Author: Jillian Bender-Cormier

Contractor Safety: Are You Responsible When They Are on Site?

Dealing with contractors on site who don’t adhere to your safety procedures can be risky. Since you or your employer can be subject to fines or even jail time when not compliant…

Subcontractor Bonding: What General Contractors and Subcontractors Need to Know

With project owners and general contractors becoming more risk averse, bonding subcontracts has become more prevalent than ever. Decades ago, many sureties viewed bonding subcontractors as more risky than bonding prime contractors….

Construction Material Prices Plunge in September

Prices for inputs to construction industries plunged 1.6 percent in September after shedding 0.9 percent in August, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Year-over-year prices were down 5.3 percent for the…

Oh Rats! Surprising Risks You Should Know About the Drought

By: Jackie Sudia-Reno, AIC, ARM, CRIS, Claims & Risk Management Liaison, Warren G. Bender Co. We’re all changing the way we do things due to the severe drought that our area is…

Team Bender to Host Mexican Fiesta Fundraiser

WGBCO’s Light the Night Team, “Team Bender”, will be hosting it’s 2nd Annual Mexican Fiesta Fundraiser on Tuesday, July 14th, 2015. All proceeds will benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and will…

CNA Endorsed By California Manufacturers & Technology Association

SAN FRANCISCO, May 19, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — CNA and the California Manufacturers & Technology Association (CMTA) today announced that CNA has been chosen as the endorsed business insurance carrier of choice by…

$36,000 in Golf Tournament Funds Presented to LLS & UCP

On January 8th, 2015, a special lunch was hosted by Warren G. Bender Co. and Westlake, Grahl, and Glover as we presented the checks to the charities benefiting from the 1st Annual…

Over $37,000 Raised For Charity Through 1st Annual Charity Fall Classic

Warren G. Bender Co. co-hosted the 1st Annual Charity Fall Classic Golf Tournament on Friday, October 17th, with partner firm, Westlake, Grahl, and Glover. Proceeds from the tournament are being donated to…