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Bill to Fix California Surplus Lines, LLC Contractors Law Thriving
May 7 2013 // As a horde of bills that’s introduced each year wends their way through both houses of California’s Legislature, a few people in the insurance industry are watching closely an innocuous looking bill with simple...
Group Says New Maryland Law Slams Door on Rebates by Shady Contractors
May 3 2013 // More Maryland homeowners will avoid a costly trap by predatory contractors thanks to a new law, the Washington, D.C.-based Coalition Against Insurance Fraud said. Maryland Senate Bill 736 was signed into law by Gov. Martin...
Hanford Nuclear Contractor Settles Lawsuit For $1.1M
Apr 4 2013 // A contractor at the Hanford nuclear plant in Washington has agreed to pay $1.1 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the Justice Department claiming the company used federal money to lobby for new government customers for a...
Conn. Issues Stop Work Orders to 27 Construction Firms for Misclassifying Workers
Apr 4 2013 // Connecticut authorities recently issued “stop work” orders to 27 firms working at construction project sites in Stamford for misclassifying workers during the period of Jan. 9 to March 14. Connecticut...
Contractor Sued Over Joplin Tornado Waste
Apr 3 2013 // Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster is suing a southwest Missouri company for allegedly dumping tornado waste from Joplin into an abandoned mine shaft. Koster on April 1 announced the suit against Bryan Weldon and...
BrickStreet Auditor, 4 Coal Contractors Plead Guilty to Workers’ Comp Fraud
Apr 1 2013 // A workers’ compensation auditor and four coal company contractors in West Virginia have pleaded guilty to federal charges in a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme. Federal prosecutors said that Arville Sargent pleaded...
Claims Against BP Contractors Dismissed at Trial
Mar 22 2013 // A federal judge conducting a trial to assign fault for the nation’s worst offshore oil spill dismissed claims against a BP contractor and the company that made a key safety device on the drilling rig that exploded in...
NYC Council Tightens Safety Rules for Post-Sandy Home Elevation Work
Mar 15 2013 // The New York City Council has approved new safety rules and procedures this week concerning the city residents’ home elevation projects following Superstorm Sandy. The city council said these rules were prompted in...
N.J. Authorities Form Clearinghouse for Investigating, Prosecuting Sandy Fraud
Mar 12 2013 // New Jersey Attorney General Jeffrey Chiesa announced the creation of a “Statewide Sandy Fraud Working Group” to serve as New Jersey’s clearinghouse for investigations and prosecution of criminal and civil...
Survey: Most Texas Voters Support Licensing Roofers
Mar 11 2013 // A recent survey shows that most registered Texas voters support the licensing of roofers in the state. According to the survey by the Insurance Council of Texas (ICT), when asked if roofing contractors should be licensed...
Washington Nuke Plant Contractor To Pay More Than $18.5 Million
Mar 8 2013 // One of the contractors charged with cleaning up the nation’s most contaminated nuclear site has agreed to pay an $18.5 million civil and criminal penalty related to a time card fraud scheme. U.S. Attorney Michael...
New Jersey Finds 124 Unregistered Post-Sandy Contractors
Mar 6 2013 // New Jersey inspectors have found 124 unregistered contractors doing work on homes damaged by Superstorm Sandy since January. Investigators with the state Division of Consumer Affairs in Atlantic, Ocean and Monmouth...
Convicted Tennessee Valley Safety Contractor Awaits Sentencing
Mar 1 2013 // A former TVA contract safety manager wants to fire his lawyer as he awaits sentencing on a fraud conviction. The Chattanooga Times Free Press reported Walter Cardin told U.S. District Court Judge Curtis Collier at a...
Building Updates: Aging Electrical Systems
Feb 25 2013 // The Agent’s Role as Advisor and Risk Manager Editor’s note: This is the first of a three-part series to explain insurers’ requirements for building updates and to help agents advise clients on mitigating...
Survey: Most Texas Voters Support Licensing Roofers
Feb 20 2013 // A recent survey shows that most registered Texas voters support the licensing of roofers in the state. According to the survey by the Insurance Council of Texas (ICT), when asked if roofing contractors should be licensed...
ACES Launches Artisan Contractor Program in California
Feb 12 2013 // ACES Commercial Insurance Services, Inc., a managing general agency offering specialty commercial insurance products now has in-house binding authority for small artisan contractors in California. The program is...
How Agents Survived a Falling Housing Market
Jan 31 2013 // It has not been easy being an insurance agent specializing in the homebuilders insurance market during one of the worst economic recessions in U.S. history. Survival in the recession meant change and a lot of hard...
Maine Adopts Uniform Standard for ‘Independent Contractor’
Jan 28 2013 // Maine has recently adopted a new, uniform standard for who can be classified as an “independent contractor” for worker’s comp and other employment-related cases. The change went into effect on Dec. 31,...
Kentucky Self-Insured Contractors Fund to Pay $16.5M Dividend
Jan 9 2013 // The Kentucky Associated General Contractors Self Insurers’ Fund said it will return $16.5 million in dividends to its members in March. This disbursement is the largest in workers’ compensation fund’s...
Russell Bond Buys Independent Garage and Towing Contractors Services in N.Y.
Jan 4 2013 // Buffalo, N.Y.-based insurance wholesaler Russell Bond & Co. Inc. recently acquired Independent Garage and Towing Contractors Services Inc. (IGTC), also of Buffalo. IGTC is a nationwide insurance purchasing group...
