7 Ways to Improve Construction Site Safety
Construction is a risky business by almost any measure: It not only has one of the highest business failure rates of any industry, but construction work also sits atop the...
Thom is a group benefits consultant with over 25 years of experience as an insurance and financial advisor. He has written for Quickbooks, tED Magazine, Investopedia, the National Bank of Arizona, and others.
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Insurance for Electricians: What It Covers & Why You May Need It
At any given time, an electrician could be performing work on a construction project that involves high stakes. For example, a faulty connection somewhere along a circuit could trigger a...
A Plumbing Contractor’s Guide to Insurance Coverage
Plumbing contractors should include business insurance as an integral part of their financial strategy. When you tackle the jobs you’ve secured, it’s also important to plan for the unexpected. With...
What Is a Certificate of Insurance (COI) for Contractors — and When Do You Need One?
To help your business remain viable, contractor’s insurance should be a crucial part of your financial strategy. Insurance also puts other parties’ minds at ease when they want to hire...
Carpenter’s Insurance: Who Needs It & Why
Insurance is one part of a strategy to keep your carpentry business financially healthy. You can practice safety and use common sense on the job, but there’s no way to...
Top 8 Construction Health and Safety Hazards — and Ways to Protect Your Jobsite
In the construction industry, a lot can go wrong with the progress and completion of the structure itself. By the same token, many potential situations pose risk to the health...
Insurance for HVAC Contractors: What It Covers and Why You Need It
Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) contractors must protect their business property while reducing the odds that a job-related accident or injury could financially harm their business. Damaged or stolen...
What is Equipment Floater Insurance for Contractors?
The life of a contractor is a hectic one with most of the time spent on a jobsite — and a lot of places in between. With the amount of...
Subcontractor Insurance: 7 Policies Subs Should Consider for Their Business
Business insurance can help mitigate occurrences or disasters that can severely impact or destroy the good standing of your business. It’s important to know which policies make the most sense...
What Is an Installation Floater?
Despite your best efforts to protect building materials, any number of things can happen during the course of construction. Fire can destroy lumber and drywall, a severe storm can damage...