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Nautilus Expands Contractors Program, Reduces Rates

Nautilus Insurance, a W. R. Berkley Co., has enhanced its general liability product offering for contractors, while also expanding product availability to all states except Colorado and New York. Nautilus Insurance writes on behalf of Nautilus Insurance Co. and Great …

BTIS Expands Contractors’ General Liability Program to Louisiana

Builders & Tradesmen’s Insurance Services, Inc. (BTIS) has expanded its Victory General Liability program into Louisiana. The coverage is now available in 38 states. Victory General Liability is an admitted contractor program with a $350 minimum premium in most states …

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Launches Consolidated Endorsement for Contractors

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has introduced a consolidated insurance endorsement which combines numerous primary general liability coverage enhancements in a single product designed expressly for construction wrap ups and project-specific programs. The new endorsement allows for a clear-cut description …

Pioneer Programs Adds Excess Liability to Contractors’ Choice Program

Pioneer Programs Insurance Solutions has expanded its specialty program, Contractor’s Choice, to now include excess liability. According to Carole Fleischman, managing director of Pioneer Programs, it can now offer the following form general liability excess product on its current contractors’ …

Ironshore’s U.S. Energy Unit Launches Endorsements for Upstream Risks

The Energy Unit of Ironshore’s U.S. Specialty Casualty unitis now offering enhanced insurance coverage endorsements for upstream energy risks as part of its ExcessProtect Plus Energy Commercial Excess Liability policy. The suite of endorsements provides insurance coverage for energy risks …

Schinnerer Launches Energy Program on Admitted Basis in Eight States

Underwriting manager Victor O. Schinnerer & Co. is now offering its energy program on an admitted basis in Texas, Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Minnesota, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Tennessee. The program provides a suite of property and casualty (P&C) coverage for …

XL Group, America Contractor’s Insurance Group Partner to Improve Contractor Quality

XL Group has partnered with the American Contractor’s Insurance Group (ACIG), construction industry owned insurance organization, to provide data and analytics for construction clients. The goal is to drive continuous quality improvement throughout clients organizations and help construction clients enhance …

South Carolina Court Upholds Exclusions Blocking Contractor Suit Against Subcontractor

South Carolina’s high court has found that a general contractor cannot sue a subcontractor for faulty workmanship in instances where the subcontractor is in essence doing work on the contractor’s behalf. The South Carolina Supreme Court handed down the ruling …

Georgia’s Ink Underwriting Acquires California’s Pioneer Programs

Newly-formed Ink Underwriting in Kennesaw, Georgia, said it has acquired Pioneer Programs Insurance Solutions, a Pasadena, California-based niche insurance program administrator for the construction and long term care industries. The firm said Pioneer Programs, which was formed in 2008, has …

Lockton Affinity Launches Program for Overseas Government Contractors

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 to 100 employees who want their foreign insurance bundled into a single …