All the headlines from our Contractors Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 2 2007 // One of the many challenges general contractors — both commercial and residential — have faced over the past five years involves subcontractor insurance.The subcontractor marketplace has always been volatile....
Jul 2 2007 // Today’s construction underwriters and their claim departments may not be following the same blueprint on issues of coverage interpretation for losses involving general liability and property damage claims, says Paul...
Jun 20 2007 // Sloan Mason has reduced its premium for underground utility contractors, including sewer and water main construction companies. Minimum premiums have been reduced to $25,000 for workers’ compensation/general...
Jun 8 2007 // Business associations and groups representing New York’s agriculture sector and construction industry have again urged Governor Eliot Spitzer and state legislators to reform New York’s so-called “scaffold...
Jun 6 2007 // USG Insurance Services, Inc. a national broker of commercial insurance headquartered in Tampa, Fla., has introduced a restoration contractors program.Exposures can include emergency response contractors, mold remediation,...
May 21 2007 // Miss. producers go the extra mile for their communityMeridian agents find time for defending their community’s economy, culture and architecture While many independent agents make it a point to become involved in...
May 18 2007 // With the 2007 hurricane season on the horizon, Steve Munnell acknowledges that the state’s roofing contractors are “praying for rain.”The executive director of the Florida Roofing, Sheet Metal and Air...
May 15 2007 // Trinity E&S Insurance Services based in Bermuda Dunes, Calif., has reduced the minimum premium for its contractors’ program from $25,000 to $10,000 for the majority of classes with coverage for tract work. The...
Apr 20 2007 // Continental Risk Insurance Services of Lodi, Calif., has new coverage targeting residential general contractors. Coverage includes new construction for custom built homes, remodeling and renovations. Coverage is available...
Apr 18 2007 // Professional Underwriters, a national program administrator focused on public entity insurance, has launched a new program, “SafetyFirst”, which targets independent school bus contractors. According to Tom...
Apr 11 2007 // Federal officials have proposed fining a contractor $57,000 for allegedly exposing employees to asbestos-related health problems at a suburban construction project.Aapex Environmental Services Inc. was cited for six...
Apr 2 2007 // From its Ohio office, NSM is targeting tough classes of trade and artisan contractors with a program that combines the key coverages these residential and commercial contractors need.The program, named Total Residential...
Mar 30 2007 // San Diego County Superior Court Judge David Danielsen has ordered the owner of a San Diego area tree service company to pay $129,000 in restitution to California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund as a result of a...
Mar 26 2007 // 42The number of chemical plants in New Jersey affected by the state’s expanded chemical safety rules. Chemical facilities using extremely hazardous substances must now weigh using safer options and plant workers can...
Mar 26 2007 // 42 The number of chemical plants in New Jersey affected by the state’s expanded chemical safety rules. Chemical facilities using extremely hazardous substances must now weigh using safer options and plant workers can...
Mar 23 2007 // The insurer behind the performance bond for part of the troubled Interstate-84 construction in Connecticut will pay $17.5 million to settle claims involving installation of defective drains, according to an agreement...
Mar 23 2007 // Builders & Tradesmen’s Insurane Services Inc., Rocklin, Calif., has made its Victory Artisan Contractor Program available on an admitted basis in California, Arizona, Nevada and Oregon.The program offers 46...
Mar 23 2007 // Travelers announced that its construction unit has expanded its appetite to include a wider range of bridge builders.Bridge contractor customers can now benefit from an underwriting team able to write all lines of...
Mar 22 2007 // Trinity E&S Insurance Services Inc., Bermuda Dunes, Calif., has enhanced its artisans and contractors program written in California, Nevada, Arizona, Oregon and Washington to include several coverage enhancements.The...
Mar 8 2007 // The insurance company that guaranteed a contractor’s work on the apparently botched widening of Interstate 84 in the Waterbury area is suing, claiming company officials siphoned off millions of dollars for personal...