Latest Construction Headlines
All the headlines from our Construction Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Markets/Coverages: Price Forbes Adds Construction Capacity to Cross-Class Facility
Jul 17 2025 // Price Forbes, the London-based re/insurance broker, announced the further expansion of its exclusive cross-class facility, Lectio, to include construction/builders risk coverage. Lectio will automatically follow...
Michigan Construction Company Sued for Allegedly Scamming Customers
Jul 15 2025 // Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced a lawsuit against Hummingbird Construction Co., LLC and its owner, Matthew Ashline, for allegedly scamming multiple customers by accepting deposits for construction projects...
Construction Supervisor Sentenced for Obstructing Probe of Employee’s Fatal Fall
Jul 9 2025 // A Blue Point, New York man has been sentenced to one year in prison and two years of supervised release after pleading guilty to conspiracy and obstruction of an investigation into a fatal construction accident, according...
Northeast Firms to Pay $1.37M to Settle Claims of Shoddy Runway Construction
Jul 3 2025 // Contractors from Maine, Connecticut and New York will pay $1.37 million to resolve allegations concerning false claims for payment related to the rehabilitation of a Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport runway in Westfield,...
Eighth Circuit: Travelers Doesn’t Owe in Missouri Apartment Construction Delay Case
Jun 18 2025 // A real estate investment firm isn’t covered for losses of rental income and soft costs over a delayed Missouri apartment construction project after the Eighth Circuit determined the firm’s status as an...
Markets/Coverages: Marsh Launches €1B Facility for Data Center Construction Projects
Jun 16 2025 // Marsh, the insurance brokerage business of Marsh McLennan, announced the launch of Nimbus, a new insurance facility providing clients with comprehensive cover for the construction of large-scale data centers across the UK...
Construction Sector: Data Centers Help Power Optimism Despite Uncertainty Over Economy
Jun 16 2025 // Construction insurance specialists cite a number of factors in describing the 2025 construction industry as a market in transition. There is uncertainty about the year’s economic outlook, potential impacts of tariffs...
What to Know About Construction and Environmental Liability
Jun 16 2025 // How do per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) impact the environmental liability market in construction, or do they? Do all contractors need environmental liability coverage? And if so, how can agents and brokers...
Billion-Dollar Carolina Battery Plant Pauses Construction Amid Tariff Uncertainty
Jun 6 2025 // A Japanese company has halted construction on a $1.6 billion factory in South Carolina to help make batteries for electric BMWs, citing “policy and market uncertainty.” While AESC didn’t specify what...
Washington Fined 4 Construction Companies $500K in Past Three Months
Jun 5 2025 // Four construction companies in Washington were fined more than $500,000 combined for violating rules about workers using fall protection gear in the past three months. The fines were issued by the Washington State...
Newark Airport Runway to Reopen Monday After Construction
Jun 2 2025 // A runway at Newark Liberty International Airport will reopen on Monday nearly two weeks ahead of schedule following several chaotic weeks of equipment outages, runway construction and air traffic control staffing shortages...
People Moves: Miller Rejoins Lockton to Lead Stop Loss, Pharmacy Practices; Zurich Alum Andrejko Returns as Head of Construction Pro Liability
May 28 2025 // Miller Returns to Lockton as a National Practice Leader With People Solutions Jeff Miller Jeff Miller rejoined Lockton, headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, as national practice leader for the stop loss and pharmacy...
People Moves: Boroughs Named Chubb Group Vice Chairman, Hogan Succeeds Boroughs as Investment Officer; Cushing Named Head of Construction at Zurich NA
May 20 2025 // Boroughs Named Vice Chairman, Chubb Group; Hogan Succeeds Boroughs as Chubb Group Chief Investment Officer Chubb Limited, with U.S. headquarters in Warren, New Jersey, named Tim Boroughs vice chairman, Chubb Group and...
People Moves: Castillo to Head Protecdiv’s Construction; Snyder Joins Mass. Workers’ Comp Council
May 19 2025 // David Castillo Protecdiv, headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, hired David Castillo as executive vice president and national construction practice leader. In this newly created role, Castillo leads the strategic...
People Moves: Dunn Joins Marsh as US Construction Practice Leader; Canopius Appoints Varghese as Head of Marine, US
May 6 2025 // Jim Dunn Marsh, a business of Marsh McLennan headquartered in New York City, appointed Jim Dunn as U.S. construction practice leader. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, Dunn will report to Michael Pellegrini, U.S. and Canada...
Marsh Sues Aon, Ex-Team Leader Over Exit of 20 Construction Surety Employees
May 5 2025 // Global insurance broker Marsh USA filed suit against competitor Aon and a former Marsh team leader for allegedly poaching key members of Marsh’s construction surety team who resigned and moved to Aon in March. A...
Viewpoint: What Tariffs, Steel Prices Mean for E&S Construction Insurance in California
Apr 24 2025 // Steel prices have been anything but steady in recent years. With renewed discussions around tariffs and trade restrictions, another wave of volatility may be on the horizon. While much attention is paid to how rising...
Marsh Sues Aon, Ex-Team Leader Over Exit of 20 Construction Surety Employees
Apr 22 2025 // Global insurance broker Marsh USA filed suit against competitor Aon and a former Marsh team leader for allegedly poaching key members of Marsh’s construction surety team who resigned and moved to Aon last month. A...
People Moves: Allianz Commercial Expands US Construction With Hires; IMA Hires Lockton’s Wargo to Lead Property Team
Apr 9 2025 // Kristen Hoskinson Allianz Commercial, headquartered in New York City, expanded its U.S. construction team with five new hires who will join Allianz Commercial’s Master Builder’s Risk team by mid-April. Kristen...
Fake Construction Site Injuries Reaching New Heights in New York City, Suit Says
Mar 31 2025 // Contractors insurance groups say worker injuries are being faked at an unprecedented rate across New York’s construction sites in hopes of receiving workers’ compensation benefits and liability insurance...
