The Department of Labor & Industries cited American...
Contractor’s Insurance to Pay for Repairs to Kansas Supreme Court Building
Oct 17 2016 // Rainwater has seeped into the building that houses the Kansas Supreme Court, causing extensive damage and forcing some employees to temporarily relocate. The Kansas Judicial Center’s leaking roof, which was in the...
Illinois Plumbing Contractor Fined $275.7K for Trenching Hazards
Oct 14 2016 // Federal safety officials say that less than three weeks after being cited for exposing workers to unsafe trenches, investigators saw a Chicago plumbing contractor exposing the same four-man crew to trenching hazards as...
Red Wings Arena Contractors Fined for Lack of Detroit Workers
Oct 13 2016 // Detroit officials say an estimated half-million dollars in fines have been levied on contractors working on the new Red Wings arena because the companies haven’t hired enough Detroit residents. Little Caesars...
Contractor Lacked Safety Permit Before Pennsylvania Bridge Fire
Oct 10 2016 // A contractor didn’t obtain a key safety permit before welding caused plastic pipe and a construction tarp to burn on the Liberty Bridge last month, resulting in a 24-day shutdown of a primary artery into downtown...
Citizens Warns Florida Policyholders of AOB Scams in Wake of Hurricane Matthew
Oct 10 2016 // Citizens Property Insurance Corp. is urging its policyholders to call Citizens first to report losses following Hurricane Matthew in order to protect themselves from assignment of benefit (AOB) scams, according to a...
Insurers Hiscox, American Family Back Bunker, a Startup Broker for Gig Economy
Oct 4 2016 // Bunker, a Hiscox and American Family-backed startup billing itself as the first contract-related insurance marketplace, has officially left startup mode and unveiled its first product. The target audience: independent...
Builders of New Orleans Jail Sued by Sheriff
Sep 30 2016 // The man under fire for his management of the new jail in New Orleans has filed a lawsuit against the general contractors who built the facility. Sheriff Marlin Gusman’s suit seeks approximately $3 million for missed...
New Jersey Rules in Favor of CGL Coverage for Faulty Subcontractor Work
Sep 19 2016 // New Jersey has joined several other U.S. states in deciding that if a subcontractor’s defective work damages parts of a general contractor’s project, the damages are covered under the general contractor’s...
QBE Approved by Treasury for $73.5 Million in Surety Bond Capacity
Sep 16 2016 // QBE Insurance Corp. (QBEIC) has been approved by the United States Department of Treasury as a Certified Company with an underwriting limitation (also referred to as a Treasury Listing) of $73.5 million per bond. This...
Trench Safety Hazards Lead to $121K in Fines for Austin Contractors
Sep 14 2016 // Two Austin, Texas, construction contracting firms are facing more than $121,000 in combined fines for workplace safety violations involving trenching hazards. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Sept. 6...
CompWest to Offer Workers’ Comp to Artisan Contractors in California, Utah
Sep 14 2016 // CompWest Insurance has launched workers’ compensation insurance for artisan contractors in California and Utah. The program targets artisan construction operations with annual premiums between $25,000 and $250,000 in...
Filling the Gap in Contractors Professional and Pollution Liability
Sep 6 2016 // Coverage Part A of the Commercial General Liability (CGL) policy is limited in scope, extending coverage to claims arising out of only bodily injury (BI) and/or property damage (PD). Couple Part A’s limited scope...
New Jersey High Court Rules in Favor of CGL Coverage for Subcontractor Faulty Workmanship
Aug 31 2016 // New Jersey has joined several other U.S. states in deciding that if a subcontractor’s defective work damages parts of a general contractor’s project, the damages are covered under the general contractor’s...
Connecticut High Court Rejects Workers’ Injury Suit Against Contractor
Aug 22 2016 // Two workers injured in a power plant explosion that killed six other people in 2010 cannot sue a contractor for negligence, the state Connecticut Supreme Court recently ruled. Justices issued a 6-1 decision saying O&G...
Illinois Contractor, in Default of $268K in Fines, Cited Again for Safety Hazards
Aug 18 2016 // Illinois contractor Robert Barringer III’s long history of putting his workers in danger of debilitating or fatal falls at his company’s job sites continues, this time at a residential home under construction...
Washington Tunnel Contractors File $11M Lawsuit
Aug 8 2016 // The contractors who built Bertha the tunnel machine in Washington two years ago have filed a lawsuit seeking $11 million in extra pay. The contractors contend that their efforts working with tough soil conditions cost more...
