Latest Contractors Headlines
All the headlines from our Contractors Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Burn Victim Settles Suit Against IBM, Contractor for $9.5M
Mar 28 2005 // An apprentice technician who received burns on 60 percent of his body after an electrical explosion, settled a lawsuit this week against engineering contract firm Fluor Corp. and technology powerhouse IBM...
Roofing Contractors, Workers’ Compensation Insurance and Profits
Mar 21 2005 // Making the Puzzle Pieces Fit Begin a conversation with any roofing contractor with the words workers’ comp insurance and profits in the same sentence and you’ll probably be met with a confused look. By all...
GL for Roofing Contractors
Mar 21 2005 // Nuts & Bolts: M.E. James Surplus Lines Ins. Agency is offering a general liability program for commercial and residential roofing contractors. The coverage is a limited claims-made form offering up to five years prior...
Calif. Authorities Warn of Getting Soaked by Fraudulent Contractors Following Storms
Mar 10 2005 // As the damage from the recent California storms is tallied, a new peril threatens homeowners — con artists posing as contractors and public adjusters. These criminals come out of the woodwork after disasters, preying...
NEW RRG TO OFFER GL TO CALIF. CONTRACTORS AND ARTISANS:
Mar 7 2005 // United Contractors Insurance Company Inc., a new risk retention group domiciled in the District of Columbia, will offer general liability coverage to California contractors and artisans in commercial and residential...
Contractors Liability
Mar 7 2005 // Nuts & Bolts: Trinity E&S Ins. Services Inc. of Bermuda Dunes, Calif., has expanded its in-house contractors liability program to include the states of Nevada, Arizona, Oregon and Washington. The program,...
Washington Dept. of Labor Fines Contractor over Workers’ Comp Violations
Mar 3 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...
ACE USA Unveils Online Platform for Contractors Pollution Liability Coverage
Mar 1 2005 // ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of The ACE Group of Companies, announced that its ACE Environmental Risk unit has launched a web-based underwriting facility that enables brokers to access Contractors...
