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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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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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Job Order Contracting Guide

Job Order Contracting

Labor rates are for direct labor, without overhead and profit, however include fringe benefits and allowances for Social Security and Medicare taxes, worker’s compensation, unemployment insurance and employee benefits. Payroll taxes and workman’s compensation are included in the labor rates. copyright of CSI.

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Hard Cost Estimating of Labor Worksheet

Construction Cost Estimating

In order to make exact estimate for your work as well as profitability, it is essential to determine your labor costs. Here, the total projected cost is then highlighted with a prearranged factor hence the selling price also includes your overhead and planned profit.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

INSURANCE |. Product Spotlight. Production and quality are generally put first with safety generally being an after thought. A safe work environment is one of the most straight forward ways to decrease workers compensation expenses. Fewer accidents also mean lower insurance premiums, which mean lower labor costs.

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Home Building by the Numbers

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The Shinn Group’s long-running Fin-Op analysis, backed by decades of data, offers builders a road map to profitability and a benchmark of performance. Predicting Profit: How to Know Your Margin Before You Close. Predicting Profit: How to Know Your Margin Before You Close. What makes a builder consistently profitable?