Every construction project is a team effort, with multiple subcontractors bringing individual expertise to the table. Each subcontractor comes with unique insurance requirements that need tracking and ...

With construction teams navigating the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the world’s material supply chains, securing project performance has perhaps never been at such a premium. If a contractor ...

When you hire a contractor, you expect them to handle the job and the people they bring with them. In reality, the subcontractors they choose can quietly shift legal and financial risk back onto you ...

Have your company’s insurance premiums gone up even though your losses don’t justify it? There can be many reasons for such increases, but according to the American Subcontractors Association (ASA), ...

Transferring Risk With Contracts, Insurance Coverage and Sometimes, Litigation A recent decision from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York illustrates an effective approach for ...

On June 29, 2020, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled that a subcontractor’s commercial general liability (CGL) insurance policy may provide a contractor listed as an additional insured on the CGL policy ...

A subcontractor hired by a general contractor (GC) for a construction project has a certain scope of work, usually spelled out in a contract between the two. Included may be safety responsibilities to ...

A subcontractor - contractor agreement is used when a contractor hires someone else (known as a subcontractor) to help with a specific task on a project. For example, an HVAC expert may be brought in ...

A combination of macroeconomic factors and a desire to drive top-line revenue continues to lead many subcontractors to underbid projects, sometimes unintentionally, ultimately contributing to ...

Many subcontracts contain a catch-all provision requiring the subcontractor to do everything the prime contractor is obligated to do under the prime contract. This is known as an “incorporation” ...

A Virginia appeals court has ruled that briefly hired subcontractors can trigger workers' compensation insurance requirements – even for the smallest contractors.

It’s alarming how often subcontractor agreements are disregarded by companies that subcontract work to vendors. The biggest exposure tends to be for contractors who subcontract work regularly. However ...