With material costs fluctuating and trade policies shifting rapidly, contractors and owners are forced to make real-time ...

If you’ve ever retained a home-improvement contractor, you’ve almost certainly received enthusiastic assurances that he or she is “licensed and insured.” But what exactly does that mean the context of ...

Construction workers who are injured on the job lose an average of 103 days of work, 30% longer than the average of 72 days across all industries, according to new research from Travelers. The ...

Winter storms can cause costly home damage, with frozen pipes, roof issues, fires, and personal injury liability among the ...

The role of construction safety professionals has significantly expanded over the past decade. The industry employs thousands of safety professionals, most of whom work for contractors (general or ...

In every industry, rising costs have been a common occurrence for the past few years, and consumers have noticed higher prices across a wide range of goods and services. On Long Island, builders have ...

A state court judge in Virginia recently upheld insurer St. Paul Fire and Marine's denial of HITT Contracting's $24 million insurance claim, involving damage HITT allegedly caused during a museum ...

You’re not crazy—insurance companies work pretty hard to not pay out on claims. Here are the most common tricks they use, and how to counteract them. Jeff Somers is a freelancer who has been writing ...

Filing an insurance claim can be frustrating. Maybe you’re waiting for an update that hasn’t come yet, or you expected a check and instead got a list of questions. From the outside, it can feel like ...