All the headlines from our Contractors Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 18 2009 // A federal court ruled that an insurer has a duty to defend and indemnify a flooring company which installed carpets and tiles in a Massachusetts office that were so fume-ridden, they made the building unusable.In a closely...
May 13 2009 // Oklahoma Senate Bill 306, by Sen. Debbe Leftwich, which requires contractors to provide proof that they have general liability insurance is headed for the desk of Gov. Brad Henry.“We’ve seen too many cases of...
May 12 2009 // Travelers has unveiled a new coverage the company says will help building services contractors better minimize their risks.Travelers’ new IndustryEdge product for Building Services Contractors includes core lines of...
May 4 2009 // A contractor wants an appeals court to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the parents of a Pittsburgh-area soldier electrocuted in an Army barracks shower in Iraq. The notice of appeal filed Thursday by KBR Inc., doesn’t...
May 1 2009 // AIU Holdings Inc.’s Construction Risk Management Group launched a new product, the Contractor’s Commercial Prime Endorsement, which combines 21 coverage extensions now added automatically to its commercial...
Apr 30 2009 // A federal court ruled that an insurer has a duty to defend and indemnify a flooring company which installed carpets and tiles in a Massachusetts office that were so fume-ridden, they made the building unusable.In a closely...
Apr 21 2009 // The Oregon Supreme Court has ruled that private contractors working for public agencies can be sued separately for liability claims.In a unanimous decision, the court said a private company that contracts to perform...
Apr 15 2009 // ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of the ACE Group of Companies, launched ACE Green CPLSM , a contractors pollution liability program.The new program will help address the growing risks and potential...
Apr 6 2009 // After agreeing to a rare rehearing, the Texas Supreme Court on April 3 upheld its decision that – despite what some lawmakers say – a “premises owner” cannot be sued by injured employees of a...
Mar 30 2009 // Many Central Texans are still cleaning up from a large hail storm on last week that knocked out windows, smashed roofs and dented thousands of automobiles causing an estimated $160 million in insured losses.The storm swept...
Mar 25 2009 // Since 1993, The American Contractors Agency (ACA) has provided specialty services, products and resources to thousands of professional contractors.HUNDREDS of contractors each month request GENERAL LIABILITY INSURANCE...
Mar 23 2009 // The $787 billion stimulus package passed by Congress looms as the largest mountain on the country’s newly changed economic landscape. But despite hope that the stimulus bill will jump-start spending, some insurance...
Mar 17 2009 // National Contractors Insurance Company, Inc., a Risk Retention Group (“NCIC”) specializes in general liability insurance for licensed residential and commercial general and artisan contractors. NCIC writes the...
Mar 9 2009 // The $787 billion stimulus package passed by Congress looms as the largest mountain on the country’s newly changed economic landscape. But despite hope that the stimulus bill will jump-start spending, some insurance...
Feb 22 2009 // The survivors of four Blackwater Worldwide contractors killed in a grisly ambush in Iraq five years ago have suffered another setback in their legal battle with the company.A federal administrative law judge in North...
Feb 22 2009 // Legislation has been introduced in the Wyoming House that could hold oil and gas operators liable for their own negligence resulting in injuries and fatalities on their job sites in the state.House Bill 273, introduced by...
Feb 12 2009 // The survivors of four Blackwater Worldwide contractors killed in a grisly ambush in Iraq five years ago have suffered yet another setback in their legal battle with the company.A federal administrative law judge in North...
Feb 11 2009 // The Oklahoma Senate General Government Committee has approved legislation sponsored by Sen. Debbe Leftwich that would require contractors to have general liability and workers’ compensation insurance before they can...
Feb 10 2009 // National Contractors Insurance Co. Inc., a risk retention group specializing in general liability insurance for licensed residential and commercial general and artisan contractors, has redomesticated to Montana. NCIC...
Feb 9 2009 // National Contractors Insurance Company, Inc., a Risk Retention Group (NCIC) specializing in general liability insurance for licensed residential and commercial general and artisan contractors, has redomesticated to...