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People Moves: Marsh Names Curran US Surety Leader, Schweitzer US Construction Claims Leader; Ryan Alternative Risk Promotes Havey to President
Mar 21 2025 // Fran Curran Marsh, headquartered in New York City, appointed Fran Curran as U.S. surety leader and Todd Schweitzer as U.S. construction claims leader. Based in Philadelphia, Curran is a 24-year veteran of Marsh who most...
Contractors Insurance Alert: Construction Defect Lawsuits Rising
Mar 20 2025 // A new report identifying commercial litigation waves likely to pick up steam in 2025 highlights one particular theme that could further lengthen the tail of general liability claims for insurers writing policies for...
People Moves: Patel Named Chair of Canopius Managing Agents, Succeeding Meader; Evolin Broking Taps Downing From Miller to Launch Construction Division
Jan 29 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the re/insurer Canopius Group and the broker Evolin. A summary of these new hires follows here. Patel Named Chair of Canopius Managing Agents, Succeeding...
Worker Killed When House Under Construction Collapses in Massachusetts
Jan 29 2025 // A worker died Tuesday after a house under construction in Massachusetts collapsed. According to local police, Mario Diaz Obando, 29, of Fall River, died when the house being built on Vine Street in Weymouth collapsed. Diaz...
Chicago Construction Billionaire Deepens Bet on Data Centers
Jan 15 2025 // Clayco, a Chicago-based builder led by billionaire Bob Clark, is positioning itself to grab for more of the boom in data centers. The company is starting a new unit called Clayco Compute to sharpen the focus on data...
Construction Firm Owner Sentenced for Tax, Mail and Workers Compensation Fraud
Jan 15 2025 // A Hopkinton, Massachusetts man was sentenced on Jan. 10, 2025 in federal court in Boston for defrauding the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Travelers Insurance Co. over wages he paid to employees of his two construction...
Construction Firm Owner Sentenced for $2 Million Tax Evasion, Lying to OSHA
Dec 13 2024 // A Massachusetts construction business owner was sentenced to 18 months in prison for an employment tax scheme and making a false statement at an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) hearing about a...
Worker Rescued From Rubble After Construction Accident in Kentucky
Nov 18 2024 // LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Firefighters in Kentucky’s largest city rescued a construction worker on a demolition team who fell into a void Thursday and became trapped in rubble, requiring a tedious, hours-long...
People Moves: Price Forbes Taps BMS’s Morgan for Global Construction Team; MGA Altea Insurance Names Dixon as Senior Underwriter
Nov 13 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the broker Price Forbes and the MGA Altea Insurance. A summary of these new hires follows here. Price Forbes Taps BMS’s Morgan for Global...
Dozens of Alleged Looters, Unlicensed Construction Workers Arrested in Florida
Oct 28 2024 // More than 100 people were arrested late last week in storm-ravaged Pinellas County, Florida, charged with looting homes and working as unlicensed contractors, two weeks after Hurricane Milton forced many residents to...
Michigan Construction Company to Pay $180K Fine for Lead Paint Violations
Oct 22 2024 // U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a $180,000 settlement with All Point Construction LLC in Allen Park, Michigan to resolve alleged violations of the federal lead renovation, repair and painting...
Families of Construction Workers Killed in Baltimore Bridge Collapse to Sue
Sep 19 2024 // Families of immigrant construction workers killed when Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed after it was hit by the cargo ship Dali plan to challenge the attempt by the ship owner and operator to limit...
Construction Workers Recover $77K After Being Denied Prevailing Wage
Sep 18 2024 // A U.S. Department of Labor investigation has recovered $77,206 in back wages for five workers employed on a federally funded construction project after finding one subcontractor failed to pay prevailing wages and fringe...
OCIP vs. CCIP: Choosing the Right Insurance Program for Your Construction Project
Aug 26 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by Trucordia. Matt Barber of Trucordia Construction offers a guide to two types of commercial construction insurance, and when each makes the most sense. In the world of...
Construction Defects Are Not Covered Property Damage in Commercial Liability Policy
Aug 16 2024 // A home builder is not covered under the property damage coverage in its commercial liability policy for construction defects for which it was responsible. A three-judge panel of the Massachusetts Appeals Court has held for...
Understanding Builders’ Risk and Construction Insurance
Aug 14 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by Trucordia. Joe Tejeda, a Practice Leader from Trucordia Construction, provides a look at builders’ risk and construction insurance. The construction industry is a complex...
Worker Falls to Death From Theater Construction Site in Boston
Aug 12 2024 // Boston police reported that a construction worker fell to his death while working on restoring Emerson College’s Cutler Majestic Theater on Friday, August 9. Police were called to the scene on Tremont Street at 12:45...
Construction Firm to Pay $50K to Settle Retaliation Claim
Aug 9 2024 // Pro Pallet, LLC, a Pennsylvania-based construction company, will pay $50,000 and furnish other relief to settle a retaliation lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). According to the...
Two Construction Firms Ordered to Pay $600K in Wages, Damages to 131 Workers
Aug 7 2024 // The Department of Labor said it has obtained a federal court order that requires two New Jersey construction companies and their owners and managers to pay $600,000 in back wages and liquidated damages to 131 former...
OSHA Cites Construction Company in Deadly Idaho Airport Hangar Collapse
Aug 2 2024 // Federal safety investigators cited a construction company in the deadly collapse of an Idaho airport hangar, saying it exercised a “blatant disregard” for federal safety standards. The Occupational Safety and...
