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Subcontractor Insurance: 7 Policies Subs Should Consider for Their Business

Levelset

When a subcontractor is uninsured, the business can still be liable for any property damage or injury to others. If your business is found to have caused an injury or accident, the other party will seek damages. Since you’re likely familiar with personal auto insurance, commercial coverage works much the same way.

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What Is a Certificate of Insurance (COI) for Contractors — and When Do You Need One?

Levelset

Some parties — like owners and GCs — will want some assurances that any not-at-fault, job-related accidents or injuries will not cause them financial harm. A plumber could leave a line uncapped causing water damage, or a roofer could drop plywood on a worker below, causing injury. When do I need to provide a COI?

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constructionattorneyblog: New AIA documents and Arbitration

Construction Lawyer

His book, Legal Guide to AIA Documents, published by Aspen Publishing, is in its fifth edition. The cases with which he has been involved are varied and wide-ranging and include personal injury, breach of contract, criminal defense, commercial disputes, and consumer fraud. New AIA documents and Arbitration.

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

Levelset

General liability insurance : A GL policy may help cover the cost of bodily injury or property damage that occurs on a jobsite. A workers’ compensation policy may help cover the cost of medical treatment for such injuries. . Damaged wall: While carrying a ladder, you may incidentally bust a hole in the finished drywall.

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Advancing our time-honored traditions through technological innovation

The Korte Company

For example, we can integrate cameras through software like OpenSpace to document and track project progress. But it can be slow — especially as evolving technologies in other areas of our lives have heightened our expectations for the instantaneous. Always keeping our eye on the future, we’re exploring new ways to do things.

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The high cost of low maintenance

BD+C

Additionally, personal injury or death occurs resulting in the loss of use of the space and legal expenses. These include periodic engineering assessments of structures to identify maintenance repair needs, preparation of repair documents and implementation of specified repairs by a qualified restoration contractor.

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Does UK Fire Safety Need Hammering Home?

Constructonomics

An illegal extension has left a landlord with a £24,000 and a criminal record, after local council safety officers deemed it to be in an “appalling condition” with numerous safety issues – including a slew of fire safety offences which put the building’s occupants at a very real risk of injury or death.

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