Latest Contractors Headlines
All the headlines from our Contractors Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Contractor Ordered to Pay $129,000 to Calif. State Fund
Mar 30 2007 // San Diego County Superior Court Judge David Danielsen has ordered the owner of a San Diego area tree service company to pay $129,000 in restitution to California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund as a result of a...
Figures
Mar 26 2007 // 42 The number of chemical plants in New Jersey affected by the state’s expanded chemical safety rules. Chemical facilities using extremely hazardous substances must now weigh using safer options and plant workers can...
It Figures
Mar 26 2007 // 42 The number of chemical plants in New Jersey affected by the state’s expanded chemical safety rules. Chemical facilities using extremely hazardous substances must now weigh using safer options and plant workers can...
Insurer to Pay $17.5 Million in Conn. I-84 Faulty Construction Claim
Mar 23 2007 // The insurer behind the performance bond for part of the troubled Interstate-84 construction in Connecticut will pay $17.5 million to settle claims involving installation of defective drains, according to an agreement...
Builders & Tradesmen’s Expands Artisan Contractor Program
Mar 23 2007 // Builders & Tradesmen’s Insurane Services Inc., Rocklin, Calif., has made its Victory Artisan Contractor Program available on an admitted basis in California, Arizona, Nevada and Oregon. The program offers 46...
Travelers Expands Its Offerings for Bridge Contractors
Mar 23 2007 // Travelers announced that its construction unit has expanded its appetite to include a wider range of bridge builders. Bridge contractor customers can now benefit from an underwriting team able to write all lines of...
Trinity E&S Insurance Services Enhances Artisans and Contractors Program
Mar 22 2007 // Trinity E&S Insurance Services Inc., Bermuda Dunes, Calif., has enhanced its artisans and contractors program written in California, Nevada, Arizona, Oregon and Washington to include several coverage enhancements. The...
Insurance Company Sues Contractor Behind Botched I-84 project in Conn.
Mar 8 2007 // The insurance company that guaranteed a contractor’s work on the apparently botched widening of Interstate 84 in the Waterbury area is suing, claiming company officials siphoned off millions of dollars for personal...
La. AG Says Contractor Fraud Fugitive Arrested in Fla.
Mar 5 2007 // Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr., recently announced that his office has arrested an individual suspected of defrauding numerous homeowners in Orleans, Jefferson and St. Charles Parish who were trying to repair their...
Arrowhead Wholesale adds Contractors Program
Feb 26 2007 // Arrowhead Wholesale Insurance Services LLC has added a general liability market for artisan and general contractors. More than 50 classes are considered, in addition to general contractors. Premium is based on gross...
Maverick Commercial Offers Program for Calif. Commercial Contractors
Feb 22 2007 // Calabasas, Calif.-based Maverick Commercial Insurance Services has added a new program for artisan contractors, which includes workers’ compensation, general liability and automobile coverage. The program is an...
Jimcor Adds Business Auto Coverage for N.J. Artisan Contractors
Feb 15 2007 // Insurance broker Jimcor Agencies has announced a new facility to provide business auto coverage for artisan contractors, mobile catering trucks, manufacturers and distributors in New Jersey. The carrier is admitted in New...
Insurance Skills Center Hosts Contractors & Builders Conference
Feb 7 2007 // Insurance Skills Center is hosting its Contractors & Builders Conference in five locations in Ontario, Sacramento and Fresno,Calif., and Las Vegas and Seattle. The conference is filed for 15 continuing education...
Del. Focuses on Workplace Safety for Hispanic Construction Contractors
Feb 5 2007 // As Delaware’s rural landscape gives way to housing developments, immigrant workers who once took jobs in the agriculture and poultry industries are turning to home construction and landscaping. While reaping the...
National Contractors Insurance Company, Inc., a Risk Retention Group
Feb 1 2007 // Making General Liability Insurance affordable for General and Artisan Contractors. National Contractors Insurance Company, Inc., a Risk Retention Group (NCIC) specializes in general liability insurance for the licensed...
New Mo. Law Requires Service Contractors to be Licensed
Jan 29 2007 // A new law that went into effect Jan. 1, 2007 requires that all vehicle service contract administrators must register with the Missouri Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions & Professional Registration by...
Proactive agents help contractors and subcontractors reduce comp costs
Jan 29 2007 // Transitional duty assignments, return-to-work goals, regular communication, information gathering are all part of a solid program When helping contractors and subcontractors reduce their workers’ compensation costs,...
Oregon task force aims to improve construction
Jan 29 2007 // Oregon’s Construction Claims Task Force has released a report noting 11 recommendations to help protect homeowners from construction defects and ensure affordable liability insurance for contractors. Highlights of...
News Currents
Jan 28 2007 // Oregon task force aims to improve construction Oregon’s Construction Claims Task Force has released a report noting 11 recommendations to help protect homeowners from construction defects and ensure affordable...
Contractors’ Workers’ Compensation
Jan 28 2007 // When helping contractors and subcontractors reduce their workers’ compensation costs, focus on four key elements: accurately determine the cause of the high costs, improve communications with employees, bring...
