With government stimulus money trickling down through the system, numerous civil projects have either started, are in the process of being bid or have entered planning stages. All of these projects will require an array of insurances, from general liability to auto liability coverage by the winning contractors.

Tags: 2010 February Issue , insurance

Public entity work has been in the economic forefront due to the passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. This economic recovery package provides $787 billion in stimulus spending and tax cuts. Much of those funds will be allocated toward the upgrading and improvement of infrastructure such as roads and bridges. Even though economic cycles are impossible to predict with any degree of certainty, we all look forward to an inevitable economic upturn. In the interim, it's clear that public sector work will be one of the drivers of our nation's recovery. Being able to anticipate some of the possible insurance coverage issues that are seen most typically with public sector work is important. Following is insight into four areas of coverage concern when working in the public sector and how they align with your Commercial General Liability (CGL) coverage.

Tags: 2009 September Issue , insurance , public sector work , risk