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Contractors’ Proof of Liability Coverage Bill Sent to Oklahoma Gov.
May 13 2009 // Oklahoma Senate Bill 306, by Sen. Debbe Leftwich, which requires contractors to provide proof that they have general liability insurance is headed for the desk of Gov. Brad Henry. “We’ve seen too many cases of...
Travelers Launches New Product for Building Services Contractors
May 12 2009 // Travelers has unveiled a new coverage the company says will help building services contractors better minimize their risks. Travelers’ new IndustryEdge product for Building Services Contractors includes core lines of...
Contractor Appeals in Pennsylvania Electrocution Lawsuit
May 4 2009 // A contractor wants an appeals court to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the parents of a Pittsburgh-area soldier electrocuted in an Army barracks shower in Iraq. The notice of appeal filed Thursday by KBR Inc., doesn’t...
AIU Launches Contractor’s General Liability Endorsement
May 1 2009 // AIU Holdings Inc.’s Construction Risk Management Group launched a new product, the Contractor’s Commercial Prime Endorsement, which combines 21 coverage extensions now added automatically to its commercial...
Court: Insurer Must Indemnify Contractor in Mass. ‘Sick Building’ Case
Apr 30 2009 // A federal court ruled that an insurer has a duty to defend and indemnify a flooring company which installed carpets and tiles in a Massachusetts office that were so fume-ridden, they made the building unusable. In a...
Oregon Ruling: Private Contractors Can be Sued
Apr 21 2009 // The Oregon Supreme Court has ruled that private contractors working for public agencies can be sued separately for liability claims. In a unanimous decision, the court said a private company that contracts to perform...
ACE USA Launches Green Contractors Program
Apr 15 2009 // ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of the ACE Group of Companies, launched ACE Green CPLSM , a contractors pollution liability program. The new program will help address the growing risks and potential...
Texas High Court Reaffirms Controversial Entergy Workplace Ruling
Apr 6 2009 // After agreeing to a rare rehearing, the Texas Supreme Court on April 3 upheld its decision that – despite what some lawmakers say – a “premises owner” cannot be sued by injured employees of a...
Central Texas Hail Storm Racks up $160M in Losses
Mar 30 2009 // Many Central Texans are still cleaning up from a large hail storm on last week that knocked out windows, smashed roofs and dented thousands of automobiles causing an estimated $160 million in insured losses. The storm...
Contractor Insurance Professionals Benefit With Five Point Advantage Plan from The American Contractors Agency
Mar 25 2009 // Since 1993, The American Contractors Agency (ACA) has provided specialty services, products and resources to thousands of professional contractors. HUNDREDS of contractors each month request GENERAL LIABILITY INSURANCE...
States Gear Up for Stimulus Package
Mar 23 2009 // Impact on Insurance Industry May be Minimal, Experts Say The $787 billion stimulus package passed by Congress looms as the largest mountain on the country’s newly changed economic landscape. But despite hope that the...
Now Offering Contractor GL Insurance in Arkansas, Kentucky, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, New Jersey & South Carolina
Mar 17 2009 // National Contractors Insurance Company, Inc., a Risk Retention Group (“NCIC”) specializes in general liability insurance for licensed residential and commercial general and artisan contractors. NCIC writes the...
States Gear Up for Stimulus Package
Mar 9 2009 // Impact on Insurance Industry May be Minimal, Experts Say The $787 billion stimulus package passed by Congress looms as the largest mountain on the country’s newly changed economic landscape. But despite hope that the...
Defense Act Bars Suits Against Blackwater
Feb 22 2009 // The survivors of four Blackwater Worldwide contractors killed in a grisly ambush in Iraq five years ago have suffered another setback in their legal battle with the company. A federal administrative law judge in North...
Wyoming Introduces Workers’ Comp Legislation
Feb 22 2009 // Legislation has been introduced in the Wyoming House that could hold oil and gas operators liable for their own negligence resulting in injuries and fatalities on their job sites in the state. House Bill 273, introduced by...
Judge: Defense Insurance Act Bars Suits Against Subcontractor Blackwater
Feb 12 2009 // The survivors of four Blackwater Worldwide contractors killed in a grisly ambush in Iraq five years ago have suffered yet another setback in their legal battle with the company. A federal administrative law judge in North...
Oklahoma Bill Requiring Liability Cover for Contractors Moves Ahead
Feb 11 2009 // The Oklahoma Senate General Government Committee has approved legislation sponsored by Sen. Debbe Leftwich that would require contractors to have general liability and workers’ compensation insurance before they can...
National Contractors Insurance Co. Redomesticates in Montana
Feb 10 2009 // National Contractors Insurance Co. Inc., a risk retention group specializing in general liability insurance for licensed residential and commercial general and artisan contractors, has redomesticated to Montana. NCIC...
Announcing the Redomestication of National Contractors Insurance Company, Inc., A Risk Retention Group to Montana!
Feb 9 2009 // National Contractors Insurance Company, Inc., a Risk Retention Group (NCIC) specializing in general liability insurance for licensed residential and commercial general and artisan contractors, has redomesticated to...
Wyoming Introduces Workers’ Comp Legislation
Feb 3 2009 // Legislation has been introduced in the Wyoming House that could hold oil and gas operators liable for their own negligence resulting in injuries and fatalities on their job sites in the state. House Bill 273, introduced by...
