All the headlines from our Contractors Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 29 2006 // After 33 years of planting, pruning and harvesting grapes that make world-renowned wine, Jorge de Haro is about to lose the only job he’s ever had.De Haro and his co-workers at Charles Krug’s Napa Valley,...
Jun 25 2006 // A lawyer asked a judge last Thursday to protect New York City and about 150 private contractors from lawsuits filed by thousands of emergency workers who got sick after working in the dust of the World Trade Center.The...
Jun 22 2006 // House Speaker Tempore Charlene M. Lima (D-Dist. 14, Cranston) has introduced legislation to regulate the registration of contractors in Rhode Island.The legislation (2006-H 8245) would amend the contractors’...
Jun 20 2006 // California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund has received restitution of $599,817 from the owner of a San Diego framing company convicted of workers’ compensation insurance fraud. Robert H. Rodriguez, 50, of...
Jun 12 2006 // Las Vegas, NV – The principals of Summit Insurance Services and HDR Insurance Services have formed a joint venture, Pinnacle Insurance Program Managers, Inc., effective June 1st 2006.Pinnacle’s business mission...
Jun 7 2006 // Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell has asked XL Specialty Insurance Co. of Stamford, the insurer of former road contractor L.G. DeFelice, to reconsider its decision to assign two unfinished state Department of...
Jun 7 2006 // Sloan-Mason has announced it is targeting Florida domiciled underground utility contractors, including sewer and water main construction companies. The San Diego-based surplus lines broker has non-resident licenses in a...
Jun 6 2006 // The CompPAC Trust of Texas, a workers’ compensation self-insurance group administered by First Cardinal of Texas Ltd., reported it has received approval from the Texas Department of Insurance to expand its list of...
Jun 5 2006 // ArkansasWorkers’ Compensation Jones Brothers Inc. v. Whitlock, et al. (Ark. May 4, 2005) Prime contractor liable for workers’ compensation benefits owed to employee of uninsured subcontractor: The Supreme Court...
Jun 5 2006 // ArkansasWorkers’ Compensation Jones Brothers Inc. v. Whitlock, et al. (Ark. May 4, 2005)Prime contractor liable for workers’ compensation benefits owed to employee of uninsured subcontractor: The Supreme Court...
Jun 4 2006 // In a ruling that lawyers say has implications for thousands of maritime workers across the country, the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a Syracuse, N.Y. widow’s right to sue employer Lockheed Martin for the wrongful...
May 22 2006 // Upon further review of more detailed audit information, and as a result of Skanska’s improved handling of workers’ compensation claims, the Department of Labor and Industries (L&I), Tumwater, Wash., has,...
May 22 2006 // When building or remodeling a house, homeowners often will turn to their construction manager to assist in overseeing building, recommending and selecting bidders, and securing permits. The construction manager will likely...
May 22 2006 // When building or remodeling a house, homeowners often will turn to their construction manager to assist in overseeing building, recommending and selecting bidders, and securing permits. The construction manager will likely...
May 22 2006 // Like many of you, I started my insurance career with an empty desk and a phone. Over the years, I have learned some tips or “tricks” that I have used effectively to generate sales.Cold calling was the first...
May 10 2006 // Upon further review of more detailed audit information, and as a result of Skanska’s improved handling of workers’ compensation claims, the Department of Labor and Industries (L&I), Tumwater, Wash., has,...
May 8 2006 // St. Paul Travelers announced that a new offering for Fire Sprinkler Contractors has been added to its portfolio of construction insurance products and services. Products available include General Liability, Workers...
May 8 2006 // Like many of you, I started my insurance career with an empty desk and a phone. Over the years, I have learned some tips or “tricks” that I have used effectively to generate sales.Cold calling was the first...
May 8 2006 // Like many of you, I started my insurance career with an empty desk and a phone. Over the years, I have learned some tips or “tricks” that I have used effectively to generate sales.Cold calling was the first...
Apr 26 2006 // Axiom Specialty Insurance Services, Victorville, Calif., is offering primary general liability for residential and commercial contractors, including general contractors and subcontractors, in California. THere is no...