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A Plumbing Contractor’s Guide to Insurance Coverage

Levelset

Plumbing contractors should include business insurance as an integral part of their financial strategy. With numerous policies available, the plumbing contractor’s insurance landscape offers many ways for you to protect your physical and financial business assets. What is plumber’s insurance? Worker injury.

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Preparing and protecting facilities from flood risks

Construction Specifier

Whether the motivation is building code compliance, building protection and performance, or insurance premium reductions, it is necessary for facility owners and managers to address flood risk and determine how to protect their facilities. Zones B, C, and X are areas of low to moderate flood risk. Zone A has a high risk of flooding.

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Check Construction Vibration Impact Zone With Your Phone

Construction Equipment

The Travelers insurance company has introduced a new digital tool that can help contractors identify areas around a construction site that may be negatively affected by the ground vibrations caused by heavy equipment.

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More than half of Houston properties at high or moderate risk of flooding are not in FEMA flood zone

BD+C

Properties outside those zones don't need flood insurance, so many flood victims of Hurricane Harvey will not have access to insurance reimbursements to make repairs. About 52% of residential and commercial properties in the Houston metro are at “High” or “Moderate” risk of flooding, but are not in a (SFHA), CoreLogic says.

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Storms Leave Waterfront Homes With Wreckage and Owners With High Costs

Pro Builder

After Hurricane Sally damaged the roof of one Florida couple’s waterfront home, insurance payouts only covered two-thirds of actual damages. The couple put $100,000 of their own money into repairs although they pay $28,000 annually for their insurance coverage. Another Florida couple experienced $1.3

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Nearly Two-Thirds of Homebuyers Are Hesitant to Move to Housing Markets Hit by Extreme Weather

Pro Builder

While the majority of all demographics surveyed expressed hesitation about moving to at-risk regions, Gen Z respondents were the least likely to relocate to risky areas, while 52% of Baby Boomers were hesitant to move to extreme weather zones. Homebuyers should always purchase flood insurance and invest in impact windows if they can.”.

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Safety In the Fast Lane

Construction Business Owner

He explained that a motorist had driven into the work zone, striking and killing two employees. Finally, his insurance broker would mobilize its claims, safety and risk management personnel to assist after these men prematurely lost their lives. The contractor said, "There's been an accident; two of our workers are dead."

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