Illinois Could Be The Next Trouble Spot for Contractors Illinois could be the next hot spot for coverage problems in the contractors liability insurance market if a law that was erased from state statutes back in 1994 is reinstated.
The law in question resembles one thats still in place in New York, an area of the country where surplus lines brokers say the problems are serious.
"I think New York is the only state that has a law like this, which predates the workers' compensation laws," said Kurt Bingeman, president of Russell Bond & Co. in Buffalo, N.Y., who called the coverage environment in his state difficult. "Its sort of archaic," he said, referring to Sections 240 and 241 of the New York State labor law.
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