Construction Equipment

MARCH 9, 2021

NexTraq is improving its Safety and Liability Protection offer for its Dashcam by adding feature updates to the high-definition vehicle incident camera system solution. Fleet managers will now be able to request specific videos and images for specific dates, times, or locations for insight into…

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Liability Safety Management 86

Construction Dive

JUNE 25, 2019

It's important for contractors to know what their insurance policies cover and, in the case of commercial general liability, what they don't cover.

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Liability DOT Contractors Insurance 128

Construction Business Owner

MAY 15, 2018

In addition to lawsuits filed by private citizens, claims filed by federal, state and city regulators are causing more businesses to purchase Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI). The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission received 84,254 discriminatory employment practices complaints last year.

Liability 142

Liability Insurance Employment Construction 142

Levelset

AUGUST 24, 2022

Two of the most common insurance policies that contractors have are builder’s risk and general liability, which serve very different purposes. Builder’s Risk Insurance General Liability Insurance Coverage Covers a building under construction—and often tools, equipment, and materials related to the project.

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Liability Contractors Risk Injury 52

Construction Business Owner

OCTOBER 20, 2014

Owners, contractors and designers must understand their potential liability for design issues on a project before the project starts. As construction and design firms are using BIM software and other resources to improve construction efficiency, that integration is only going to increase.

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Liability Design BIM Legal 171

Construction Business Owner

AUGUST 28, 2013

Managing professional liability risks in construction can be difficult. These points rely on the ability to understand and manage contractual risk, which is arguably the most critical element to managing professional liability loss exposures.'

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Liability Management Construction Risk 120

Construction Business Owner

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Either by choice or required by contract or statute, commercial general liability (CGL), workers’ compensation, business auto and inland marine insurance (mobile equipment) are among the most common types of insurance purchased by contractors.

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Risk Liability Contractors Accidents 288

BD+C

JUNE 8, 2020

After offices and other places of business reopen following COVID-19 shutdowns , tenants and owners face increased legal liability, and property insurance plans may not cover this risk.

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Liability Risk Office Insurance 72

ENR Construction

JANUARY 27, 2021

Firms' escrow account will cover 20 years of legacy liabilities from 'forever chemicals' drinking water pollution occurring before July 1, 2015

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Liability Accounting 74

NH Construction Law

JANUARY 30, 2022

When a contractor or subcontractor is sued for defective workmanship, one of his first thoughts is likely to be whether the damages are covered by his liability insurance. Many professional liability policies have them. Few commercial general liability policies do.)

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Liability Insurance New Hampshire Defense 40

NH Construction Law

AUGUST 21, 2022

Conversely, not terminating also forgoes the protection of the bond – if termination is an enforceable condition of the surety’s liability. Wrongful termination will not only be a breach of contract giving the principal a claim for damages against the obligee, but it will forfeit the protection of the bond. In Arch Insurance Co.

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Liability Contractors AIA Contract 40

FDR Safety

DECEMBER 27, 2016

The post OSHA extends record-keeping liability to five years appeared first on FDRsafety. Review your OSHA 300 Logs for accuracy and completeness at the end of 2016. Prepare and post the OSHA 300A Summary for each establishment in your company by February 1, 2017.

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OSHA Liability Injury Regulation 120

Construction Dive

JANUARY 20, 2023

A massive rulebook that most workers won’t read can leave a contractor vulnerable to OSHA fines and lawsuits, according to panelists at AGC’s safety conference.

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AGC Safety OSHA Liability 129

Pro Builder

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

What Home Builders Should Know About Liability Insurance. cbroderick. Thu, 02/04/2021 - 12:41. Beck dives into the details on how insurance companies are changing their coverages and how builders can protect themselves through these ever-changing times.

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Liability Insurance Risk Management 52

ENR Construction

JUNE 24, 2022

A new state law will increase contractors' liability starting July 1, with exemptions for public projects and union labor.

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Liability Contractors Illinois Union 36

Construction Business Owner

JANUARY 18, 2022

This is on top of the growing array of emerging contaminant liability claims that increasingly plague jobsites and the rise of nuclear verdicts in the casualty line sector that grew by 335% from 2012 to 2019 according to American Transportation Research Institute.

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Risk Liability United States Transportation 351

Contractor Bookkeeping

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Depending on the type of contracting business you run, you could face laws regarding taxation, employment, product liability, premises liability, discrimination, health and safety, and various other regulations.

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Contract Legal Construction Liability 116

Construction Dive

JANUARY 26, 2023

The federal government is considering more labor-friendly rules, as worker groups push for joint employer wage theft laws.

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Liability Employment 111

Construction Marketing

JANUARY 13, 2022

Rigging insurance, also known as riggers liability insurance, provides cover against property loss or damage when on the hook of cranes. However, standard commercial general liability insurance policies do not cover properties of third parties that were under your control or custody. How much does crane and rigging insurance cost?

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Insurance Liability Accidents Construction 166

Construction Business Owner

JULY 23, 2021

If your construction business has suffered a financial loss due to damage, accident, crime or liability, the last thing you want to hear is that your claim is. Your Claim Has Been Denied. Alex Headley. Fri, 07/23/2021 - 09:30. not covered.

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Claims Accidents Liability Insurance 317

Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Insurance companies cannot recover environmental cleanup costs paid to their insured under the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, commonly known as Superfund, from another Potentially Responsible Party ( unless their insured had first pursued a separate claim to recover the cleanup costs from that PRP).

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Liability Insurance Legal Claims 120

Construction Business Owner

DECEMBER 14, 2012

BORDENTOWN, NJ (December 12, 2012) – Hundreds of insurance professionals attending the highly successful forum on “Contractors Professional Liability Insurance - A Visit with Underwriters” at the 32nd IRMI Construction Risk Conference in Orlando, Florida were recently rewarded with the expert insights of leading risk management executives discussing (..)

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Liability Contractors Insurance NJ 120

Construction Business Owner

OCTOBER 22, 2021

The errors and/or omissions related to engineering and architectural designs, land surveys, construction management and technical consulting are just a few of the areas where problems can lead to significant professional liability issues.

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Miami Liability Florida Architecture 298

Construction Business Owner

OCTOBER 31, 2013

Building Information Modeling (BIM) is gaining ground as construction participants recognize the benefits of computer modeling. However, participants should enter this new modeling world recognizing that these opportunities come with costs and risks.

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BIM Liability Contractors Construction 175

ENR Construction

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Firm was EPA contractor at defunct Gold King mine in Colorado when 3 M gal of toxic wastewater spilled into nearby rivers and states, but judge refuted New Mexico damage claim that firm had responsibility

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Contractors Liability New Mexico Colorado 78

ENR Construction

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Turner & Townsend analysis of industry responses say owners are picking up "majority" of liability, but one-third claim project contracts can't properly address pandemic effects; issues raised as U.K. construction growth fell 12.5% last year.

Liability 36

Liability Consulting Contract Construction 36

NH Construction Law

JULY 26, 2020

“May unintentionally faulty subcontractor work that damages an insured’s work product constitute an ‘accident’ under a commercial general liability insurance policy?” When the subcontractor installed the expansion joints in the steam boiler and related piping backwards, the heating system got damaged.

Liability 40

Liability Insurance Accidents New Hampshire 40

NH Construction Law

MARCH 28, 2021

And if a GC eschews them completely in an ostrich-like efforts to avoid becoming a “controlling employer,” but is unsuccessful, its liability for subcontractor safety violations is virtually guaranteed. The very act of implementing such measures makes its “controlling employer” status virtually assured.

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OSHA Contractors Liability Subcontracting 40

ENR Construction

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Global respondents in Turner & Townsend study say owners are picking up "majority" of liability, but one-third claim project contracts are not set up to properly address pandemic effects.

Liability 36

Liability Consulting Contract Claims 36

Construction Business Owner

JUNE 21, 2017

When pencils, paper and calculators were the go-to tools for estimating, spreadsheets represented a major breakthrough to contractors looking for a smarter solution. Now, contractors who rely on spreadsheets find themselves at a disadvantage when they compete against companies equipped with estimating software.

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Estimating Liability Contractors Equipment 130

Construction Business Owner

NOVEMBER 8, 2015

The American Institute of Architects' (AIA) semi-annual Consensus Construction Forecast recently projected that spending will increase by nearly 9 percent this year, with another 8 percent gain in 2016. Size is also an issue. In fact, findings by the United States Energy Information Administration found that there were 5.6

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Liability AIA United States Forecasting 120

Construction Business Owner

APRIL 21, 2020

Manage construction risk on your construction projects better with a CPrL professional liability policy. How to Manage Catastrophic Construction Risk. Elizabeth Manning. Tue, 04/21/2020 - 11:58.

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Construction Risk Management Liability 247

Construction Dive

AUGUST 17, 2023

As Florida joins other states using the online system, contractors should get familiar with the process so they don’t open themselves up to liability or citations.

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Liability Florida Contractors 85

Contractor Bookkeeping

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Unfortunately, when a construction business grows, and staff need to be hired – or the owner needs to take time away from the company – it's an absolute liability not having processes and systems documented in one place. They know what they must do daily and how they want to get things done.

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Construction Documentation Liability Accounting 105

ENR Construction

MAY 30, 2022

Major US water, waste utility groups lobby Congress for exemption from developing federal enforcement of stiffer rules to clean up ubiquitous toxic substances in the environment.

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Liability Environment US 93

Construction Dive

AUGUST 6, 2014

By Bruce Jervis Design professionals have long sought to control their liability exposure. The argument has been that their potential liability is disproportionate to the compensation they receive and the role they play on a construction project. They have received a sympathetic hearing in some quarters.

Liability 55

Liability Residential California Construction 55

Construction Marketing

DECEMBER 27, 2021

General Liability Insurance. This type of coverage will protect your company from various liabilities , including injury claims, and cover medical expenses. General liability also protects businesses if they cause damage to a customer’s property or if any product installations go awry, like faulty plumbing that causes leaking.

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Contractors Insurance Accidents Liability 156