All the headlines from our Contractors Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 11 2009 // Commercial construction insurance brokers from the northeast to the west coast, from Texas all the way to North Carolina, say the market and their business right now are not as bad as might be expected from reading daily...
Jan 11 2009 // The three most commonly used additional insured endorsements in construction relationships are the Insured – Owners, Lessees Or Contractors – Scheduled Person Or Organization (CG 20 10); Additional Insured...
Jan 7 2009 // Two contractors pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges in Texas for offering thousands of dollars in kickbacks to four former Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District school board members and ex-superintendent Arturo...
Jan 6 2009 // Wholesale insurance broker Swett & Crawford has won the endorsement of the Carolina Lathing & Plastering Contractors Association for its insurance program designed especially to cover the risks and exposures of...
Dec 30 2008 // Union officials representing construction workers on the Las Vegas Strip say several factors have helped improve safety at large project sites, leading to no deaths in the past six months.There were 12 construction deaths...
Dec 16 2008 // Four insurance adjusters and three contractors were ordered to forfeit $248,000 after pleading guilty to kickbacks made possible by inflating insurance claims on properties in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Staten...
Dec 9 2008 // Workers’ compensation does not bar a worker injured at a construction site from bringing a tort claim when the worker is an independent contractor, the California Court of Appeal has ruled.According to court...
Nov 17 2008 // One of the Big Dig’s largest contractors, Modern Continental Construction Inc., will pay $21 million in damages related to a fatal tunnel ceiling collapse as well as the cost of fixing leaks in the massive highway...
Nov 16 2008 // Top 100 Agency Profile Ranking: No. 6 Agency Name: Allied North America Headquarters: Jericho, N.Y. Year Founded: 1979 Additional Locations: 16 offices in 11 states adn D.C. with 18 profit centers Specialization:...
Nov 2 2008 // Halloween has come and gone, but modern-day ghost towns continue to haunt the U.S. landscape. After nearly a decade of exponential growth, developers and homebuilders have seen the market for their product —...
Nov 2 2008 // California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has approved legislation affecting indemnity for construction defect claims in contracts in residential construction — a decision that could increase litigation when resolving...
Nov 2 2008 // Halloween has come and gone, but modern-day ghost towns continue to haunt the U.S. landscape. After nearly a decade of exponential growth, developers and homebuilders have seen the market for their product —...
Oct 29 2008 // California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has approved legislation affecting indemnity for construction defect claims in contracts in residential construction — a decision that could increase litigation when resolving...
Oct 20 2008 // The Supreme Court of Texas recently held a rare rehearing of a unanimous decision listening to arguments about whether it erred last year in ruling that a contract employee who suffered on-the-job injuries couldn’t...
Oct 2 2008 // HDR Insurance Services has a new market for commercial, residential and commercial service and repair plumbers in Arizona, California and Nevada. The admitted policy includes coverage for commercial auto, general liablity,...
Sep 17 2008 // A federal agency hit three construction firms with penalties totaling $313,500 on Monday for safety violations that led to a tower crane collapse that killed seven people in March.The citations by the Occupational Safety...
Sep 16 2008 // Trans Cal Associates has unveiled a new program from an “A-” rated, admitted carrier offering general liability for various classes of artisan contractors. Minimum premium starts at $1,000 for a traditional...
Sep 9 2008 // Irving, Texas-based A.D. Carlton Insurance, a wholesale broker and MGA specializing in contractors, has introduced a new general liability market for artisan contractors in Texas and Illinois.Program details include: $700...
Aug 29 2008 // The Occupational Safety and Health Administration proposed $138, 500 in penalties for a Cullman, Alabama-based company for 31 safety and health violations.AAR Summa Technology has been singled out by the agency for 26...
Aug 21 2008 // Primary and excess property insuranceContractors: Primary and excess liability coverage for general contractors, subcontractors and all construction trades for construction, building, demolition or renovation. Also Owners...