All the headlines from our Contractors Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 14 2011 // A U.S. government team investigating last year’s massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill will blame BP and its contractors for mistakes that led to the disaster in a report expected out as early as Wednesday, according to...
Sep 8 2011 // Two employers can be held jointly responsible for workers’ compensation benefits for an injured worker whom they both classified as an independent contractor, a Massachusetts appeals court has ruled.The Massachusetts...
Sep 6 2011 // The Tennessee Supreme Court is considering a case that could change a homeowner’s ability to recover damages when a subcontractor botches a home repair or remodeling job.The case involves a Hamilton County couple...
Sep 5 2011 // Public adjusting activity is not welcome or licensed in all states and even in some where it is, the practice is coming under close scrutiny. In particular, states are cracking down on roofing and other contractors who...
Aug 26 2011 // A federal judge on Aug. 24 dismissed a lawsuit by the state of Louisiana accusing two self-described whistleblowers of illegally copying and circulating documents containing confidential information about homeowners...
Aug 22 2011 // The Vermont attorney general’s office said a Williston County contractor was sentenced to 30 days in jail for violating Vermont’s workers’ compensation laws.Donald Bevins, who operated “Twin City...
Aug 18 2011 // Chartis has expanded NextGen Protection, a suite of environmental insurance products offered through its Environmental division, for project contractors.The latest product in the NextGen Protection suite is CPL...
Aug 18 2011 // A group of Allstate agents who say the insurer controls them like employees rather than as independent contractors voted to affiliate with a union — a move the agents hope will help dissolve some of their concerns...
Aug 12 2011 // The Rev. Bill Akers stood in a yard in Lookout Valley, pointing across a small valley at two stumps, gnarled remnants rising out of barren dirt in a place once flush with trees.Just a few hundred yards away, brush lined...
Aug 8 2011 // The Navigators Group Inc. and its principal underwriting agency subsidiary, Navigators Management Co. Inc., expanded its online system for contractors pollution liability insurance.New enhancements to the online platform...
Aug 5 2011 // Chartis introduced a new general liaiblity product for building services contractors to address several target casualty exposures in a single endorsement.As part of a full suite of primary casualty solutions for the real...
Aug 1 2011 // Travelers has developed a new marine construction program for construction contractors working with both the marine and non-marine exposures in and around the water.The Travelers Marine Construction program can be...
Aug 1 2011 // Some unhappy Allstate Insurance agents who say the insurer controls them like employees even though they are independent contractors are moving to affiliate with a union.The National Association of Professional Allstate...
Jul 29 2011 // A recent governmental audit of the workers’ compensation insurance program for U.S. government contractors working on Afghanistan reconstruction is highly critical of the program’s administration by the U.S....
Jul 29 2011 // Public adjusting activity is not welcome or licensed in all states and even in some where it is, the practice is coming under close scrutiny. In particular, states are cracking down on roofing and other contractors who...
Jul 28 2011 // A contractor that employed the engineer blamed for the deadly 2008 crash of a Metrolink commuter train in Los Angeles won’t add more money to a $200 million victim’s compensation fund.Veolia Environment...
Jul 27 2011 // The Quick Quoting Division of All Risks, Ltd. will offer 15% commission with a new A. M. Best “A” rated market, which provides general liability coverage for artisan contractors and general contractors on the...
Jul 26 2011 // Some unhappy Allstate Insurance agents who say the insurer controls them like employees even though they are independent contractors are moving to affiliate with a union.The National Association of Professional Allstate...
Jul 15 2011 // Dallas-based RISC has introduced Demolition Select, a new admitted insurance program for demolition contractors nationwide. The program offers a variety of coverages including general liability, property, auto, inland...
Jul 11 2011 // Ullico Casualty Group, Inc. and Ullico Casualty Co. have formed a strategic alliance with property and casualty insurance carrier Philadelphia Insurance Cos. The partnership allows Philadelphia to deliver contract and...