Articles Tagged with ''Florida''

Citizens property Insurance Corp. now issues claims checks only to policyholders, shifting payment responsibility and disputes to homeowners, contractors, and suppliers.

Regulatory Analysis

New Challenges for Fla. Contractors After State Insurer Cuts Adjusters from Claims Payouts

Citizens Insurance, Florida’s last-resort insurer, returns claims checks to homeowners, setting up roofers and suppliers to potentially chase payments through disputes

Bryan Gottlieb

June 26, 2025

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Florida's Citizens Insurance has sidelined public adjusters named on claims checks, leaving roofers and suppliers there vulnerable to chasing payments.

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Roofing Products

Polyglass Unveils Polystrip SA Self-Adhered Joint Tape

New product provides water-tight seal to roof deck joints

Roofing Contractor Staff

June 19, 2025

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Polystrip SA is a new non-reinforced, self-adhered roof deck joint tape designed to seal wood deck seams and help roofing contractors meet the latest building code requirements.

Legal Insights

The Chain of Responsibility: What Every Roofing Contractor Must Know

Subcontractor Liability in Construction

Jill Bloom

Trent Cotney John Wyatt

June 19, 2025

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At the FRSA convention, Legal Insights columnist Trent Cotney discussed the legal risks associated with subcontractors and ICE raids, emphasizing the importance of strong contracts, compliance and effective job site oversight. Learn more in this Best of Success podcast.

Undocumented workers make up 36% of the U.S. roofing workforce, leaving contractors and workers alike especially vulnerable.

News Analysis

Roofing is Left Exposed by Trump’s Deportation Flip-Flop

Despite contributing more to GDP, the construction industry was left out of Trump’s brief ICE enforcement pause

Bryan Gottlieb

June 19, 2025

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President Donald Trump’s deportation policy reversals — initially shielding farms and hotels, then reversing course — leave roofing contractors exposed amid workforce raids and visa program gaps. Trade groups have been actively contacting members of Congress.

ICE Working with Local Enforcement on Jobsite Raids

Legal Insights

Update on Steel Tariffs, ICE Enforcement on Roofing

RC Legal Insights expert Trent Cotney, partner with Adams & Reese, explains that roofing contractors seeking some economic stability may face challenges with new steel tariffs.

Trent Cotney

Art Aisner

June 12, 2025

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In this video, RC Legal Insights Expert Trent Cotney explores the impact of new steel tariffs and how roofing contractors face immigration enforcement at some unexpected places.

Florida has become the focal point for construction-site raids, attracting national attention and altering labor dynamics throughout the industry.

News Analysis

Florida Emerges as the Epicenter of ICE Raids

While chaos unfolds in Los Angeles, immigration raids in the Sunshine State have lapped all other states

Bryan Gottlieb

June 12, 2025

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With protests over ICE tactics spreading beyond Los Angeles, Roofing Contractor examined the data and discovered that Florida is the epicenter of immigration enforcement in roofing and construction.

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Video

PHOTO GALLERY: FRSA 103rd Convention & Expo

Chris Gray

Jill Bloom

June 11, 2025

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View images captured during the FRSA's 103rd annual Convention & Expo, held June 4-6 in Kissimmee, Fla.

Inmigración y Trabajo

Florida, emergiendo como epicentro de las redadas de ICE

Las redadas por orden ejecutiva de Trump tienen a empleadores y defensores laborales buscando claridad; el Estado del Sol ha caído bajo escrutinio

Bryan Gottlieb

June 10, 2025

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ICE y ocho agencias allanaron un sitio de viviendas estudiantiles en Tallahassee a fines de mayo, arrestando a más de 100 trabajadores. Desde enero, redadas coordinadas en seis estados han resultado en más de 200 arrestos, inquietando a los contratistas.

Westfall Roofing has named Anissa Westfall as CMO and Paul Meyer as CFO, signaling a strategic step in formalizing its executive leadership.

Hires and Promotions News

Westfall Roofing Expands C-Suite Leadership

Roofing Contractor Staff

June 9, 2025

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Westfall Roofing promoted Anissa Westfall to CMO and Paul Meyer to CFO, marking a key step in building its C-suite as the company accelerates growth across Florida.

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Distributor News

Cameron Ashley Opens New Florida Location

Roofing Contractor Staff

May 28, 2025

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Cameron Ashley Building Products continues to expand its footprint in the Sunshine State with a new location in Fort Pierce, Fla.

Insurance supplementing is one of the biggest profit leaks on insurance jobs, costing contractors time, money, and control. In this session, we’ll discuss how proper training and process alignment can help teams manage supplementing more effectively keeping key decisions in-house and profits where they belong.

Join the experts as they break down the data on another set of questions aimed at gaining insights into the rapidly changing home roofing and restoration market. Roofing contractors can use this data and insight to better understand what factors influence a homeowner's contractor selection process.

Articles Tagged with ''Florida''

New Challenges for Fla. Contractors After State Insurer Cuts Adjusters from Claims Payouts

Polyglass Unveils Polystrip SA Self-Adhered Joint Tape

The Chain of Responsibility: What Every Roofing Contractor Must Know

Roofing is Left Exposed by Trump’s Deportation Flip-Flop

Update on Steel Tariffs, ICE Enforcement on Roofing

Florida Emerges as the Epicenter of ICE Raids

PHOTO GALLERY: FRSA 103rd Convention & Expo

Florida, emergiendo como epicentro de las redadas de ICE

Westfall Roofing Expands C-Suite Leadership

Cameron Ashley Opens New Florida Location

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