All the headlines from our Contractors Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 20 2014 // New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo issued a consumer alert warning homeowners to protect themselves against home repair scams, which may arise in wake of the recent flooding that occurred on Long Island.“Unfortunately,...
Aug 20 2014 // The recent legislative session in Tallahassee was relatively quiet, a matter some attribute to this being an election year. But even in quiet years, Florida lawmakers tend to make some noise about the insurance industry...
Aug 20 2014 // Roofing contractor Juan Manuel Antonio-Martinez has been cited for three willful safety violations for exposing workers to fall hazards at two separate residential home sites in Savoy, Ill., on March 26, 2014, and April 9,...
Jun 24 2014 // There’s a new state law that aims to protect homeowners against unscrupulous contractors who offer to repair the sort of storm damage that occurred last week in southern Wisconsin.The law’s provisions seem to...
Jun 23 2014 // Florida’s passage of a homeowners’ claims bill of rights left few satisfied after lawmakers largely codified current law while avoiding controversial issues such as the practice of policyholders assigning their...
Jun 19 2014 // Insurance Noodle has launched an integrated property and casualty facility for small contractors, bringing together several major carriers via a single access point. The program was designed to help agents working with...
Jun 16 2014 // The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) has issued a bulletin to insurance companies, insurance adjusters and roofers, reminding them that a roofing contractor who is also an insurance adjuster cannot perform both duties...
Jun 16 2014 // The number of U.S. single family home sales attributed to flipping is on the decline but that isn’t deterring investors.Despite the percentage of flipped homes shrinking to 3.7 percent of the total homes sold, the...
Jun 13 2014 // A multi-agency task force consisting of more than 100 detectives and investigators focused on curbing California’s underground economy conducted a sweep across major metropolitan areas statewide issuing more than 60...
Jun 11 2014 // Under new laws signed by Gov. Jay Nixon, Missourians now have more paperless options when receiving policy information from their insurance companies, and commercial property owners will see expanded insurance protections,...
Jun 9 2014 // Dallas, TX – June 9, 2014 – U.S. Risk Insurance Group, Inc., the eighth largest managing general agency and surplus lines wholesaler in the nation, announced that U.S. Risk Pros, the Professional Liability...
Jun 6 2014 // The Connecticut Department of Labor is fining three out-of-state contractors working at an Apple Store in West Hartford for not having worker’s compensation insurance coverage for their employees.The case has...
Jun 3 2014 // The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) has issued a bulletin to insurance companies, insurance adjusters and roofers, reminding them that a roofing contractor who is also an insurance adjuster cannot perform both duties...
May 21 2014 // ProSight Specialty Insurance is expanding its reach in the energy market with the launch of three new insurance programs designed for the business needs and exposures of solar energy contractors, propane and fuel dealers,...
May 19 2014 // The number of reported claims involving hail damage to residential and commercial roofing products has increased dramatically in the past few years. Some reports place the increase at almost double historical claim...
May 7 2014 // Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. will connect its policyholders with experienced, licensed and insured local contractors in a program with Home Depot.The state’s property insurer of last resort says the...
May 2 2014 // Missouri lawmakers have given final approval to legislation that supporters say is aimed at protecting commercial property. A 2011 Missouri law bars residential contractors who fix roofs or complete other exterior repairs...
Apr 8 2014 // Two contractors at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington will pay more than $175,000 in fines after an investigation found alleged asbestos violations.The Environmental Protection Agency says CH2M Hill Plateau...
Apr 3 2014 // Texas Brine Co. has moved contractors working on the Bayou Corne-area sinkhole in Louisiana into three homes the company purchased from residents who left after the failure of a company-operated salt dome cavern.Texas...
Mar 31 2014 // Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court on March 26 reaffirmed statutory employer defense in a general contractor liability case, in which a subcontractor was injured during construction work. The high court’s decision...