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CNA Expands Construction Resources to Renewable Energy Contractors
Aug 5 2010 // CNA now has a Commercial Affiliation Marketing (CAM) program for renewable energy contractors. CNA’s Renewable Energy Contractors insurance program is designed for non-residential wind, solar and geothermal energy...
2010: A Revolutionary Year for Truckers Insurance
Aug 2 2010 // The year 2010 might be considered revolutionary, as it is ushering in more changes for those who provide insurance for truckers than the industry has seen in a decade. Motor carriers, defined as anyone who uses a vehicle...
BP Oil Spill Disaster Creates Opportunity for Environmental Contractors’ Market
Aug 2 2010 // Key Coverage Issues for Agents to Consider When Selling Pollution Coverage No matter which television channel or Web site you turn to, the Gulf oil spill has dominated the news. This is an environmental crisis that will...
Texas Court Gives New Life to Contractual Liability Exclusion
Jul 27 2010 // Where contractors are involved, one of the most intractable problems for a carrier in negotiating and settling claims are the contract liability issues. How does a carrier identify if a contractual claim is covered? A...
Navigators Environmental Expands Coverage for New Contractor Risks
Jul 26 2010 // The Navigators Group, Inc.’s principal underwriting agency subsidiary, Navigators Management Co., Inc., has introduced the Contractor’s Environmental Risk Management (ERM) Toolkit II (“Toolkit II”),...
Queens Contractor Arrested for Workers’ Comp Fraud
Jul 20 2010 // The New York State Insurance Fund said a Queens contractor who allegedly defrauded the workers’ comp insurer of more than $150,000 in uncollected premium has been arrested. Queens contractor on grand larceny and...
Contractual Liability Is Just That
Jul 19 2010 // Texas Court: Exclusion Precludes Coverage for Breach of Contract Where contractors are involved, one of the most intractable problems for a carrier in negotiating and settling claims are the contract liability issues. How...
Truckers Insurance Headed in New Directions
Jul 19 2010 // Turns in the Road Include Recession, Court Rulings, Safety Initiatives, Coverage Forms The year 2010 might be considered revolutionary in the trucking insurance field, as it is ushering in more changes than those who...
Rescuers Find Baltimore Contractor Dead in Hole
Jul 19 2010 // Baltimore fire and rescue officials say a contractor performing work on an underground sewer line who fell into an eight- to 10-foot hole is dead. Fire department spokesman Kevin Cartwright says paramedics who responded to...
Self-Employed Contractor Cannot Hold Hirer Vicariously Liable for Job Injuries
Jul 12 2010 // Property owners who hire independent contractors are not vicariously liable for on-the-job injuries to the contractor’s employees, the California Supreme Court has ruled. The state high court extended the decision in...
Residential Contractor Umbrellas: Tough Sell in Tough Times
Jul 8 2010 // Residential construction is and has been an extremely important class of business for surplus lines insurers and agents. In recent years, however, demand for residential work in this country has dropped dramatically....
2010 a Revolutionary Year for Truckers Insurance
Jul 5 2010 // The year 2010 might be considered revolutionary, as it is ushering in more changes for those who provide insurance for truckers than the industry has seen in a decade. Motor carriers, defined as anyone who uses a vehicle...
Construction Claims: Understanding Colorado’s Statutory Notice of Claim Process
Jul 5 2010 // In the construction industry, it is almost inevitable that at some time contractors and design professionals will receive a notice of claim (NOC) letter. This is the first step in the claims process that may lead to an...
2010 A Revolutionary Year for Truckers Insurance
Jul 5 2010 // The year 2010 might be considered revolutionary, as it is ushering in more changes for those who provide insurance for truckers than the industry has seen in a decade. Motor carriers, defined as anyone who uses a vehicle...
Umbrellas for Residential Contractors in Uncertain Times
Jun 21 2010 // Why Commercial Umbrella Coverage Could Save the Day Residential construction is and has been an extremely important class of business for surplus lines insurers and agents. In recent years, however, demand for residential...
Contractors: Reduce the Cost of Loss While Helping to Save Lives
Jun 21 2010 // Promoting a Culture of Continuous Improvement Can Beef Up the Bottom Line Bestselling business strategist and author Thomas J. Peters once said, “Excellent firms don’t believe in excellence – only in...
Louisiana Tells Illinois Pair to Cease Unlicensed Insurance Business
Jun 9 2010 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance has issued a Cease and Desist Order against Shel St. Clair and Richard Rinalo, doing business as Integrity Claims Consulting and/or Red River Insurance Construction. The department...
Texas High Court Sides with Lloyd’s in Contractual Liability Exclusion Case
Jun 7 2010 // The Texas Supreme Court has found in favor of an excess insurance provider in a case involving the contractual liability exclusion in a Commercial General Liability (CGL) policy. In 1993, Dallas Area Rapid Transit...
Iowa Insurance Division to Contractors: Stop Acting as Public Adjusters
Jun 7 2010 // The Iowa Insurance Division (IID) has issued summary cease and desist orders against two contractors, directing them to stop acting as public adjusters. The division alleges the firms have been soliciting storm repair...
BP CEO: Industry Needs to Reassess Deep-Sea Operations, Safety
Jun 4 2010 // Oil companies need to improve safety technology for deep-water drilling and the massive spill in the Gulf of Mexico should prompt the industry to rethink its business model for such operations, BP chief Tony Hayward said...
