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ASA Files Brief in Major Insurance Case

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CEG - The American Subcontractors Association, ASA of Texas, and other key construction industry organizations on July 31 filed an amici curiae brief in another major construction insurance coverage case that has percolated through the court system.The case involves the incorporation of a defect...

Subcontractors Win Big U.S. Appeals Court Ruling

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CEG - After the American Subcontractors Association told a U.S. appeals court that construction insureds ought to be able to rely on their liability insurance to protect themselves from property damage arising out of inadvertent and alleged construction defects, the appeals court agreed and reversed a ...

ASA Members Elect Barker to Serve as Its New President

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CEG - Members of the American Subcontractors Association elected Letitia “Tish” Haley Barker to serve as the 2015-16 ASA president. Barker is president of the Dallas-based company, Haley-Greer Inc., one of the largest curtain wall contractors in the United States.“I am honored ...

U.S. Appeals Court Withdraws Prior Opinion in Texas CGL Case

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CEG - After the American Subcontractors Association and others in the construction industry argued that an appeals court opinion called into question whether subcontractors can depend on their commercial general liability insurance policies for coverage — coverage previously upheld by other court...

Should Subcontractors Be Able to Trust Prime Contractors?

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Giles Lambertson - Wanted: A few really good prime contractors. Purpose: Public recognition for treating subcontractors like partners instead of peons.For the fourth year, the American Subcontractors Association is offering a Best Practices Award for prime contractors. This is how ASA characterizes it...

ASA Award Recognizes Best Prime Contractors

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CEG - The American Subcontractors Association is looking for prime construction contractors that subcontractors love to work for. Prime contractors that are committed to such best business practices — from the subcontractor’s perspective — as safety management, prompt payment,...

ASA Elects Brian Johnson President for 2014-15 During Annual Meeting

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CEG - Members of the American Subcontractors Association elected Brian Johnson, president, Soil Consultants Inc., a geotechnical engineering and soil testing firm based in Charleston, S.C., to serve as their 2014-15 national president, ASA announced during its annual business meeting on March 8, 2014, ...

Construction Subcontractors Learn to Accelerate Collections

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CEG - Construction subcontractors are using a new video-on-demand from the Foundation of the American Subcontractors Association to better understand the risk of slow- and non-payment and how and when to send a customer to collection.Construction subcontractors are essentially creditors, because...

ASA Taps Richard Bright as Its COO

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CEG - Richard Bright, founder and president of the sales and marketing consulting firm Bright Concepts Inc., Elkridge, Md., has been named chief operating officer of the American Subcontractors Association, effective July 1, 2013. As chief operating officer, Bright will manage all non-advocacy-related ...

’Pay-If-Paid’ Clauses Should Be ’Unenforceable,’ Says ASA

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CEG - On June 20, the American Subcontractors Association and ASA of Ohio filed an amicus brief before the Supreme Court of Ohio, arguing that “pay-if-paid” clauses in construction contracts should be “unenforceable.”A decision by the Supreme Court of Ohio in Transtar Ele...