Stop the Hand-Off!
- Best Practices, Improving Productivity, Insurance
- April 23, 2024
By Karalynn Cromeens, The Cromeens Law Firm PLLC The first rule to understanding insurance is that insurance companies are in the business of collecting premiums and not paying claims. This means if the insurance company can find a way to get out of paying your claim they will. The second rule of insurance is you
READ MOREBy Timothy J. Woolford, Woolford Kanfer Law, P.C. Properly preparing and submitting construction claims is among the most important aspects of managing a construction project. Succeeding in your claim(s) can be the difference between a profitable project and one that loses money. Generally speaking, a claim is the assertion of a right to additional compensation
READ MOREBy Bob Tuman, CCR Safety Consulting Dan, the owner of a large union painting contracting firm, called me- baffled and angry about the 20 point “mod” increase (from .74 to .94) and the resulting $40,000 increase in his workers’ compensation premium- from $200,000 to $240,000. “How am I going to explain this to General Contractors?”
READ MOREBy Gary R. Semmer, AssuredPartners Construction Contracts are becoming more complex regardless of which ones you’re entering into and the Insurance Requirements often include addendums or exhibits that need to be reviewed to comply with your Insurance Program. The following are some of the more common Contract provisions that come up today in our Client’s
READ MOREBy Kent Lang and Mike Thal, Lang & Klain, P.C. In seeking indemnification for damages caused by a subcontractor’s work, a general contractor or upstream subcontractor should understand the “your work” exclusion typically contained in commercial general liability (CGL) insurance policies, as well as the “subcontractor exception” to that exclusion. For all contractors, understanding those
READ MOREBy Gary R. Semmer, Assured Partners Great question- let’s examine some of the more important provisions: Indemnification- every Contract contains some form of Indemnity/Hold Harmless language which requires you to indemnify upstream parties for your acts or others that could cause Bodily injury, Property Damage and sometimes even Consequential Damages. They vary in scope from
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