LOS ANGELES, Apr 26, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) –Reliance Steel & Aluminum co. /quotes/zigman/139402/quotes/nls/rs RS -3.09% reported today its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012. For the 2012 first quarter, Reliance reported net income of $116.2 million, up 26% from 2011 first quarter net income of $92.3 million, and up 71% from [...]

LOS ANGELES, may 2, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ –The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware approved a $4.1 million settlement awarded to the Indigo Community Association in Marina del Rey for numerous construction defects. Substandard waterproofing caused leaks in the dwelling units, the lobby, and through the podium deck whenever it rained. in [...]

How Insurers & Adjusters Can Underpay Basic Construction Replacement Cost Values Many contractors and consumers that are involved in establishing/estimating replacement costs for a catastrophe damaged home or business may run into a very unfair and irrational construction estimation methodology that some insurers try to force on naive or even educated insurance claimants. To understand [...]

Builders and Contractors – are you doing anything different in these hard times to increase your business? or are you doing the same ole same ole? There is an old saying that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result? is that you? What I’m trying [...]

In Utah, cancer insurance is not an unnecessary expense. It can save families from the supplemental costs of cancer treatment. in 2006, 1,370,095 individual cancer cases were diagnosed in the United States, 7,951 of which were residents of Utah. in addition, 2,615 of the state’s population died of cancer in the same year. These numbers [...]

Thomas Ondrey, The Plain DealerPioneers in a proposed office harbor, Jim Hickey, left, Jim Gorjup and Jon Stahl stand atop the former Hornblower’s restaurant afloat off downtown Cleveland. A $600,000 renovation will repurpose the vessel for software engineers and marketing experts. CLEVELAND, Ohio — Jon Stahl, a flip-flop-wearing CEO, stood on the deck of his [...]

Agenda of the regular meeting of the Mobile County Commission, Monday, April 24, 2012, 10 a.m.1) Approve minutes of the regular meeting of April 9, 2012. 2) Approve list of claims. 3) Hold public hearing so any citizen of the County shall be given an opportunity to be heard, for or against any item related [...]

April 2012 – Sarasota, FL – Willis A. Smith Construction, Inc., a Sarasota based Construction Management firm, has been awarded with the PRESIDENT’S VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD, a national honor offered in recognition of volunteer service for contributing over 1,700 hours of service to our community in 2011. Willis A. Smith Construction, Inc., is extremely proud [...]

SEATTLE — the biggest surge of Seattle-area apartment construction in a quarter century is threatening to undercut the growth in rents, a trend that’s also emerging in such cities as Washington and Houston. Seattle went from “dead last” in rent increases three years ago, following the collapse of mortgage lender Washington Mutual inc., to 13th [...]

the EB-5 Workshop New York City: Thursday, April 26, 2012 – 8:30am-5pm Location: Radisson Martinique on Broadway, 49 West 32nd Street Speakers: Jeff Goldman, Douglas Anderson, Scott W. Barnhart, Angelique Brunner, Sherry Cohen, Jose Latour, Jennifer Mercier Moseley, Brandon Meyer, Prakash Patel, Elisabeth Peng, Mona Shah and Dave Souders Final Deadline: April 23, 2012 Workshop [...]

For agents in the Insurance industry that are considering buying business insurance leads it is very important to research the Insurance lead company before you do business with them. Here are a few things to consider when buying business insurance leads. For starters. where are the leads coming from? You want to make absolutely sure [...]

* Reuters is not responsible for the content in this press release. Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:22am EDT Questus Global Capital Market Ltd, has been able to secure transactions with series of Companies for their funding through issuance of stock and in return they will be paying 10% of their Net Profit or Libor plus [...]

Course of Construction Insurance is designed to give the desired coverage for buildings under constructions. In a common understanding, a course of insurance will protect the amount of money or the value of the properties being constructed. The length of time is usually depending on the contractors request; almost all types of course of instruction [...]

In Texas the least expensive way to get flood insurance is from the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Congress created the NFIP in 1968. Private companies write policies through this program to eligible property owners. Homeowners can purchase up to $250,000 of building coverage’s. For businesses the building coverage limit is $500,000. Contents coverage is [...]

A construction site can be a dangerous place.  Workers need more than hard hats to keep them safe.   Construction is the highest risk industry in Europe, with 27% of all fatalities in Britain last year coming in the construction industry.  This is why construction insurance is essential.  It doesn’t just insure the project being worked [...]

Building a Successful Practice: It is estimated that 70-80% of investors who deal with a stockbroker, financial planner or advisor will change advisors before retirement. Some will make the change while in their fifties, others will wait until their early or mid-sixties. The reason for the change is simple: Investors view their financial person as [...]

Underwriting jobs involve deciding if applications for insurance cover should be accepted and if so, what the terms of that acceptance are. Underwriters assess a risk according to the likelihood of a claim being made, by weighing up a number of factors and asking for detailed information from policyholders. The aim is to minimise losses [...]

Although most people think of paying for home insurance once they own a home, it may not cross your mind to carry insurance while your new home is being built. due to the fact that a building under construction is susceptible to a lot of potential problems, you should consider taking out a policy to [...]

Pittsboro, NC – Chatham County Fire Marshal Thomas Bender urges residents whose fire insurance ratings have changed in the past few months to read a Feb. 29, 2012 news statement from the N.C. Department of Insurance (DOI) clarifying the reasons for the changes. “As noted by DOI, some homeowners saw changes in their fire insurance [...]

The fight over cracked foundations and structural problems in a Schertz neighborhood has led to a call for builders to post surety bonds — a proposal the industry says could squelch new home construction in the suburb. “I think it would be a deal killer,” home builder David Anderson said. “There wouldn’t be a new [...]