Latest Contractors Headlines
All the headlines from our Contractors Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Comprehensive Liability – Specialty Trade Contractors
Jun 21 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: Construction Insurance Solutions (CIS), a program brand administrator operating through program territorial managers Norman-Spencer, McKernan Agency Inc. (NSM), RISC Insurance Specialist and Arthur J....
General Liability Program for Artisan Contractors
Jun 21 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: Anderson & Murison Inc. has a general liability program for artisan contractors. Twenty-seven specific classes qualify, including air conditioning contractors, carpentry-interior, electrical,...
Environmental Multi-Line for Contractors and Consultants
Jun 21 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: Arch Insurance Group, a division of Arch Capital Group Ltd., introduced an environmental multi-line policy, which offers insurance for environmental contractors and consultants requiring multiple...
Florida Wraps Up Workers’ Comp Compliance Sweep
Jun 20 2004 // Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher announced the completion of a sweep of construction sites across Florida to verify that employers are complying with state workers’ compensation insurance...
Government to Pay Out Millions for WC Claims in Iraq
Jun 18 2004 // Mounting deaths and injuries to American civilian contractors in Iraq could cost the U.S. government millions of dollars for hundreds of workers’ compensation claims. U.S. law requires all government contractors and...
Ky. A.G. Warns Residents About Fly-by-Night Storm Chasers Following Recent Weather
Jun 9 2004 // Recent storms in Kentucky have resulted in wide spread wind and flood damage affecting many consumers. Attorney General Greg Stumbo is warning residents needing repair work done quickly to repair storm damaged homes and...
Environmental Multi-Line for Contractors, Consultants
Jun 7 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: Arch Insurance Group introduced an environmental multi-line policy for environmental contractors and consultants requiring multiple coverages in one integrated policy. The new policy provides a broad...
New Program for Specialty Trade Contractors Launched
Jun 2 2004 // A new group of territorial program administrators has introduced a program for specialty trade contractors involved in commercial and residential construction. The group, Construction Insurance Solutions (CIS), is...
Group Aims to Create Network of Independent Mitigation and Cleaning Contractors
Jun 1 2004 // Instead of just complaining about shrinking market share, one group of independent cleaning and restoration contractors said it is seeking to take control of its destiny. The recently formed Independent Mitigation and...
Best Releases Latest Version of Underwriting Guide
May 21 2004 // A.M. Best Co. announced the release of the “second flow” of its 2004 Underwriting Guide. The publication is aimed at helping insurance underwriters and risk managers gain a better understanding of industrial...
Arch Introduces Environmental Multi-Line Policy
May 18 2004 // Arch Insurance Group, a division of Bermuda-based Arch Capital Group Ltd., has introduced an Environmental Multi-Line Policy (EMP), which offers insurance for environmental contractors and consultants requiring multiple...
Construction Liability Costs Hurt Oregon Contractors
May 18 2004 // Soaring construction liability insurance premiums are causing contractors to raise house prices and even leave the business, builders say. Insurance rates for contractors doing commercial construction also have surged, but...
Unlicensed Contractors Targeted to Protect California Wildfire Victims
Apr 21 2004 // Fifteen people have been charged with felony unlicensed contracting after an undercover operation to prevent fraud against victims of Southern California wildfires, officials said April 19. “We are sending a message...
Ten Tips to Improve a Contractor’s Surety Program
Apr 5 2004 // In today’s tight market, it’s becoming harder and harder for contractors to secure the bonds they need. Whether they are a small operation starting out, or an established leader—chances are they have found it...
Professional Liability for Homeland Security Contractors
Apr 5 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: The AIG Cos. introduced SAFETY Act Homeland Protector, a new set of product and professional liability coverages designed for companies developing and selling anti-terrorism products and technologies in...
Professional Liability for Homeland Security Department Contractors
Apr 5 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: The AIG Companies introduced SAFETY Act Homeland Protector, a new set of product and professional liability coverages designed for companies developing and selling anti-terrorism products and...
Wash. L&I Suspends Registration of Contractors
Apr 5 2004 // Two Vancouver, Wash.-area construction companies and a Port Angeles contractor are the first to lose their registration as a result of action taken by the Wash. Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) for failure to...
WIS. COURT RULES FOR CONTRACTORS ON CGL OBLIGATIONS:
Mar 22 2004 // A Jan. 9, 2004 decision by the Wisconsin Supreme Court held that standard commercial general liability (CGL) policies cover accidents caused by defective construction. Wisconsin’s high court reversed the decision of...
General Contractors Liability
Mar 22 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: Arrowhead Managed Insurance Programs is offering a new market for general contractors liability. Dollars: Minimum deductible SIR of $10,000. Minimum premium, $50,000, policy limits: $2 million to $5...
Stock Throughput and Marine Contractors
Mar 22 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: Marine Managers launched two new programs, the Stock Throughput Program and the Marine Contractors Package Program. Stock Throughput is a combination of ocean and inland cargo (road, truck, rail, air)...
