contractors insurance

• 7 CFR 1788.11 - Minimum insurance requirements for contractors, engineers, and architects.

• Code of Federal Regulations - Title 7: Agriculture

• Aug. 29 Insurance Deadline Frees Agents, Contractors From Liability

Louisiana homeowners planning to sue their insurance company after Hurricane Katrina should do so by Tuesday or they will not be able to pull insurance agents or contractors into the lawsuit, New Orleans attorneys say. Not including agents and contractors in lawsuits can hurt a policyholder's case because most insurance companies try to shift blame to agents and contractors, the attorneys said.

• New Orleans City Business
• September 14, 2006

• Commentary: Professional Liability Insurance for Contractors Often Overlooked

Recent catastrophic crane collapses in Seattle, New York City and Miami underscore a type of insurance frequently neglected: professional liability coverage for contractors. This insurance (also known as errors and omissions) generally covers negligent acts, errors and omissions in the performance of professional services. What many owners and contractors fail to realize - and adequately address - is that contractors perform some measure of professional services on nearly every construction project. When is a contractor's work "professional services"?

• Daily Journal of Commerce
• February 24, 2011

• California Appellate Court Issues A Decision That Mutual Of Omaha Insurance Agents Qualify As Independent Contractors As A Matter Of Law

On December 31, 2011, as a final act for the year, the First Appellate District of the California Court of Appeal issued a good appellate decision for...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• United States Law Articles in English

• A Directory of Markets for Contractors Insurance

The construction industry, particularly the home-building segment, has been one of the few bright spots in the economy in recent years. Yet, while contractors constitute a large market for agents and brokers, arranging insurance and surety bonding for them is far from easy. To help readers find coverage for their contractor clients' various exposures, a directory of markets is presented. It contains listings from insurance companies and intermediaries that responded to a recent survey. Most of the listings identify the types of contractors that a market prefers and the various products it offers, which can include pollution and various forms of professional liability insurance, as well as builder's risk and general liability. The listings also specify the states in which a market does b...

• American Agent & Broker
• Vol. 76 Nbr. 7, July 2004

• Triad Electric & Controls, Inc., Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. Power Systems Engineering, Inc., Et Al., Defendants, Power Systems Engineering, Inc.; Century Contractors West, Inc.; Employers Insurance of Wausau, Inc., Defendants/Counter-Claimants Appellees/Cross-Appellants., 117 F.3d 180 (5th Cir. 1997)

Fredrick R. Tulley, Kathleen Campbell Mason, Taylor, Porter, Brooks & Phillips, Baton Rouge, LA, Russell Barry Starbird, Gibbs and Bruns, Houston, TX,...

• Federal Circuits

• A.M. Best Revises Outlook to Negative for Preferred Contractors Insurance Company Risk Retention Group, LLC.

OLDWICK, N.J. -- A.M. Best Co. has revised the outlook to negative from stable and affirmed the financial strength rating of B+ (Good) and issuer cred...

• Business Wire
• July 25, 2011

• Insurance agents found to be employees, not independent contractors.

17 November 2011 Insurance agents found to be employees, not independent contractors In brief - hierarchical structure, specialised training and o...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• Nbr. 2011, January 2011

• California Appellate Court Issues A Decision That Mutual Of Omaha Insurance Agents Qualify As Independent Contractors As A Matter Of Law.

On December 31, 2011, as a final act for the year, the First Appellate District of the California Court of Appeal issued a good appellate decision for...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• Nbr. 2012, January 2012

• Travelers Construction Rolls Out Highway, Street and Road Contractors Insurance Program.

HARTFORD, Conn. -- The growing emphasis to improve the nation's transportation infrastructure is providing new opportunities for highway, street and r...

• Business Wire
• August 19, 2009