Step on a Crack Break a Contractor’s Financial Back

Step on a Crack Break a Contractor’s Financial Back

This has been a beautiful summer in Northeast Ohio unless you have been trying to walk on the sidewalks in one of the neighborhoods that are in the middle of its sidewalk replacement program! Walking in the street or in the grass can be dangerous but, in the end, having nice level sidewalks throughout the […]

Cutting Your Cut Cable Claims

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Call 811 in Ohio before you dig. One of our agency’s clients just had a $17,000.00 claim for striking an underground electrical wire in a Greater Cleveland parking lot. Even though the client submitted a dig notification, the exact location of the dig in the parking lot was confusing and a grass island in the […]

Handyperson or Artisan Contractor, We Have You Covered.

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Many contractors provide a variety of services but are they a handyperson or an artisan contractor is a question that we are discussing on a regular basis. According to the Insurance Service Office, a handyperson who provides a variety of maintenance-type services to their clients. However, the service must involve minor repair work including but […]

Top Reasons Why Artisan Contractors Should Have Insurance

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Every spring many artisan contractors in Greater Cleveland come out of hibernation and are ready to get back to work. Every spring, many artisan contractors in Greater Cleveland come out of hibernation and are ready to get back to work. But before they get going, they better make sure they have contractor’s insurance. The top […]

Contractor’s Pollution Liability (CPL): What it is and Why it is Necessary

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Contractors – do you need Pollution Liability coverage? Have you discussed the pollution exclusion in your General Liability policy with your agent? Contractor’s pollution liability (CPL) provides third-party coverage for bodily injury, property damage, clean up expense, and defense expense as a result of your creation of a condition that is considered pollution. This condition […]

Handyperson or Artisan Contractor: We Have You Covered

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We’ve Got You Covered! Many contractors provide a variety of services but are they a handyperson or an artisan contractor is a question that we are discussing on a regular basis. According to the Insurance Service Office, a handyperson provides a variety of maintenance-type services to their clients. However, the service must involve minor repair […]

Artisans make your work easier in the cold weather

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Artisan Contractors are putting in long hours to get as much work completed before the weather turns cold in Northeast Ohio. But don’t forget you will need to prepare your equipment for winter before it is too late.  Below is a list that every contractor should address to avoid a mechanical breakdown that probably will […]

Contractor’s Pollution Liability (CPL): What it is and why it is Necessary

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Contractors – do you need Pollution Liability coverage? Have you discussed the pollution exclusion in your General Liability policy with your agent? Contractor’s pollution liability (CPL) provides third party coverage for bodily injury, property damage, clean up expense and defense expense as a result of your creation of a condition that is considered pollution. This […]