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9 Types of Insurance You Need to Protect Your Contractor Business

Construction Marketing

Between the potential for accidents and injuries on the job site and the risk of lawsuits, it’s important to have insurance to protect yourself from financial losses, but what kind of insurance do you need? Here’s an overview of the most important types of insurance for contractors. Builders Risk Insurance.

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FAQs About Contractor Management Platforms

Safety Services Company

Let’s get some clarity on some of this year’s FAQs about Contractor Management platforms and how you can conquer each quarter! Question: I Needed to Report Injuries on My OSHA Logs. Answer: Keep in mind that injuries and incidents will affect your safety status. To receive it, talk to your workers comp insurance carrier.

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Contractor Management and Prequalification: Why Are They Necessary?

Safety Services Company

For contractors, these come in the form of a process known as prequalification and contractor management. What is Contractor Management? Contractor management is a series of checks ensuring that the contractors follow up-to-date safety practices and conform to health and regulatory standards.

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What Is an Insurance Endorsement? A Contractor’s Guide

Levelset

When working in construction, your insurance policy gets issued as a fairly standard contract. At the core, you have property coverage for your tools and equipment, along with a liability component that protects your financial assets in case there’s a work-related accident or injury that you may have some responsibility for. .

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What is Equipment Floater Insurance for Contractors?

Levelset

Your base insurance policy may offer some coverage for unexpected damage to some business property, but making assumptions about the extent of coverage could lead to some financial distress. . An equipment floater offers insurance protection for your business property as it moves from location to location. What is an equipment floater?

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Additional Insured Status: Playing the Speak-Out Game on a Construction Project

Best Practices Construction Law

Reading and understanding an insurance policy on a construction project can be a lot like understanding my kids playing Speak Out. Proper insurance coverage is an important risk management tool for contractors, subcontractors, project owners/developers and design professionals. Nautilus Insurance Co. ,

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Using Contract Skilled Labor Can Reduce Workers’ Compensation Risk—Here’s How

Pro Builder

Employee safety is a top concern for builders not only looking to prevent injuries on the jobsite, but also workers’ compensation risk, something which, according to NAHB, can be avoided through employee staffing partnerships.