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Contractors Acting As Public Insurance Adjusters Irk States
Sep 5 2011 // Public adjusting activity is not welcome or licensed in all states and even in some where it is, the practice is coming under close scrutiny. In particular, states are cracking down on roofing and other contractors who...
Louisiana’s Suit Against Katrina Whistleblowers Dismissed
Aug 26 2011 // A federal judge on Aug. 24 dismissed a lawsuit by the state of Louisiana accusing two self-described whistleblowers of illegally copying and circulating documents containing confidential information about homeowners...
Vermont Contractor Gets 30 Days for No Workers’ Comp
Aug 22 2011 // The Vermont attorney general’s office said a Williston County contractor was sentenced to 30 days in jail for violating Vermont’s workers’ compensation laws. Donald Bevins, who operated “Twin City...
Chartis Expands NextGen Protection to Project Contractors
Aug 18 2011 // Chartis has expanded NextGen Protection, a suite of environmental insurance products offered through its Environmental division, for project contractors. The latest product in the NextGen Protection suite is CPL...
Group of Allstate Agents Votes to Unionize
Aug 18 2011 // A group of Allstate agents who say the insurer controls them like employees rather than as independent contractors voted to affiliate with a union — a move the agents hope will help dissolve some of their concerns...
Tennessee Still Cleaning Up After April’s Tornadoes
Aug 12 2011 // The Rev. Bill Akers stood in a yard in Lookout Valley, pointing across a small valley at two stumps, gnarled remnants rising out of barren dirt in a place once flush with trees. Just a few hundred yards away, brush lined...
Navigators Expands Online Contractors Pollution Liability Insurance
Aug 8 2011 // The Navigators Group Inc. and its principal underwriting agency subsidiary, Navigators Management Co. Inc., expanded its online system for contractors pollution liability insurance. New enhancements to the online platform...
Chartis Expands Building Services Contractors’ General Liability Coverage
Aug 5 2011 // Chartis introduced a new general liaiblity product for building services contractors to address several target casualty exposures in a single endorsement. As part of a full suite of primary casualty solutions for the real...
Travelers Builds Marine Construction Program for Contractors
Aug 1 2011 // Travelers has developed a new marine construction program for construction contractors working with both the marine and non-marine exposures in and around the water. The Travelers Marine Construction program can be...
Allstate Agents Hope Unionization Sparks Changes at Insurer
Aug 1 2011 // Some unhappy Allstate Insurance agents who say the insurer controls them like employees even though they are independent contractors are moving to affiliate with a union. The National Association of Professional Allstate...
Audit Criticizes Administration of Defense Base Insurance Program
Jul 29 2011 // A recent governmental audit of the workers’ compensation insurance program for U.S. government contractors working on Afghanistan reconstruction is highly critical of the program’s administration by the U.S....
Contractors Acting As Public Insurance Adjusters Irk States
Jul 29 2011 // Public adjusting activity is not welcome or licensed in all states and even in some where it is, the practice is coming under close scrutiny. In particular, states are cracking down on roofing and other contractors who...
Contractor Will Not Increase Fund for LA Train Crash Victims
Jul 28 2011 // A contractor that employed the engineer blamed for the deadly 2008 crash of a Metrolink commuter train in Los Angeles won’t add more money to a $200 million victim’s compensation fund. Veolia Environment...
All Risks’ Quick Quoting Division Adds Western Contractor Market
Jul 27 2011 // The Quick Quoting Division of All Risks, Ltd. will offer 15% commission with a new A. M. Best “A” rated market, which provides general liability coverage for artisan contractors and general contractors on the...
Allstate Agents Hope Unionization Sparks Changes at Insurer
Jul 26 2011 // Some unhappy Allstate Insurance agents who say the insurer controls them like employees even though they are independent contractors are moving to affiliate with a union. The National Association of Professional Allstate...
RISC Adds Admitted Program for Demolition Contractors
Jul 15 2011 // Dallas-based RISC has introduced Demolition Select, a new admitted insurance program for demolition contractors nationwide. The program offers a variety of coverages including general liability, property, auto, inland...
Ullico Casualty, Philadelphia Partner to Offer Surety to Union Contractors
Jul 11 2011 // Ullico Casualty Group, Inc. and Ullico Casualty Co. have formed a strategic alliance with property and casualty insurance carrier Philadelphia Insurance Cos. The partnership allows Philadelphia to deliver contract and...
California Completes Majestic Insurance Transfer to AmTrust
Jul 11 2011 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones announced on July 8 the “successful implementation” of a court-approved rehabilitation plan for Majestic Insurance Co., a plan that has been opposed by New York...
New York City Fixes Contractor Insurance Rule
Jul 4 2011 // Insurance agents welcomed a decision that will make it easier for contractors to meet New York City’s insurance requirements. The New York City Department of Buildings has promised to modify its general liability...
Calif. Contractor Sentenced for Insurance Fraud
Jun 29 2011 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones announced that Monica Mui Ung, 51, owner and president of NBC General Contractor Corp. (NBC), has entered guilty pleas in Alameda Superior court for violating section 11880 of...
