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Longshoreman and Harbor Coverage

Are you involved in operations that are subject to the U.S. Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act? This act, administered by the U.S. Department of Labor, provides medical benefits, compensation for lost wages and rehabilitation services to longshoremen, harbor workers and other maritime workers injured during the course of employment, or who suffer from diseases caused or worsened by employment conditions. Although finding the workers compensation coverage for such operations may not be easy and extra caution should be exercised we are confident we have enough resources to provide you with a competitive quote from multiple carriers.

Paperless Insurance Now Offers Coverage in New York

SAN FRANCISCO-based independent insurance brokerage Paperless Insurance Services (PIS INC), Inc. has started offering business insurance products in the State of New York, PIS INC announced Thursday. PIS INC will be using their website as the marketing and underwriting base in the State if New York CFO Diana Motseniat said in her announcement. Paperless Insurance also announced that it is in the process of starting operations in the State of Texas. “Starting operations in New York is vital to the continued expansion of our U.S. platform to complement our strong position and build a truly unified small business insurance platform,”… Read More »Paperless Insurance Now Offers Coverage in New York

Side by Side Workers Compensation Insurance Quote Compare

We are happy to announce a major improvement in our rating system: TRY IT TODAY! New ICON: – Asks risk specific underwriting questions! No longer any need to waste time answering the questions that don’t apply! – You get a bindable quote that is ISSUED without an underwriting even looking at it a lot of the time – Up to 10 side-by-side quote comparisons – Easy requoting – Prefills work comp class codes – Allows the underwriter to get into system and change the quote WITHOUT having to send it back in a note to have YOU change it Try… Read More »Side by Side Workers Compensation Insurance Quote Compare

When your Employees Covered under USL&H

The U.S. Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Act covers “employees,” defined as “any person engaged in maritime employment, including any longshoreman or other person engaged in longshoring operations, and any harbor-worker including a ship repairman, shipbuilder, and ship-breaker,” exempting some specific jobs. 33 U.S.C. § 902(3). The original Longshore Act only covered injuries occurring on the navigable waters of the United States to individuals working for a “maritime employer.” While the term “maritime employer” continues to have great currency in case law, qualifying as such is not an explicit requirement for coverage. Instead, the Act refers to an “employer,” defined as… Read More »When your Employees Covered under USL&H