Latest Contractors Headlines
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Construction Renovation: Property Flips and Insurance
Jun 16 2014 // The number of U.S. single family home sales attributed to flipping is on the decline but that isn’t deterring investors. Despite the percentage of flipped homes shrinking to 3.7 percent of the total homes sold, the...
California Sweep Leads to Citations for Underground Operators
Jun 13 2014 // A multi-agency task force consisting of more than 100 detectives and investigators focused on curbing California’s underground economy conducted a sweep across major metropolitan areas statewide issuing more than 60...
New Missouri Laws Expand Paperless Options, Insurance Protections
Jun 11 2014 // Under new laws signed by Gov. Jay Nixon, Missourians now have more paperless options when receiving policy information from their insurance companies, and commercial property owners will see expanded insurance protections,...
U.S. Risk Pros Launches an Enhanced Professional Liability Program for Architects and Engineers, Construction Managers, and Design/Build Contractors
Jun 9 2014 // Dallas, TX – June 9, 2014 – U.S. Risk Insurance Group, Inc., the eighth largest managing general agency and surplus lines wholesaler in the nation, announced that U.S. Risk Pros, the Professional Liability...
Conn. Fines Apple Store Contractors for Lacking Workers’ Comp Coverage
Jun 6 2014 // The Connecticut Department of Labor is fining three out-of-state contractors working at an Apple Store in West Hartford for not having worker’s compensation insurance coverage for their employees. The case has...
Texas Insurance Regulators Remind Roofers, Adjusters: You Can’t Do Both
Jun 3 2014 // The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) has issued a bulletin to insurance companies, insurance adjusters and roofers, reminding them that a roofing contractor who is also an insurance adjuster cannot perform both duties...
ProSight Specialty Expands Energy Market Coverage with Three New Programs
May 21 2014 // ProSight Specialty Insurance is expanding its reach in the energy market with the launch of three new insurance programs designed for the business needs and exposures of solar energy contractors, propane and fuel dealers,...
The Emerging Hail Risk: What the Hail is Going On?
May 19 2014 // The number of reported claims involving hail damage to residential and commercial roofing products has increased dramatically in the past few years. Some reports place the increase at almost double historical claim...
Louisiana Citizens Insurance Initiates Home Depot Claims Program
May 7 2014 // Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. will connect its policyholders with experienced, licensed and insured local contractors in a program with Home Depot. The state’s property insurer of last resort says the...
Missouri Law Bars Contractors from Paying Deductibles on Commercial Property
May 2 2014 // Missouri lawmakers have given final approval to legislation that supporters say is aimed at protecting commercial property. A 2011 Missouri law bars residential contractors who fix roofs or complete other exterior repairs...
Heavy Asbestos Fines for Hanford Contractors in Washington
Apr 8 2014 // Two contractors at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington will pay more than $175,000 in fines after an investigation found alleged asbestos violations. The Environmental Protection Agency says CH2M Hill Plateau...
Texas Brine Contractors Staying in Homes Near Louisiana Sinkhole
Apr 3 2014 // Texas Brine Co. has moved contractors working on the Bayou Corne-area sinkhole in Louisiana into three homes the company purchased from residents who left after the failure of a company-operated salt dome cavern. Texas...
Penn. High Court Reaffirms Statutory Employer Defense
Mar 31 2014 // Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court on March 26 reaffirmed statutory employer defense in a general contractor liability case, in which a subcontractor was injured during construction work. The high court’s decision...
ACE, ESIS Launch Programs for Construction Industry Addressing OSHA
Mar 21 2014 // ACE has launched specialized servicing capabilities designed for the construction industry through ESIS, Inc., a risk management services company owned by ACE Group. These services are available for general contractors,...
7 Unlicensed Contractors Banned in North Dakota
Mar 20 2014 // Seven unlicensed contractors have been banned from doing business in the state because of violations of North Dakota’s consumer fraud laws. North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem announced that he has issued...
Mass. to Dump Website Contractor Over Troubled Online Health Exchange
Mar 18 2014 // Massachusetts plans on cutting ties with the contractor for its hobbled health care insurance website. The recommendation was made Monday by Sarah Iselin, who was hired by Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick to oversee a fix...
Florida’s Citizens Reaches Sinkhole Settlement
Mar 14 2014 // Florida’s state-backed property insurer said it has reached an agreement with more than 300 policyholders with sinkhole claims that officials say could save the insurer $30 million in legal fees. Citizens Property...
Court: State not Liable for Contractor in Indiana Stage Collapse
Mar 13 2014 // A court says the state isn’t responsible for work performed by a contractor involved in the 2011 Indiana State Fair stage collapse. The Indiana attorney general’s office said that a Marion County judge denied...
Court Says Military Contractors Not Entitled to Automatic Sovereign Immunity
Mar 7 2014 // KBR Inc. and Halliburton Co. are not automatically immune from claims by military service members suing over health damage from the contractors’ burn pits, a federal appeals court ruled, reversing a lower court. KBR...
Oregon Legislature Approves Bills Aimed at Fixing Ills at Insurance Exchange
Mar 6 2014 // Two bills aimed at rectifying the problems at Cover Oregon and avoiding repeats in the future advanced in the Oregon Legislature, garnering overwhelming support despite warnings from critics that they will have little...
