All the headlines from our Contractors Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 20 2001 // The typical CGL policy provides coverage for damage resulting from an “occurrence,” but includes a number of exclusions which limit coverage for an insured’s own work. Exceptions are provided, however,...
Jul 23 2001 // Environmental pollution policies – they’re not just for oil industry giants and radioactive waste depositories anymore.Even the most seemingly benign businesses may carry the risk of producing, storing or...
Jun 25 2001 // A recent jury decision should put up red flags for insurers: Take care of toxic mold claims adequately and promptly, or risk being assessed millions of dollars.That warning came in the form of a $32-million award to a...
Jun 18 2001 // Travis County District Court jury to the insurance industry: take care of toxic mold claims adequately and promptly or risk being assessed millions of dollars.That warning came in the form of a $32-million award to a...
Jun 11 2001 // What’s the biggest problem area in the California insurance market these days?” When asked that question, most in the know would probably, without any hesitation, reply, “Workers’ comp.”But...
Apr 18 2001 // Project Time & Cost Inc. (PT&C) and Novato, Calif.-based Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company reached an agreement for use of PT&C’s building damage evaluation and direct repair service for dwelling...
Mar 28 2001 // The New York State Senate and Assembly introduced budget bills last week that omitted an Administration proposal that the Independent Insurance Agents of America, New York say would have proved costly for contractors and...
Mar 5 2001 // One in three American homeowners have recently remodeled their home or are planning to do so within the next year. That could make for a lot of financial risk exposure, according to a recent study commissioned by the...
Feb 19 2001 // Contractors and operation managers run a risky business. One area that is often overlooked is equipment security. Theft, vandalism or malicious mischief represent more than one-third of all losses to contractors’...
Feb 12 2001 // Contractors and operation managers run a risky business. One area that is often overlooked is equipment security. Theft, vandalism or malicious mischief represent more than one-third of all losses to contractors’...
Jan 29 2001 // To specialize or not to specialize, that is the question. The answer is, given the right set of circumstances—absolutely. Finding the proper alchemy is the challenge, and part of that is realizing that a good idea alone...
Dec 11 2000 // ABD Insurance and Financial Services has been designated an “Endorsed Safety Services Provider” of the Associated General Contractors of California. AGC is the nation’s largest and oldest construction...
Nov 27 2000 // The building boom across much of the country resulting from nearly 10 years of economic expansion has also resulted in a business boom for artisan contractors. As individuals in some of the country’s hottest markets...
Nov 20 2000 // Class Strong Despite construction Defect Litigation, Hardening Market and Slowing economyThe building boom across much of the country resulting from nearly 10 years of economic expansion has also resulted in a business...
Jul 19 2000 // Access CoverageCorp, an Internet provider of business insurance for small and medium-sized companies, and Contractor Online have signed a co-branding agreement to deliver insurance products and services to Contractor...
Jul 19 2000 // “You put up these buildings. Even though no one has noticed anything wrong, no one has been injured, nothing has been damaged; by virtue of the fact that you put them up, there must be defects in them. Therefore we...