Latest Contractors Headlines
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While Residents, Insurers Fret, Contractors Welcome Storms
May 18 2007 // With the 2007 hurricane season on the horizon, Steve Munnell acknowledges that the state’s roofing contractors are “praying for rain.” The executive director of the Florida Roofing, Sheet Metal and Air...
Trinity E&S Reduces Minimum Premium for Contractors
May 15 2007 // Trinity E&S Insurance Services based in Bermuda Dunes, Calif., has reduced the minimum premium for its contractors’ program from $25,000 to $10,000 for the majority of classes with coverage for tract work. The...
Continental Risk Offers Residential General Contractors Coverage in West
Apr 20 2007 // Continental Risk Insurance Services of Lodi, Calif., has new coverage targeting residential general contractors. Coverage includes new construction for custom built homes, remodeling and renovations. Coverage is available...
Professional Underwriters Targets School Bus Contractors with Program
Apr 18 2007 // Professional Underwriters, a national program administrator focused on public entity insurance, has launched a new program, “SafetyFirst”, which targets independent school bus contractors. According to Tom...
N.Y. Contractor Questioned Over Asbestos Removal Conditions
Apr 11 2007 // Federal officials have proposed fining a contractor $57,000 for allegedly exposing employees to asbestos-related health problems at a suburban construction project. Aapex Environmental Services Inc. was cited for six...
NSM Program Targets Tough Artisan Contractor Classes
Apr 2 2007 // From its Ohio office, NSM is targeting tough classes of trade and artisan contractors with a program that combines the key coverages these residential and commercial contractors need. The program, named Total Residential...
Contractor Ordered to Pay $129,000 to Calif. State Fund
Mar 30 2007 // San Diego County Superior Court Judge David Danielsen has ordered the owner of a San Diego area tree service company to pay $129,000 in restitution to California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund as a result of a...
Figures
Mar 26 2007 // 42 The number of chemical plants in New Jersey affected by the state’s expanded chemical safety rules. Chemical facilities using extremely hazardous substances must now weigh using safer options and plant workers can...
It Figures
Mar 26 2007 // 42 The number of chemical plants in New Jersey affected by the state’s expanded chemical safety rules. Chemical facilities using extremely hazardous substances must now weigh using safer options and plant workers can...
Insurer to Pay $17.5 Million in Conn. I-84 Faulty Construction Claim
Mar 23 2007 // The insurer behind the performance bond for part of the troubled Interstate-84 construction in Connecticut will pay $17.5 million to settle claims involving installation of defective drains, according to an agreement...
Builders & Tradesmen’s Expands Artisan Contractor Program
Mar 23 2007 // Builders & Tradesmen’s Insurane Services Inc., Rocklin, Calif., has made its Victory Artisan Contractor Program available on an admitted basis in California, Arizona, Nevada and Oregon. The program offers 46...
Travelers Expands Its Offerings for Bridge Contractors
Mar 23 2007 // Travelers announced that its construction unit has expanded its appetite to include a wider range of bridge builders. Bridge contractor customers can now benefit from an underwriting team able to write all lines of...
Trinity E&S Insurance Services Enhances Artisans and Contractors Program
Mar 22 2007 // Trinity E&S Insurance Services Inc., Bermuda Dunes, Calif., has enhanced its artisans and contractors program written in California, Nevada, Arizona, Oregon and Washington to include several coverage enhancements. The...
Insurance Company Sues Contractor Behind Botched I-84 project in Conn.
Mar 8 2007 // The insurance company that guaranteed a contractor’s work on the apparently botched widening of Interstate 84 in the Waterbury area is suing, claiming company officials siphoned off millions of dollars for personal...
La. AG Says Contractor Fraud Fugitive Arrested in Fla.
Mar 5 2007 // Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr., recently announced that his office has arrested an individual suspected of defrauding numerous homeowners in Orleans, Jefferson and St. Charles Parish who were trying to repair their...
Arrowhead Wholesale adds Contractors Program
Feb 26 2007 // Arrowhead Wholesale Insurance Services LLC has added a general liability market for artisan and general contractors. More than 50 classes are considered, in addition to general contractors. Premium is based on gross...
Maverick Commercial Offers Program for Calif. Commercial Contractors
Feb 22 2007 // Calabasas, Calif.-based Maverick Commercial Insurance Services has added a new program for artisan contractors, which includes workers’ compensation, general liability and automobile coverage. The program is an...
Jimcor Adds Business Auto Coverage for N.J. Artisan Contractors
Feb 15 2007 // Insurance broker Jimcor Agencies has announced a new facility to provide business auto coverage for artisan contractors, mobile catering trucks, manufacturers and distributors in New Jersey. The carrier is admitted in New...
Insurance Skills Center Hosts Contractors & Builders Conference
Feb 7 2007 // Insurance Skills Center is hosting its Contractors & Builders Conference in five locations in Ontario, Sacramento and Fresno,Calif., and Las Vegas and Seattle. The conference is filed for 15 continuing education...
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...
