Latest Construction Headlines
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Commercial clients ‘swallow a bitter pill’ when it comes to cat coverage
Feb 12 2007 // When it comes to property catastrophe insurance coverage, many commercial clients are being forced to swallow a bitter pill in the form of steep prices, new limits on policies, higher deductibles and a shortage in the...
Lessons learned from 2005’s Katrina and 2006’s calm hurricane season
Feb 12 2007 // It’s been more than a year since Katrina made landfall and businesses are still recovering. Then the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season came and went with barely a blip — despite initial projections by some that...
Commercial clients ‘swallow a bitter pill’ when it comes to cat coverage
Feb 11 2007 // When it comes to property catastrophe insurance coverage, many commercial clients are being forced to swallow a bitter pill in the form of steep prices, new limits on policies, higher deductibles and a shortage in the...
Lessons learned from 2005’s Katrina and 2006’s calm hurricane season
Feb 11 2007 // It’s been more than a year since Katrina made landfill and businesses are still recovering. Then the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season came and went with barely a blip — despite initial projections by some that...
Insurance Skills Center Announces New Construction Designation
Feb 9 2007 // Insurance Skills Center is offering a new Certified Construction Insurance Specialist (CCIS) designation designed to provide a professional development program for the construction industry specialist. The three-part...
Fla. Charges 2 Insurance Brokers, 1 Other in Major Workers’ Comp Fraud
Feb 9 2007 // Three Floridians including two insurance brokers have been charged with fraud and conspiracy for allegedly providing hundreds of workers with falsified workers’ compensation insurance certificates to more than 300...
Indiana Insurance, LoJack Offer Anti-theft Devices to Construction Customers
Feb 9 2007 // Indiana Insurance, a member of the Liberty Mutual Group, has partnered with LoJack Corp., which is making its LoJack for Construction Equipment police-operated vehicle recovery systems available to construction customers...
America First, LoJack Offer Recovery Systems to Construction Clients
Feb 8 2007 // Dallas-based America First Insurance, a member of Liberty Mutual Group, announced it has teamed with LoJack Corporation, which is making its LoJack for Construction Equipment police-operated vehicle recovery systems...
Funding Gap Widens in Quest to Fix La.’s Highways
Feb 6 2007 // The Louisiana state highway department is finding itself in an increasing money pinch as repair demands run into rapidly escalating construction costs following hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The gap between construction...
Del. Focuses on Workplace Safety for Hispanic Construction Contractors
Feb 5 2007 // As Delaware’s rural landscape gives way to housing developments, immigrant workers who once took jobs in the agriculture and poultry industries are turning to home construction and landscaping. While reaping the...
Coping with catastrophe
Jan 29 2007 // Ten things agents and brokers can do to help clients obtain adequate cat coverage When it comes to property catastrophe insurance coverage, many commercial clients are being forced to swallow a bitter pill in the form of...
Oregon task force aims to improve construction
Jan 29 2007 // Oregon’s Construction Claims Task Force has released a report noting 11 recommendations to help protect homeowners from construction defects and ensure affordable liability insurance for contractors. Highlights of...
News Currents
Jan 28 2007 // Oregon task force aims to improve construction Oregon’s Construction Claims Task Force has released a report noting 11 recommendations to help protect homeowners from construction defects and ensure affordable...
Oregon Task Force Aims to Improve Construction Environment
Jan 19 2007 // Oregon’s Construction Claims Task Force has released a report noting 11 recommendations to help protect homeowners from construction defects and ensure affordable liability insurance for contractors. Highlights of...
Okla. Construction Firm to Pay Fines; 3 Sentenced in Conspiracy Case
Jan 16 2007 // The president of an Oklahoma construction company will pay $25,000 in fines, and two of his employees were ordered to serve a one-year deferred sentence after pleading no contest to one count each of conspiracy against the...
Do your construction clients know what they’re getting?
Jan 8 2007 // If you have construction clients, you may know there are several relatively new policy form options available. These options have increased in recent times, including the introduction of limited reporting periods, or...
Florida report finds small, new firms and construction gaps in workers’ comp availability
Jan 8 2007 // The Florida workers’ compensation market is in good shape, although some small firms may be having difficulty obtaining coverage. An analysis by Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty’s office shows the...
Subcontractor default insurance
Jan 8 2007 // Performance bonds or SDI: how they work and what’s the difference The financial health and stability of subcontractors is a constant concern of general contractors. To protect against subcontractor default,...
Contractors not buying into professional liability
Jan 8 2007 // Ames & Gough survey finds as many as 50% of contractors not covered Contractors, project owners, and project finance professionals are increasingly interested in the niche market of contractors’ professional...
Florida report finds small, new firms and construction gaps in workers’ comp availability
Jan 7 2007 // The Florida workers’ compensation market is in good shape, although some small firms may be having difficulty obtaining coverage. An analysis by Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty’s office shows the...
