The “Your Work” Exclusion in a General Commercial Liability Policy
- Best Practices, Contracts, Insurance, Legally Speaking, Risk Management
- July 26, 2022
- The Most Valuable Thing You Own Isn’t Insured
- Why It’s Now Harder Than Ever to Maintain a Sub‑1.0 MOD Rate
- What the ACA Subsidy Expiration Means for Health Insurance Rates
- The Actual Cost of Doing Nothing: Why ASA Members Should Take a Serious Look at Their Association Health Plan
- Preventing Your Insurance Claim From Becoming a Shakespearean Tragedy
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Survival Strategies for Small Subcontractors in a Big-Project World0
- Best Practices, Insurance, Risk Management
- February 25, 2025
By Patrick Hogan, handle.com Small subcontractors face a unique challenge in large commercial construction projects—big opportunities come with big risks. Long payment cycles, retainage withholding, and contract terms designed to protect general contractors and developers can make cash flow unpredictable. Without a solid strategy for managing payments, small businesses can quickly find themselves struggling to
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Understanding Additional Insured Endorsements in Construction Contracts0
By Gary Semmer, AssuredPartners In the construction industry, contracts define relationships, responsibilities, and expectations among contractors, subcontractors, and owners. One of the most important yet often misunderstood elements in these contracts is the Additional Insured (AI) Endorsement, which provides extended insurance coverage and is important in managing risk for all parties involved in a construction
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Project Claims – How to Avoid Pitfalls That Could Sink Your Project0
- Best Practices, Insurance
- November 26, 2024
Prompt Claims Reporting0
- Claims, FINANCE, Improving Productivity, Insurance
- November 26, 2024
By Builders Mutual Your insurance premium isn’t just another bill to pay each month. Your coverage is an important part of your business toolbox, helping to take care of injured workers, repair or replace damaged equipment, provide financial protection, and much more. Prompt claims reporting is important for speedy action if an incident does occur and
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Stop the Hand-Off!0
- Best Practices, Improving Productivity, Insurance
- April 23, 2024
Attacking the Misnomers of Preconstruction Strategy By Gregg Schoppman, Gregg.schoppman@fmicorp.com If you have ever called your pre-construction planning process a “dump meeting”, hand-off or turnover, please stop! The imagery of most pre-construction planning processes looks like it is setting the world speed record for paper shuffling. “Here are the plans, specifications, submittals, contact list, map
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Ready to Respond? Contractors’ Best Practices for Performance Bond Claim Preparedness0
- Claims, Insurance, Risk Management
- April 23, 2024
By Gina Lockwood, Esq., Merchants Bonding The frequency and severity of claims ebbs and flows, dependent on a variety of economic influences. But whether claims are on the rise or on the decline, contractors should always understand a surety’s claims process, and have the right practices in place to mitigate potential impacts of a claim.
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