Latest Contractors Headlines
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American Safety Enhances Contractors Pollution Liability Package
Dec 8 2011 // American Safety Insurance has upgraded its contractors pollution liability package for artisan, trade and general contractors with new forms. The company designed the new forms to be more clear and concise, in addition to...
Statewide Expands into Washington with Contractor Insurance Services
Dec 7 2011 // Statewide Insurance Brokers, a provider of contractors insurance for general liability, workers compensation, commercial vehicle coverage and bonds, has expanded its contractor insurance services into Washington. The...
Statewide Brings Contractors Coverage to Washington
Dec 7 2011 // Statewide Insurance Brokers has expanded its coverage for contractors into the state of Washington. The company plans to enter the state with very competitive rates. “Our growth is fueled by the demand that is...
Contractor Scams Emerge Amid Utah Windstorm Damage
Dec 6 2011 // Utah state officials are warning of scams after getting reports of unlicensed contractors trying capitalize on damage from last week’s wind storm. Utah Department of Commerce Chief Francine Giani says the contractors...
Turning Construction Red Flags into Opportunities
Dec 2 2011 // The role of an agent or broker as a trusted advisor to contractor clients is more important than ever given today’s challenging business environment. One of the many ways you can add value to your client...
Safety Oversght of Government Aircraft Lacking
Nov 30 2011 // Nonmilitary government agencies operate more aircraft than the world’s largest airline but are subject to little federal safety oversight — a situation accident investigators say has contributed to air crashes and...
Kentucky Contractors Self-Insurance Fund Pays out Millions in Dividends
Nov 21 2011 // General contractors in Kentucky who purchase their workers’ compensation insurance through an industry-run risk pool are slated to see millions in policyholder dividends. The Kentucky Associated General Contractors...
Contractors, Agents Fight to Stay Afloat in Distressed Construction Market
Nov 21 2011 // Some Signs Point to Better Times Ahead, Experts Say The construction market is showing hints of improvement, if only slightly, according to insurance specialists for this market. The contractor class has been one of the...
Inconsistency Is the Norm in Construction Liability Coverage
Nov 21 2011 // In construction liability insurance, there is a great deal of inconsistency in determining whether faulty workmanship is an occurrence. The answer is all over the map, according to Finley Harckham, a veteran insurance...
Turning Construction Red Flags into Opportunities
Nov 21 2011 // The role of an agent or broker as a trusted advisor to contractor clients is more important than ever given today’s challenging business environment. One of the many ways you can add value to your client...
Oregon Pays Big Bucks to Contractors
Nov 15 2011 // Oregon may be in the middle of a budget crisis, but that hasn’t stopped state officials from committing nearly $10 billion to outside contractors, an Oregonian investigation has found. While talking about furlough...
American Contractors Insurance Group Names O’Neill CEO
Nov 8 2011 // American Contractors Insurance Group (ACIG), headquartered in Dallas, has named Michael J. O’Neill as its new CEO, effective Jan.1, 2012. O’Neill will succeed William S. McIntyre in this role. McIntyre, who...
Florida Calls for More Oversight in Check Cashing Industry Role in Workers’ Comp
Nov 3 2011 // Check cashing companies in Florida may be saddled with new regulations for their role in facilitating workers’ compensation fraud in the construction industry. Among other things, check cashing companies may have to...
Chartis Expands NextGen Product to Specialty Trade Contractors
Oct 25 2011 // Chartis has expanded the industry classes addressed by NextGen Protection, a suite of environmental insurance solutions offered through its environmental division. The latest product in the NextGen Protection suite is CPL...
California Workers’ Comp Institute Compiles List of Bills Signed by Brown
Oct 19 2011 // The California Workers’ Compensation Institute on Wednesday released a review and compilation of 20 bills signed by Gov. Jerry Brown in 2001. The bills include: • AB 55, Gatto: Extension of the right of...
FEMA Warns N.Y. Residents to Avoid Scams in Wake of Tropical Storm Lee
Oct 17 2011 // New York residents are urged to be alert for potential fraud during recovery and rebuilding efforts following Tropical Storm Lee, officials with the New York State Office of Emergency Management (NYSEMO) and the Federal...
Inconsistency Is the Norm in Construction Liability Coverage
Oct 17 2011 // In construction liability insurance, there is a great deal of inconsistency in determining whether faulty workmanship is an occurrence. The answer is all over the map, according to Finley Harckham, a veteran insurance...
U.S. Sanctions BP, Contractors for Gulf Oil Spill
Oct 13 2011 // The U.S. offshore drilling regulator Wednesday formally issued sanctions against BP and the major contractors involved in the 2010 explosion on the Deepwater Horizon rig that killed 11 workers and spewed more than 4...
Texas AG: Roofing Contractor to Pay Restitution for Misleading Homeowners
Oct 3 2011 // A Rosenberg, Texas-based roofing contractor has agreed to reimburse all homeowners who improperly paid the company’s “liquidated damages” contracts, the Texas Attorney General’s Office reports. In...
IRS Gives Employers Break on Misclassified Employees
Sep 23 2011 // The Internal Revenue Service is offering a break to employers who come clean about wrongly classifying workers as independent contractors to avoid paying federal payroll taxes, the agency announced this week. What happens...
