All the headlines from our Contractors Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 3 2009 // U.S. tax authorities will start to audit 6,000 randomly selected companies to focus on employment tax issues ranging from executive compensation to fringe benefits, Internal Revenue Service officials said.The audits will...
Nov 2 2009 // A national trade organization estimates the number of lost construction jobs in South Dakota at 1,400 during a year in which a weak economy and tight credit slowed developers and builders.The 6 percent drop in South Dakota...
Oct 21 2009 // Three states said Tuesday they plan to sue FedEx Corp., accusing the second-largest U.S. package delivery company of violating labor laws by illegally classifying drivers as independent contractors rather than employees to...
Oct 19 2009 // The National Association of Professional Allstate Agents (NAPAA) has published and is distributing a petition to the Internal Revenue Service, written by an unidentified Allstate agent, questioning whether Allstate has...
Oct 19 2009 // The National Association of Professional Allstate Agents (NAPAA) has petitioned the Internal Revenue Service, questioning whether Allstate has lived up to the promise it made in 2000 to make its agents true independent...
Oct 8 2009 // The National Association of Professional Allstate Agents (NAPAA) has published and is distributing a petition to the Internal Revenue Service, written by an unidentified Allstate agent, questioning whether Allstate has...
Sep 22 2009 // A federal judge has ruled that a contractor does not owe damages to Vectren Corp. over a natural gas explosion at an Indiana home that killed two women. Vectren sued Iowa Pipeline Associates, claiming its workers...
Sep 11 2009 // Lombard, Ill.-based insurance services firm, Norman-Spencer International Inc., and the National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA) are partnering to provide professional errors and omissions (E&O) insurance...
Aug 27 2009 // The NIF Group has launched a new policy line for artisans and general contractors in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania. The Manhasset, New York-based program administrator said the coverage, offered on an...
Aug 20 2009 // New York-based Merchants Insurance Group has added artisan contractor’s coverage to its Merchants Advantage Plus commercial insurance product.The MAP Contractors program provides customizable coverage for those who...
Jul 15 2009 // New Jersey workers’ comp regulators will soon be able to issue stop-work orders to contractors who misrepresent employee headcounts, under a bill signed by Gov. Jon S. Corzine. The bill targets contractors that...
Jul 9 2009 // The Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission has posted on its Web site a summary of changes to workers’ comp regulations as a result of the passage of Act 237 during the 2009 legislative session. According to...
Jul 6 2009 // Contractors with a sharp eye for their bottom line are smart to place a premium on safety. Insurance agents and brokers tend to know a construction business that avoids injuries is not only applying safe building...
Jul 2 2009 // Bermuda-based American Safety Insurance Holdings Ltd. reported that its American Safety Casualty Insurance Company (ASCIC) subsidiary has acquired, for cash, Victore Insurance Company (VIC), an Oklahoma domiciled admitted...
Jul 1 2009 // C.V. Starr & Co. is broadening its product mix with PrimeSTARR, a product for small to medium- sized commercial trade and general contractors. PrimeSTARR is being offered through Starr Indemnity. It boasts primary...
Jun 16 2009 // GG-One Software, Inc. is offering software, iFastrack for the Web, which helps agents provide a value-added service to their clients that tracks insurance certificates and contracts. The iFastrack software allows companies...
Jun 15 2009 // In the current economic and credit crisis, construction entities — project owners, contractors, architects, engineers, material and equipment suppliers, and end-use customers — are all facing unprecedented levels of...
Jun 15 2009 // Gencon, a general contractor, was nearly finished constructing a five-story apartment building when an employee accidentally damaged a sprinkler head causing a leak. Gencon made an emergency call to the plumbing store next...
Jun 8 2009 // Woodbridge, N.J.-based NIP Programs, a division of NIP Group Inc., is expanding coverage for its SitePro insurance program into nine new states. The SitePro program is a specialty insurance program designed specifically...
Jun 3 2009 // The head of New Jersey’s workers’ compensation division could begin issuing stop-work orders against contractors for misrepresenting employee headcounts under a bill awaiting signature by Gov. Jon Corzine. The...