An article in the Friday edition of the New York Times raises troubling questions about the insurance coverage on the contractors and their employees, who‘ve been working around the clock cleaning up the debris at ground zero - simply put, there isn‘t any, or at least not much.
The site of the World Trade Center presents a scene of devastation from the worst disaster in U.S. history that is hard to describe, but thanks to the efforts of four main contractors and 200 subcontractors the 16 acres are slowly being cleared, a prerequisite for any rebuilding. However, according to the Times no insurer will cover the companies, their employees, or the city on what has been termed the most dangerous construction site in the U.S.
