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7 Contractor Tips for Dealing With Insurance Adjusters & Owners

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In turn, the owner is relying on the insurance company to pay their claim. Dig deeper: What contractors need to know about the insurance claims process. Here are seven tips to follow when dealing with customers, insurance adjusters, and the appraisal process. Contractors shouldn’t be claims negotiators,” Brown says.

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How to Get Paid on New York Public Projects

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Public works construction in these areas is lucrative and can provide major boosts for contractors, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t also challenges in these projects — contractors deal with payment issues on these projects just as much as they deal with them on private ones. New York bond claims. times the amount owed.

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Assignment of Benefits for Contractors: Pros & Cons of Accepting an AOB

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When a property owner files an insurance claim to cover a restoration or roofing project, the owner typically deals directly with the insurance company. Contractors often wish they could simply deal with the insurance company directly through an assignment of benefits. AOBs take the homeowner out of the claims equation.

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How to Get Paid on Washington State Public Projects

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Protecting your payment rights on public works projects is crucial, as contractors deal with payment issues on these projects just as much as on private ones. In the event of a payment dispute, contractors file claims against the payment bond instead of against the property itself. Washington State bond claim laws.

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Payment of Retainage with “conditions attached” Deemed Non-Payment

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Given the amount of leftover Halloween candy in our house, you bet that I can make some deals with my kiddos: “If you do this, I will give you some candy” … or … “If you don’t stop doing this … I won’t give you any candy.” ” The contractor did not reply.

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Best Construction Blog: Cobb Law Group

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The Cobb Law Group ‘s blog: Georgia Construction, Bond and Lien Law Blog , has been a finalist in previous Best Construction Blog competitions , and continues to provide a combination of solid legal advice and more general commentary, some of which is more lighthearted than the blog’s necessarily serious primary topic.

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Getting Paid – Notice of Contract Filing

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As most people in that situation are aware, the Private Works Act (should that be the applicable act) provides very specific instructions for preserving your claims and privileges in this situation. In common terms, the PWA allows you to lien property in order to secure your right to payment. What is a Notice of Contract?