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Top 10 Ways to Manage Workers' Compensation Exposure

Construction Business Owner

Workers’ compensation insurance pays for occupational injury and illness; that’s why you buy the insurance. What many contractors fail to grasp, however, is that some significant indirect costs are not covered by insurance. Oftentimes, it is an employer’s single most expensive line of coverage.

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Five Steps to Avoid Workers’ Comp Fraud

Construction Business Owner

The Insurance Research Council indicates that roughly 35 percent of workers’ compensation claim dollars are paid to fraudulent claimants. Another study by the National Insurance Crime Bureau states that the total cost of workers’ comp fraud is $7.2 billion per year.

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Workers’ Comp Fraud Protection

Construction Business Owner

The Insurance Research Council indicates that roughly 35 percent of workers’ compensation claim dollars are paid to fraudulent claimants. Another study by the National Insurance Crime Bureau states that the total cost of workers’ comp fraud is $7.2 billion per year.

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Top Tactics for Controlling Workers’ Compensation

Construction Business Owner

As a business owner, you should be at least marginally conversant in the arcane vocabulary of workers’ compensation (WC), such as keeping track of your experience modification factor (EMF) or “mod.”.

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9 Types of Insurance You Need to Protect Your Contractor Business

Construction Marketing

Between the potential for accidents and injuries on the job site and the risk of lawsuits, it’s important to have insurance to protect yourself from financial losses, but what kind of insurance do you need? Here’s an overview of the most important types of insurance for contractors. General Liability Insurance.

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How to File a Lawsuit After an Injury At a Construction Site?

Construction Marketing

Help with negotiations This can be difficult, as insurance companies are often reluctant to pay large settlements. An experienced attorney will know how to negotiate with insurance companies and fight for the best possible settlement for you. These damages can include payments for your pain and suffering.

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Pollution Legal Liability Insurance More Valuable as a Result of High Court Ruling

Green Building Law Update

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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