Charges Dropped Against ‘Poster Boy’ Contractor Accused of Insurance Fraud February 4, 2026 By William Rabb Almost three years ago, in May of 2023, a circuit court judge in Lee County, Florida, sharply criticized a restoration...
6 in 10 Construction Workers Report Anxiety, Depression in Past Year November 4, 2025 By Allen Laman Nearly two-thirds of construction workers reported experiencing anxiety or depression in the past 12 months, according to a new survey...
Contractors Can’t Advertise ‘Insurance Negotiating’ Skills, Texas Supreme Court Says June 12, 2024 By William Rabb and Ezra Amacher A contractor cannot be the public adjuster on a claim and cannot advertise itself as an insurance claims negotiator if...
Georgia Man Charged with Depriving Liberty Mutual of $9M in Workers’ Comp Premiums January 3, 2024 By Insurance Journal staff Georgia authorities last week announced the arrest of a contractor charged with underreporting payroll and defrauding Liberty Mutual Insurance Co....
N.Y. Contractor Sentenced to 6 Mos. for Work Comp Premium Fraud Scheme September 20, 2023 By Insurance Journal staff A drywall contractor has been sentenced to six months in jail for defrauding the New York State Workers’ Compensation Insurance...
Texas Supreme Ct.: Exxon Covered by Contractor’s Excess Insurers April 18, 2023 Two excess insurers may be liable for the more than $20 million that ExxonMobil Corp. paid to settle lawsuits filed...
FAA Says ‘Unintentionally Deleted Files’ Prompted Computer Outage January 20, 2023 By David Shepardson The Federal Aviation Administration said on Thursday a preliminary review found that contract personnel “unintentionally deleted files” disrupting a key...
11th Circuit Affirms Bad Faith Verdict in Suit Filed by One Insurer Against Another January 6, 2023 By Jim Sams After a job-site injury left independent contractor Ernest Guthrie paralyzed below the waist, two insurers for the contractor that hired...
US Storm Survivors: We Need Money Faster, Less Red Tape October 31, 2022 By Wayne Parry MIDDLETOWN, N.J. (AP) — Survivors of storms that pounded several U.S. states say the nation’s disaster aid system is broken...
OSHA Proposes Heavy Fines in Boston Demolition Worker Death September 29, 2022 BOSTON (AP) — Federal workplace safety regulators have proposed fining a subcontractor nearly $1.2 million in connection with the death...