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Business Interruption Insurance in Construction: What Contractors Need to Know

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One way to help protect yourself from some of these perils is by having business interruption insurance for construction. This type of insurance can help ensure that you’re able to continue operations if something happens that causes you to lose income. What does business interruption insurance cover ?

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Louisiana Contractors – Workers Compensation Insurance

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Back in 2009 this blog reported on the very topic of Workers Compensation insurance, stating that 1 and 5 businesses are breaking workers compensation laws. The main reason being is due to the exorbitant price of this insurance on contractors.

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Insurance for Electricians: What It Covers & Why You May Need It

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Scenarios like these stress the need for an electrician to have insurance coverage in place. Thus, a strong insurance plan helps you rest easier both on and off the job. Why can an electrical contractor use insurance? A series of small mishaps like these could put a dent in your profit margins from year to year.

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Attn Contractors: Workers' Comp Costs Likely to Increase Beginning January 1, 2013

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Over my legal career, I have handled a significant amount of workers' compensation disputes, representing injured employees, defending employers and insurance carriers, and even a few years working for an appellate judge that addressed workers' compensation appeals. The National Council on Compensation Insurance, Inc.

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Key Financial & Safety Metrics for Subcontractor Qualification 

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FINANCIAL RATIOS: PROFITABILITY . Gross Profit Margin . Gross Profit Margin indicates the gross profit (revenue less cost of sales) as a percentage of overall revenue. . Return on Assets measures how effectively assets are being used to generate net profit. . Net Profit Margin . Return on Assets .

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UNDERSTANDING EXPERIENCE MODIFICATION RATES

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Your EMR is the number insurance carriers look at when determining what you’ll pay for a Workers’ Compensation premium. It reflects your company’s past injury and illness incidents and lets the insurance carrier calculate future risk. This also means that they will be paying up to 10 percent more in insurance premiums.

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Top 8 Construction Health and Safety Hazards — and Ways to Protect Your Jobsite

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Financial distress can result from a lack of skilled labor and possible workers’ compensation insurance claims. . Continuously drinking water or sports beverages will help compensate for sweat loss that also results in less threatening occurrences of exhaustion, dizziness, and fainting.

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