Latest Contractors Headlines
All the headlines from our Contractors Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Ill. AG Warns Residents to Guard Against Home Repair Fraud
Mar 14 2006 // As Springfield and central Illinois homeowners and businesses assess the damage from a tornado Sunday evening and the severe storms and wind that struck in a second and third wave, Attorney General Lisa Madigan has warned...
Controversy Brews Between Insurers and Construction Contractors in Wis.
Mar 7 2006 // A controversial settlement between Milwaukee’s Miller Park stadium district and a construction contractor has left excessive and unjustified legal bills, according to insurance companies left on the hook for those...
Why are construction managers difficult to insure?
Mar 6 2006 // When building or remodeling a house, homeowners often will turn to their construction manager to assist in overseeing building, recommending and selecting bidders, and securing permits. The construction manager will likely...
Washington On the Hunt for Unregistered Contractors, Electricians
Mar 3 2006 // Six new employees of Washington’s Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) are canvassing the state for contractors and electricians who are ignoring registration and licensing laws and gaining an unfair...
TDI Orders Two Bond Companies to Cease and Desist
Mar 2 2006 // The Texas Department of Insurance announced it recently took action against two bonding companies operating in the Houston area. Both companies, International Fidelity & Surety Ltd. and Providential Surety Company...
Cambridge General Offers Swimming Pool Contractors Program
Feb 28 2006 // California-based Cambridge General Agency is offering a new market for swimming pool contractors in California whose primary job is construction, installation, service, repair or renovation of in-ground or above ground,...
Crouse and Associates Offers Contractors’ Land Improvement Program
Feb 24 2006 // Crouse and Associates has introduced a land improvement program designed for small- to medium-sized residential and commercial contractors. Target classes include: *Concrete curbs, gutter and sidewalks, shipping docks and...
Young agent tricks and treats
Feb 19 2006 // Like many of you, I started my insurance career with an empty desk and a phone. Over the years I have learned some tips or ‘tricks’ I have used effectively to generate sales. Cold calling was the first lesson I...
CPCU speaker describes what to watch out for with Certificates of Insurance
Feb 19 2006 // Certificates of Insurance: The Second Most Dangerous Piece of Paper,” including specifics about various insurance contract terms and provisions, and what to do and not to do with certificates of insurance were...
Young agent tricks and treats
Feb 19 2006 // Any activity done ouside the office is always better than doing something in the office. Like many of you, I started my insurance career with an empty desk and a phone. Over the years I have learned some tips or...
Six Floridians Cheated GCs, Arrested in $15M Workers’ Comp Scam
Feb 13 2006 // A multimillion-dollar workers’ compensation scam that raked in its perpetrators more than $15 million has been cracked by state and local officials who have arrested six men in Boca Raton, Fla. and charged them with...
Insurance Ranks Third on Fla. Attorney General’s List of Common Scams
Feb 8 2006 // Insurance scams, especially hurricane-related complaints, ranked third in a list of top categories of fraud complaints received by Attorney General Charlie Crist’s office in 2005. The top categories on the list,...
Young agent tricks and treats
Feb 6 2006 // Like many of you, I started my insurance career with an empty desk and a phone. Over the years I have learned some tips or ‘tricks’ I have used effectively to generate sales. Cold calling was the first lesson I...
Young agent tricks and treats
Feb 5 2006 // Any activity done ouside the office is always better than doing something in the office. Like many of you, I started my insurance career with an empty desk and a phone. Over the years I have learned some tips or...
LIG Schedules Four One-Day Marine Contractors’ Workshops, Seminars
Feb 2 2006 // Four one-day seminars on commercial marine insurance including a Marine Contractors’ Workshop, navigating interlocking coverages, navigating commercial marine liabilities and navigating marine workers’...
Fla. CPCU Speaker Outlines Certificates of Insurance Terms, Provisions
Feb 2 2006 // “Certificates of Insurance: The Second Most Dangerous Piece of Paper,” including specifics about various insurance contract terms and provisions, and what to do and not to do with certificates of insurance were...
San Diego Roofing Contractor Sentenced for State Fund Fraud
Jan 31 2006 // San Diego County Superior Court Judge David Danielsen has sentenced a roofing contractor to a six month jail term, three years formal probation and ordered him to pay $272,000 in restitution to State Compensation Insurance...
S. Fla. Homeowners Warned ‘Be Wary’ of Hurricane Repair Contractors
Jan 24 2006 // Consumer advocates are warning South Florida homeowners to be wary of contractors who take deposits up front for hurricane repairs or shutter installations. For example, officials said a company called Palms West Shutter...
Fire and Water Restoration Plus Pollution and Mold Liability for Contractors
Jan 23 2006 // Nuts & Bolts: Bonding and Insurance Specialists Agency is offering fire and water restoration contractors general liability plus contractor’s pollution and mold liability. BISA has been writing insurance and...
Calif. Hands Down Convictions for Violating Contractor Licensing Laws
Jan 23 2006 // Ventura County, Calif., District Attorney Gregory Totten reported that the office’s Consumer and Environmental Protection Division recently obtained two convictions for violation of the California Contractors State...
