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General Liability vs. Professional Liability: What’s the Difference?

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When it comes to protecting your contracting business from claims and lawsuits, it can be tough to know what type of insurance you should purchase. General liability insurance protects businesses from claims of property damage or injury caused by their workers or incurred on their property. It can pay for medical costs and legal fees.

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Carpenter’s Insurance: Who Needs It & Why

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You can practice safety and use common sense on the job, but there’s no way to predict when accidents or injuries might occur. Carpenter’s insurance is a financial instrument that helps protect your business if accidents, injuries, or illnesses occur in a work-related capacity. What is carpenter insurance?

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Subcontractor Insurance: 7 Policies Subs Should Consider for Their Business

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When a subcontractor is uninsured, the business can still be liable for any property damage or injury to others. If your business is found to have caused an injury or accident, the other party will seek damages. Medical expenses, property damage, and legal defense costs can grow quickly. Workers compensation insurance.

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constructionattorneyblog: Sole Proximate Cause Defense Reaffirmed

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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. « Arbitrators award attorneys fees, contract notwithstanding | Main. Sole Proximate Cause Defense Reaffirmed.

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Completed Operations: A Contractor’s Guide to Coverage, Cost, & More

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Completed operations insurance covers property damage or injury caused by work that a contractor performed in the past. The coverage kicks in when: The contract has been completed All of the work has been completed The work has been put to its intended use. Learn more: The most common types of insurance policies in construction.

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DESPITE HAVING TWICE SIGNED CONTRACT, CORPORATE

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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. DESPITE HAVING TWICE SIGNED CONTRACT, CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVE NOT NECESSARILY OBLIGATED TO PERSONALLY ARBITRATE. Merrill Lynch , 2012 U.S.

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Characteristics of Strategic Collaboration and Efficient Construction Project Delivery

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Partnering in major contracts: Paradox and metaphor. incentive contracts. construction: a case study on MTRC TKE contract 604 in Hong Kong. Channel Tunnel Rail Link: a contract partnership. construction contracting. Partnering: contracting for the future. A survey of supply chain collaboration and.