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Subcontractor Insurance: 7 Policies Subs Should Consider for Their Business

Levelset

Let’s take a look a subcontractor insurance: when it’s needed, what happens if a sub goes uninsured, and what policies subs can use to protect their businesses from risk. Subcontractor business liability insurance should be retained since a catastrophic claim could bankrupt most all painting contractors.

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

Levelset

Not all accidents that happen on jobs are large-scale and catastrophic. You pay pennies on the dollar for coverage that could range into the millions for general liability (GL) insurance, for example. General liability insurance : A GL policy may help cover the cost of bodily injury or property damage that occurs on a jobsite.

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Last, but NOT Least: Why You Should Take a Closer Look at Your Next Indemnification Clause

Construction and Infrastructure Law

A standard or canned indemnification clause might work to undo all of the effort that has gone into properly allocating risk. Indemnification clauses are arguably the most important part of an agreement when an accident or dispute arises on a project. This is an easy way to avoid unexpected liability.

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Last, but NOT Least: Why You Should Take a Closer Look at Your Next Indemnification Clause

Construction and Infrastructure Law

A standard or canned indemnification clause might work to undo all of the effort that has gone into properly allocating risk. Indemnification clauses are arguably the most important part of an agreement when an accident or dispute arises on a project. This is an easy way to avoid unexpected liability.

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Unlimited liability for designers and contractors

Construction Lawyer

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. Sabo & Zahn LLC is an Illinois Limited Liability Company. In other words, you use the stuff we post here at your own risk. Copyright Notice. Disclaimer.

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Which Insurance Carrier Is Responsible for Damages on a Construction Project? Depends.

Best Practices Construction Law

There are multiple types of insurance coverage for the various risks on a construction project. However, when there are multiple insurance carriers covering the same risk (i.e., In this case, Insurance Company #1 participated in the defense of the electrical subcontractor and ultimately paid to settle the dispute.

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constructionattorneyblog: Non-signatories bound by arbitration.

Construction Lawyer

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. Sabo & Zahn LLC is an Illinois Limited Liability Company. In other words, you use the stuff we post here at your own risk. Copyright Notice. Disclaimer.