All the headlines from our Contractors Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 22 2004 // Gov. James McGreevey signed legislation removing “inaccurate and ineffectual” provisions from the Contractor’s Registration Act, one day before the act was set to go into effect on Nov. 9. The move...
Nov 22 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: Lionheart Insurance added a new facility for swimming pool contractors.Dollars: Limits for general liability up to $1 million with a $1,000 deductible. Minimum premium is $3,500. Carrier: Rated...
Nov 19 2004 // ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of The ACE Group of Companies, announced that it is enhancing its Defense Base Act (DBA) product offerings to create a responsive, comprehensive approach for small to...
Nov 18 2004 // “Contractors often don’t see the need for professional liability coverage for design related claims,” explained Victor O. Schinnerer’s Joe Jones. “They think that their general liability...
Nov 12 2004 // Massachusetts Attorney General Thomas F. Reilly said his office wants to know whether water accumulating on the underground roof of the Big Dig tunnels could damage the $14.6 billion roadway project, and who should be...
Nov 11 2004 // New Jersey Gov. James McGreevey has signed into law a measure sought by agents and insurers that removes troublesome provisions from the Contractor’s Registration Act.The amendments fix a provision that required...
Nov 8 2004 // In response to reportedly hundreds of calls from homeowners and construction contractors, both in and out-of-state, concerned about Florida requirements for workers’ compensation insurance coverage, the Florida...
Oct 27 2004 // Noodle Specialty Brokers (NSB), a division of InsuranceNoodle, Inc., announced: “Surplus lines liability products from an A+ XV-rated non-admitted carrier are now available via appointed wholesalers in 17 states and...
Oct 20 2004 // In response reportedly to hundreds of calls from homeowners and construction contractors, both in and out-of-state, concerned about Florida requirements for workers’ compensation insurance coverage, the Florida...
Oct 6 2004 // Congressional lawmakers agree a program to compensate sick nuclear weapons workers is broken, but how to fix it is the subject of debate on Capitol Hill.The program is for tens of thousands of people nationwide who helped...
Sep 30 2004 // An Ashland, New Hampshire contractor’s alleged failure to supply cave-in protection at a Woodstock jobsite has resulted in $29,650 in proposed penalties from the U.S. Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and...
Sep 24 2004 // The New Jersey Assembly Regulated Professions and Independent Authorities Committee this week unanimously released two bills that supporters say will remedy a problem for insurance producers in the issuance of certificates...
Sep 20 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: Victor O. Schinnerer & Company’s contractors program recently released new 2004 editions of its three policy forms: a stand-alone professional liability policy, a stand-alone pollution...
Sep 20 2004 // Authorities are seeking two men suspected of participating in a scam that used phony insurance certificates and fake contractor bonds to win bids on public works projects. Three other suspects have already been arrested...
Sep 20 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: Salmen Insurance Services announced it now offers excess liability coverage. Writing over A, B, NON-Rated and RRG underlying policies. Contractors and artisan GL only.Dollars: Policy limit of $1 million,...
Sep 20 2004 // Small contractors struggling with workers’ compensation coverage may feel like they’re using a one-pound hammer to knock in a nine-inch nail—swing all you want, you won’t get very far.The nail is indeed...
Sep 6 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: Sandy, Utah-based Prime Ins. Syndicate Inc. is offering excess and surplus lines products to contractors and developers, including contractors’ liability coverage for property/casualty in both...
Sep 6 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: Sandy, Utah-based Prime Ins. Syndicate Inc. is offering excess and surplus lines products to contractors and developers, including contractors liability coverage for property/casualty in both residential...
Sep 6 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: Victor O. Schinnerer & Company’s contractors program recently released new 2004 editions of its three policy forms: a stand-alone professional liability policy, a stand-alone pollution...
Sep 2 2004 // Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher advised Floridians coping with the aftermath of Hurricane Charley to verify that repairs to their home and property are being conducted by licensed contractors covered...