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

Levelset

If you’re bidding on contract work, you will likely need a COI per terms of a legal agreement. 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. Why a certificate of insurance matters. When do I need to provide a COI?

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Difference Between Tort and Contract | What Is Tort |  What Is Contract | What Is Contract Law | What Is Tort Law

CivilJungle

It will embrace intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence, money losses, injuries, invasion of privacy, and so on. A contract is termed as a document which is done by law and completed between two individual partie s. It is basically common the act of agreement between two parties if there is some wrong appearance.

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#89:  COVID-19 as a “Hazardous Substance” Justifying Delay or Suspension

NH Construction Law

For everyone’s protection, construction contracts often contain provisions for suspending work when a hazardous substance is encountered at a job site, with companion clauses governing extensions of time and extra compensation. The AIA’s popular A201 General Conditions (2017), for example, contains these provisions: § 10.3.1

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

Levelset

Below is a list of coverages that can be obtained through a separate policy or amendment to an existing agreement. . General liability insurance : A GL policy may help cover the cost of bodily injury or property damage that occurs on a jobsite. General liability may help pay for the cost of repair. . The next step.

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Does GC Insurance Cover Subcontractors?

Levelset

At their core, insurance policies are agreements between two parties: the insurer and the policyholder. A general liability insurance policy protects the policyholder from claims of property damage or bodily injury caused by the contractor or its employees. In some cases, a wrap policy may even include worker’s compensation coverage.

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A lesson for Architectural Firms: be careful how you pay employees

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. professional capacity." Childers, Architect, Inc.

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Construction Jobsite Safety: Strategies and Resources for Worker Well-Being

Pro Builder

Consider these elements of a training and awareness program to save lives, mitigate injuries, and reduce liability and costs . Selective Insurance recently released the results of a 10-year study of workplace injury trends , based on 110,000 workers’ compensation claims between 2011 and 2021. Fri, 08/05/2022 - 07:00.

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