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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. To lessen the daily risks you face on the job, a variety of insurance coverage will help insulate your organization from financial damage.

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#67:  Paying Your Subcontractor's Employees

NH Construction Law

Similarly, New Hampshire law provides that if a subcontractor doesn’t pay amounts owed to its employees under workers’ compensation laws, the general contractor must cover those as well. But hey, who ever said that general contracting was risk-free? RSA 275:46. RSA 281-A:18.

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PRIORITIZING SAFETY AT YOUR HOLIDAY PARTY

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However, it’s important that when planning a holiday party, the excitement over its positive nature doesn’t get in the way of addressing the many safety and legal risks involved. Medical insurance and workers’ compensation premiums can also take a heavy hit. Harassment and Discrimination.

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Professional Liability Insurance Explained

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Professional liability insurance, also called errors and omissions (E&O) insurance , is a form of risk transfer, meaning that the policy mitigates the risk a contractor faces in their line of work.

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Errors and Omissions (E&O) Insurance Explained for Construction?

Levelset

Errors and omissions insurance, also called professional liability insurance, is one tool that contractors can use to transfer risk away from themselves. In essence, the underwriter tries to determine a cost that anticipates the potential risks the contractor faces in the course of doing business.

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Contractors: Do You Have a Cell Phone Policy? Is It Time for an Upgrade?

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Given the legal risks involved with your superintendents, project managers and other employees, you should should be adequately prepared. Cell phones cameras, video and audio recorder capabilities, and text functions can be an employer’s worst nightmare when it comes to harassment and discrimination claims. Let’s Talk about Sex(ting).

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