{"id":26,"date":"2024-05-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-21T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lmsurety.stage.adamsknight.biz\/us\/insights\/elements-of-contractor-distress\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T21:39:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T21:39:24","slug":"elements-of-contractor-distress","status":"publish","type":"insight","link":"https:\/\/lmsurety.stage.adamsknight.biz\/us\/en\/insights\/elements-of-contractor-distress\/","title":{"rendered":"Elements of contractor distress"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"paragraph-block\" class=\"block--core block--paragraph\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-padding-x\"><div class=\"cell small-12\">\n<p>Watch this recent Construction Industry Summit to learn more about the elements of contractor distress. During the webinar, members of the Liberty Mutual Surety underwriting and claims teams discuss real-life scenarios of distressed accounts, including warning signs to watch out for, current trends and situations that occur most frequently, and examples of how a surety can help mitigate, and in some cases eliminate, the risks present for the account.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"paragraph-block-1\" class=\"block--core block--paragraph\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-padding-x\"><div class=\"cell small-12\">\n<div class=\"responsive-embed widescreen\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"paragraph-block-2\" class=\"block--core block--paragraph\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-padding-x\"><div class=\"cell small-12\">\n<p><em>To learn more about how Liberty helps manage risk in the industry, visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/business.libertymutual.com\/commercial-solutions\/surety\/\">surety<\/a> website.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"insights-list-block\" class=\"block block--insights-list cell\">\n    <div class=\"grid-container\">\n        <div class=\"grid-x grid-padding-x\">\n            <div class=\"cell small-12\">\n                <h2 class=\"h3 block--insights-list__title text-center\">Featured insights<\/h2>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"grid-container\">\n        <div class=\"grid-x grid-padding-x insights-list\">\n            <div class=\"cell small-12 tablet-6 laptop-4\" data-lang=\"english\"><a class=\"insight insight-large-card\" href=\"https:\/\/business.libertymutual.com\/insights\/emerging-technology-in-the-construction-industry\/\">\n            <div class=\"insight-image\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lmsurety.stage.adamsknight.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/07\/ConstructionSummit.jpg\" alt=\"Emerging technology in the construction industry\">\n        <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insight-inner\">\n                    <div class=\"insight-metadata\">\n                                    <span class=\"insight-metadata-item insight-metadata-item--insight-type\">Video<\/span>\n                                            <\/div>\n        <h3 class=\"h4 insight-title\">Emerging technology in the construction industry<\/h3><div class=\"insight-date\">12\/14\/2023<\/div>    <\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div><div class=\"cell small-12 tablet-6 laptop-4\" data-lang=\"english\"><a class=\"insight insight-large-card\" href=\"https:\/\/business.libertymutual.com\/insights\/employee-stock-ownership-plans-esop-what-you-should-know\/\">\n            <div class=\"insight-image\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lmsurety.stage.adamsknight.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/07\/Surety-ESOP-podcast-Insights-1440x810-1-768x432-1.jpg\" alt=\"Employee stock ownership plans (ESOP): what you should know\">\n        <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insight-inner\">\n                    <div class=\"insight-metadata\">\n                                    <span class=\"insight-metadata-item insight-metadata-item--insight-type\">Podcast<\/span>\n                                            <\/div>\n        <h3 class=\"h4 insight-title\">Employee stock ownership plans (ESOP): what you should know<\/h3><div class=\"insight-date\">7\/31\/2023<\/div>    <\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div><div class=\"cell small-12 tablet-6 laptop-4\" data-lang=\"english\"><a class=\"insight insight-large-card\" href=\"https:\/\/business.libertymutual.com\/insights\/surety-and-private-equity-trends-insights-and-best-practices\/\">\n            <div class=\"insight-image\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lmsurety.stage.adamsknight.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/07\/PE-Surety_header-image-768x432.jpg\" alt=\"Surety and private equity: trends, insights, and best practices\">\n        <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insight-inner\">\n        <h3 class=\"h4 insight-title\">Surety and private equity: trends, insights, and best practices<\/h3><div class=\"insight-date\">2\/22\/2023<\/div>    <\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>        <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"insights-list__cta-link text-center\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/business.libertymutual.com\/insights\/\" id=\"insights-list-block-cta-button\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button primary\">Explore insights<\/a>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"disclaimers-block\" class=\"block block--disclaimers cell\"><div class=\"grid-container\">\n\t<div class=\"divider-line\"><\/div>\n\t<p>This website is general in nature, and is provided as a courtesy to you. 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