Latest Contractors Headlines
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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...
Maine Adopts Uniform Standard for ‘Independent Contractor’ Classification
Jan 3 2013 // Maine has adopted a new, uniform standard for who can be classified as an “independent contractor” for worker’s compensation and other employment-related cases. The change went into effect on Dec. 31,...
Philadelphia Launches Coverage for Restoration Contractors
Jan 3 2013 // Philadelphia Insurance Cos. (PHLY) a property/casualty and professional liability insurance company for niche markets, has launched insurance coverage specifically designed to protect restoration contractors. These...
In N.J. Pet Sitter Lawsuit, Debate Over ‘Independent Contractor’ Status
Jan 2 2013 // A recent court ruling in New Jersey focused on the question of whether a plaintiff who was bitten by a dog while working as a part-time pet sitter can be described as an “independent contractor.” The plaintiff,...
South Carolina Court Upholds Contractor Liability for Faulty Workmanship
Dec 6 2012 // South Carolina’s high court has left intact a state law that requires a builder’s general liability policy to cover damages from faulty workmanship, but ruled it cannot be applied retroactively to claims filed...
Commentary: Houseless After Sandy, Until the Insurance Money Kicks In
Dec 5 2012 // (The author is a Reuters contributor. The opinions expressed are her own.) It took one day for Superstorm Sandy to destroy my house. So far, it’s taken more than a month for insurance to help me get back in. The last...
Building Momentum in the Construction Market
Dec 5 2012 // After four years of one of the most challenging construction markets, construction insurance experts are beginning to see signs of a slow recovery with some of their contractor and builder accounts. The current...
Lockton Affinity Launches Program for Overseas Government Contractors
Nov 2 2012 // Lockton Affinity has launched LATITUDE, a new insurance program to help smaller government contractors protect employees working overseas. LATITUDE’s insurance coverage is tailored for government contractors with 20...
Minnesota Contractor Gets 6 Years for Arson Conviction
Nov 1 2012 // A Duluth, Minn., building contractor convicted of vandalizing a client’s duplex over a billing fight has been sentenced to almost seven years in prison. A jury convicted 35-year-old Adam Leroy Seavey of first-degree...
Allied World U.S., Venture Underwriters Launch GL Program for Contractors
Oct 25 2012 // Allied World U.S. and Venture Underwriters, Inc. have entered into an agreement to provide a general liability program for commercial contractors. The program will target specialty trade contractors and small general...
Billboards in Oklahoma Warn of Contractor Fraud
Oct 22 2012 // The Oklahoma Insurance Department and the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) have teamed up to warn residents in the state’s wildfire disaster zones about contractor fraud. The department and the NICB are using...
Texas Supreme Court Takes Up Contractual Liability Issue, Again
Oct 14 2012 // One of the most fascinating aspects of writing about insurance litigation is that often issues that we discuss seem to be “finally” decided, only to reappear again. For instance, previously for Insurance...
