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Themes from the 2013 IRMI Construction Risk Conference

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Once a year, contractors, brokers, underwriters, risk managers and attorneys gather at the International Risk Management Institute (IRMI) Construction Risk Conference to examine the most pressing insurance and surety-related issues contractors are facing.

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Down Payments Are on the Rise in These 5 Costly Metros

Pro Builder

San Jose, California topped the list of the 5 U.S. metros home to the highest down payments with a hefty $142,006 average, followed by three other California metros: San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego, where down payments average $131,631, $104,749, and $98,593, respectively. Financials. Affordability.

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Salary Needed to Afford a Home in the Top 15 Metros

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The site compared median home values, property tax rates, down payment, homeowners insurance, and other debt payments to calculate these results. The metro where residents need to make the most and least are San Jose, Calif. Three California cities – San Jose, Los Angeles and San Diego – are included in the 15 largest U.S.

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Do's and don'ts for operating drones

BD+C

Even though the FAA has broadened its parameters for operating drones, Garrett Hurley, whose firm, SD Aerial Media, San Diego, has shot footage on construction sites using drones, is convinced that 85-90% of drone operators aren’t FAA certified under the agency’s Part 107 rules or aren’t covered (as his firm is) by liability insurance. .

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California Health Care Firm Moving Headquarters To Carmel, IN

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In Carmel, IN, executives from San Diego, CA-based American Specialty Health Inc. Executives from American Specialty Health Incorporated (ASH), a health services company, have announced the company’s plans to move its corporate headquarters from San Diego, CA to Carmel, IN, creating up to 675 new jobs by 2016.

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CFMA 2013 Annual Conference: What’s In It for Me?

Carol Hagen

This year is no exception as many will make the trek to San Diego to reconnect with friends, accumulate needed CPE credits and have fun. The CFMA conference lunches, networking and social activities provide time for mini consultations with speakers, exhibitors, CPAs, and Insurance experts from across the country.

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Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona

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Furthermore, Arizona is a right-to-work state with a very low unionization rate, one of the lowest unemployment insurance tax rates in the nation, and workers compensations rates that are much lower than the national average. Adjacent to San Diego Padres and Seattle Mariners spring training facility. In 2016, U.S.

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