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Lowdown on Construction – A Report to Share
Jan 18 2018 // One of the easiest ways to remain connected with your network of referral sources, your clients, and prospects, is to share a piece of meaningful content. This week’s Lowdown directs you to a report you can share...
Brit Global Specialty USA Adds Arch’s Hartman to Construction Practice
Jan 17 2018 // Brit Global Specialty USA has appointed Rich Hartman as senior vice president, Construction Professional. Hartman brings 35 years of experience in the insurance industry. Most recently he spent more than six years at Arch...
Starkweather & Shepley Hires Corner II as a Construction and Surety Specialist
Jan 17 2018 // Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage Inc. hired Russell Corner II as a construction and surety specialist. Corner’s key responsibilities in this role include managing relationships with current and...
Florida Supreme Court Ruling to Have Big Impact on Duty to Defend Construction Cases
Jan 4 2018 // A recent case out of the Florida Supreme Court will likely have a big impact on the duty of insurers to defend Florida construction cases. The case, Altman Contractors, Inc. v. Crum & Forster Specialty Insurance...
4 Reasons Your Insured Wants Ordinance or Law Coverage
Jan 3 2018 // I am very much like other people in that I like to take time off during the holiday season. It’s a time for me to rest, relax, refresh, and reflect. OK. Who am I kidding? You know what happens during the holiday...
Florida Construction Co. Owner Accused of $700K Workers’ Comp Scam
Dec 21 2017 // A Florida construction company owner has been arrested after allegedly providing fictitious information when applying for workers’ compensation insurance coverage to obtain a lower premium, according to a statement...
N.Y. Supreme Court Says Coverage Applies in World Trade Center Asbestos Injury Suit
Dec 18 2017 // The Supreme Court of the State of New York has ruled that American Home Assurance Co. must defend contractors and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey against asbestos claims from construction workers who became...
Special Reuters Report: The High Cost of Building in High Flood Risk Areas
Dec 12 2017 // When Hurricane Harvey sent two feet of water rolling into this small community about 35 miles north of Houston, Alfredo Becerra had to flee his modest 1,500-square-foot house. Muddy floodwater submerged the furniture and...
Risk Strategies Company Acquires Maryland’s Delmarva Surety
Dec 8 2017 // Risk Strategies Company, a privately held, national insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has acquired Delmarva Surety in a move that extends its Mid-Atlantic footprint while adding specialized contract surety...
Texas’ Harris County OKs Post-Harvey Flood Construction Rules
Dec 7 2017 // Officials in a Texas county devastated by Hurricane Harvey have approved new regulations on building construction in flood-prone locations, rules they touted as the nation’s toughest for a major metropolitan...
N.Y. Supreme Court Says Coverage Applies in World Trade Center Asbestos Injury Suit
Dec 7 2017 // The Supreme Court of the State of New York has ruled that American Home Assurance Company must defend contractors and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey against asbestos claims from construction workers who...
Hub Acquires Assets of Maryland’s Contractor’s Services and Surety Services
Dec 5 2017 // Hub International Limited (Hub), a global insurance brokerage, has acquired the assets of Contractor’s Services Inc. (CSI) and Surety Services LLC (SS). Terms of the acquisitions were not disclosed. Headquartered in...
Construction Firm Disputes OSHA in Work at New Hampshire Power Plant
Dec 4 2017 // A construction company says it will challenge violations and nearly $330,000 in fines proposed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration over possible mercury exposure at Eversource’s Schiller Station in...
Keystone Pipeline Leak Likely Caused by 2008 Construction Damage: Report
Nov 30 2017 // A federal agency says a leak in TransCanada Corp.’s Keystone oil pipeline in South Dakota likely was caused by damage during construction in 2008. The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration issued a...
Number of Road Construction Work Zone Deaths High in Iowa
Nov 26 2017 // Iowa officials say a surge in construction projects and an increase in miles driven by motorists have led to a high number of people dying in road construction work zone crashes this year. Ten people have died in work zone...
A Storm of Claims Likely Following 2017 Hurricane Season
Nov 20 2017 // The aftermath of this year’s hurricanes includes massive reconstruction across the impacted areas, which in turn creates an increased possibility for construction defect claims that would affect the liability...
Austin American-Statesman: Texas Has 100s of Substandard Dams in Populated Areas
Nov 14 2017 // The earthen dam on the outskirts of Georgetown in Texas’ Williamson County certainly does not look flimsy. The Austin American-Statesman reports at 35 feet high and nearly a third of a mile long, it has done a...
Florida Construction Company Owner Arrested for $1M Workers’ Comp Scam
Nov 6 2017 // The owner of a Florida construction company has been arrested for allegedly obtaining a fraudulent workers’ compensation policy by underreporting the number of staff he employed, the company’s annual payroll...
JLT Specialty USA Adds Starr’s Vendetti to Construction Risk Partners
Nov 2 2017 // JLT Specialty USA announced the appointment of James Vendetti as a director for its construction insurance practice, Construction Risk Partners (CRP). Based in New York, Vendetti will focus on business development,...
Prevalent, Discredited Building Technique Raised Mexico’s Quake Deaths: Engineers
Oct 12 2017 // Warm lighting would enhance the wood floors’ natural glow, the developer promised, so when all the custom lightbulbs burnt out, Anahi Abadia and her husband grudgingly drove to Home Depot to replenish supplies for...
