June 25, 2021
Via: Construction DiveInsurance carriers view many construction companies and contracting businesses as high-hazard. After all, many construction workers and contractors are exposed to hazards, such as falling from rooftops, working with heavy machinery, being injured by construction equipment, electrocutions and exposure to […]
Construction Processes, Financial, Legal, Sustainability
January 22, 2021
Via: Construction DiveFor contractors and small construction companies, the importance of having the right amount of the right types of business insurance can’t be overstated. For many small businesses that don’t have adequate coverage, the cost of one liability lawsuit can be […]
October 2, 2020
Via: Construction DiveThe Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Empire State chapter maintains that because of the Scaffold Law, general liability costs are higher in New York than in any other state and that some insurance carriers won’t even write policies for New […]
Construction Processes, Financial, Legal, Sustainability
September 3, 2019
Via: ENRThe insurance industry is getting into the resilience business. QBE Insurance and Ashoka – which promotes social entrepreneurship— are in the middle of what may be the first-ever resilience-focused entrepreneurial challenge for the urban environment. “The fact is the climate […]
Construction Processes, Financial
December 13, 2016
Via: ENRThe joint venture prime contractor that built the new $230-million T-Mobile Arena outside Las Vegas is suing over a construction insurance wrap-up program gone wrong, arguing that its broker promised cost savings and profits that never materialized. Hunt Construction Group […]
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