All the headlines from our Contractors Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 3 2012 // The state’s Civil Service Commission narrowly agreed Wednesday to the Jindal administration’s hiring of a private company to manage a Louisiana state employee health insurance plan, a cost-cutting move that...
Jul 10 2012 // A statewide joint task force in the fight against California’s underground economy has netted contractors allegedly operating illegally, resulting in 104 enforcement actions, California Insurance Commissioner Dave...
Jul 9 2012 // Texas-based Builder Agent Network LLC announced that Debbie Hankins has joined the company as a program underwriter.Hankins will underwrite General Liability, Package, and Builders’ Risk for the MGA and will be...
Jun 26 2012 // U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md. – the former chairman and current ranking Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee – has some issues with American International Group. And generally speaking, we...
Jun 18 2012 // An increase in contract requirements and government regulations has led to a surge in demand for contractors pollution liability coverage, the experts say.Kenneth Schneider, senior vice president of Rockhill Underwriter...
Jun 18 2012 // Between 2006 and 2008, there were 7,461 claims involving falls resulting in $243 million-plus in reserves, according to Bradford S. Purcell, a partner at the Illinois-based law firm of Purcell & Wardrope.During that...
Jun 18 2012 // The standard construction contract with the City of New York contains a number of provisions that allow the city to retain a portion of payments on a project.The typical retainage “holdback,” where the city...
Jun 18 2012 // Keeping a construction project on track and on schedule is a big job. Many different pieces need to be in place at the right time. One big issue that often arises is the problem of delays. Whether they’re caused by...
Jun 15 2012 // The son of a Tucker County employee who died after inhaling dust from a construction project has filed a wrongful death lawsuit and wants the courthouse closed for a thorough cleanup.The Inter-Mountain of Elkins reported...
Jun 7 2012 // A Polk County, Iowa, judge ordered a West Des Moines contracting company to reimburse dozens of customers more than $160,000, barred the company and its owners from future residential contracting business, and restricted...
Jun 4 2012 // Roofing contractors operating in Tennessee will have to provide residents whose homes are damaged due to tornadoes and other storms with more information about their company and about their rights to cancel contracts under...
Jun 4 2012 // An Idaho-based general contractor is suing Fred Meyer Inc. and its parent, Kroger Co., claiming the retail chain improperly dumped the contractor over the renovation of a Fairbanks, Alaska store.The Fairbanks Daily...
May 29 2012 // The 75th anniversary of the construction of the iconic Golden Gate Bridge’s was celebrated on May 27, and the massive project was remembered as a major undertaking for contractors and the city – as well as...
May 22 2012 // An Idaho-based general contractor is suing Fred Meyer Inc. and its parent, Kroger Co., claiming the retail chain improperly dumped the contractor over the renovation of a Fairbanks, Alaska store.The Fairbanks Daily...
May 21 2012 // Roofing contractors operating in Tennessee will have to provide residents whose homes are damaged due to tornadoes and other storms with more information about their company and about their rights to cancel contracts under...
May 21 2012 // The number of insurance claims resulting from the damaging hail storm that struck the St. Louis region in late April could top 100,000.The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that the region’s two largest insurance...
May 17 2012 // Approximately one year ago, on Sunday, May 22 at about 5:30 p.m., Joplin, Mo. was devastated by a massive EF 5 tornado that at times was one mile wide and traveled on the ground for more than 20 miles. This storm,...
May 7 2012 // Approximately one year ago, on Sunday, May 22, 2011, at about 5:30 p.m., Joplin, Mo., was devastated by a massive EF 5 tornado that at times was 1 mile wide and traveled on the ground for more than 20 miles. This storm,...
May 7 2012 // SIAAHampton, N.H.-based Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance has signed nine new members in the Western United States. The new members include: Farling Insurance Agency of Litchfield Park, Ariz. Baldrica & Company of...
Apr 25 2012 // Defense contractor ATK Launch Systems Inc. has agreed to pay $36.9 million in cash and services to settle a whistleblower’s complaint alleging the Utah-based company sold the military dangerous and defective...