Latest Contractors Headlines
All the headlines from our Contractors Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Okla. DOL Wrestles with End of Workers’ Comp Non-Coverage Program
Jun 9 2005 // The Oklahoma Department of Labor reported it is trying to determine the extent of the impact of the Legislature’s decision to repeal two sections of Oklahoma law and abolish the Certificate of Non-Coverage (CNC)...
Summit Launches Contractors Insurance Program
Jun 8 2005 // Las Vegas, NV – Summit Insurance Services, Inc. has launched a new insurance program designed specifically for commercial contractors in California. The program is underwritten by an AM Best Financial Performance...
Contractor Sentenced in Comp Fraud Case
Jun 6 2005 // The owner of a Corona, California-based construction firm has begun serving a two-year jail sentence as part of his conviction on felony workers’ comp insurance fraud. Lawrence S. Hatfield, of Orange County, owner of...
AIA Praises Veto of Maryland Bill Involving Surety Bonds
May 24 2005 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) on Tuesday praised Maryland Gov. Robert Ehrlich (R) for vetoing legislation that would have reportedly set bad public policy for the state. SB 324 would have exposed the state of...
Tree and Landscape Contractors
May 23 2005 // Nuts & Bolts: Summit Insurance Services Inc. launched a new insurance program called ArborMAX designed specifically to protect tree and landscape contractors. ArborMAX offers general liability, property, inland...
The Nitty Gritty of Blue Collar Programs
May 23 2005 // Program Managers Working for the Working Class For some program administrators, blue is the color of money. While other insurance programs target lawyers, insurance agents and various white-collar occupations, some of the...
My Brother’s Keeper-Duties and Liabilities of Agents and Brokers
May 23 2005 // Insurance plays an important role in today’s society in protecting individuals and businesses from different risks. A wide variety of policies and products have been developed to cover common, and not so common,...
Calif. Contractor Sentenced in Workers’ Comp Fraud Case; Will Pay State Fund $605,940
May 17 2005 // The owner of a Corona, California-based construction firm has begun serving a two-year jail sentence as part of his conviction on felony workers’ compensation insurance fraud. Lawrence S. Hatfield, 59, of Orange...
Three Suspects Arraigned on Premium Fraud Charges
May 12 2005 // Three suspects were arraigned May 11 in Ventura County Superior Court in connection with a workers’ compensation premium fraud investigation conducted by the California Department of Insurance Fraud Division. Tomer...
Tree, Landscape Contractors
May 9 2005 // Nuts & Bolts: Summit Insurance Services Inc. launched a new insurance program called ArborMAX designed specifically to protect tree and landscape contractors. ArborMAX offers general liability, property, inland...
Fla. Cabinet Told: 186 Insurers Still Have 57,830 Claims Open from Storms
May 3 2005 // Kevin McCarty, Florida Office of Insurance Regulation Commissioner reported Tuesday morning to the Florida Cabinet that 186 insurers have reported they still have 57,830 claims open. “Last month, we were still facing...
AIG WorldSource Enhances DBA Insurance Program
Apr 28 2005 // AIG WorldSource(R), a division of the Domestic Brokerage Group of American International Group, has announced enhancements to several key components of its Defense Base Act (DBA) coverage program. AIG WorldSource will now...
Fla. Homeowners Have Money, But Contractors, Roofers Unavailable to Make Repairs
Apr 19 2005 // April 18 was the deadline for insurers to finish processing and paying off 1.69 million hurricane damage claims across Florida, but they still have nine days to go before they have to tell the state how many claims remain...
Fla. Wraps Up Workers’ Comp Compliance Sweep
Apr 15 2005 // Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher on Friday announced the completion of a sweep of construction sites across areas of Florida to verify that employers are complying with state workers’...
La. Contractor Finding Visit to Fla. Not so Great; Felony Charges Filed for Lack of Workers’ Comp
Apr 15 2005 // A Louisiana contractor is facing felony charges for reportedly failing to obtain workers’ compensation insurance for workers he brought into the state to rebuild hurricane-damaged roofs in Central Florida. Todd...
Insurers Offer Advice to Storm Victims in Okla.
Apr 7 2005 // An insurance trade association with responsibility for Oklahoma and Texas reported that the violent storm that struck Tulsa recently will cost tens of millions of dollars in insured losses. “The full extent of the...
IDAHO PASSES CONTRACTOR BILL:
Apr 4 2005 // A bill requiring building contractors to carry at least $300,000 in liability insurance recently passed the Senate and will now go to Governor Dirk Kempthorne, according to the Idaho Press-Tribune. The bill, which passed...
Residential and General Contractors
Apr 4 2005 // Nuts & Bolts: McFall General Agency Inc. is offering coverage for residential and general contractors for the small to medium size general contractor for both commercial and residential projects. Habitational work is...
Wash. DOL Fines Contractor over Workers’ Comp Violations
Apr 4 2005 // The Washington Department of Labor and Industries has put Skanska USA Building Inc. on notice that it will lose its certificate to self-insure if it doesn’t improve the way it manages workers’ compensation...
Insurers Warn of Scam Contractors in Wake of Central Texas Storms
Apr 1 2005 // People suffering damage to their homes and businesses a result of the storms that swept across Austin, Texas, over the Easter weekend were warned to be aware of unscrupulous contractors ready to take advantage of storm...
