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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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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

INSURANCE |. Recently I had a friend fall walking near a construction zone while carrying a case of water to her coffee shop. She tripped over one of the construction sign legs that was sticking out beyond the construction cone and fencing, but she was not walking in the construction zone. STRATEGY |. MANAGEMENT |. ACCOUNTING |.

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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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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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Maximizing office square footage through ‘agile planning’

BD+C

They can enrich the culture and provide spaces for employees to recharge throughout the workday Group zones encourage collaboration and knowledge sharing. Community spaces focus on social gathering and provide shared amenities.

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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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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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