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Subcontractor Insurance: 7 Policies Subs Should Consider for Their Business

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Business insurance can help mitigate occurrences or disasters that can severely impact or destroy the good standing of your business. 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.

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Does GC Insurance Cover Subcontractors?

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Luckily, that’s what insurance is for, right? Does a general contractor’s insurance cover their subcontractors’ accidents or mistakes? While there isn’t a cut-and-dry answer to these questions, we’ll take a deeper look into insurance coverage and what happens in these situations. Who is covered by an insurance policy?

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

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To help your business remain viable, contractor’s insurance should be a crucial part of your financial strategy. Insurance also puts other parties’ minds at ease when they want to hire you as a specialty contractor. A certificate of insurance (COI) is a valid form used to prove that you carry the appropriate insurance policy.

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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? Insurance policies can help your business cover the costs of both minor and major incidents.

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Highly Profitable Contractors Control Who Receives Company Information

Contractor Bookkeeping

The primary keeper of all the documents is you, your spouse, your employees, your suppliers, your bank, your credit card company. Worker’s Compensation Provider. General Liability Insurance Provider. I know this is not a statement that any contractor wants to hear about their bookkeeping. Internal Revenue Service.

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Pennsylvania Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act: What Residential Contractors Need to Know

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The Act establishes a registration program for home improvement contractors, along with required contract provisions, minimum insurance coverage, and more. Insurance coverage. The Act also requires a minimum amount of insurance coverage when working on home improvement projects. Notice of right of rescission.

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Landmark Contractor Licensing Case Limits Disgorgement Remedy in California

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Labor Code §§ 1020-1022), and the inability to maintain a lawsuit to recover compensation for their work. The basis for the first holding is that disgorgement is both a liability created by statute and a penalty, and therefore falls under Code of Civil Procedure Section 340(a), a one year statute of limitations. & Prof.