Latest Construction Headlines
All the headlines from our Construction Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Who Will Foot the Bill for San Francisco’s $750M Millennium Tower?
Feb 2 2017 // Nina Agabian, a retired director of research in global health science at the University of California, bought a 29th-floor apartment in San Francisco’s Millennium Tower in 2010. “It was supposed to be a...
Gnarly Oregon Winter Puts Breaks on Bend Construction Boom
Feb 1 2017 // Central Oregon’s historic cold temperatures and record snowfalls this winter are hurting Bend’s booming construction sector. The Bulletin newspaper reported Sunday that many building projects – from...
JLT Acquires Majority Stake in Construction Risk Partners
Jan 30 2017 // Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc (JLT), a provider of insurance, reinsurance and employee benefits related advice, brokerage and associated services, has acquired a majority stake in Construction Risk Partners LLC (CRP), a...
New Bill Grants Bonding Assistance to Small Businesses in New Jersey
Jan 25 2017 // A recently passed bipartisan bill in New Jersey has brought good news to small businesses that want to participate on public construction projects. Senate Bill 123, signed by Governor Chris Christie on January 4,...
Zurich North America Names Leaders of Realigned Commercial Divisions
Jan 25 2017 // Zurich North America has announced the name of its new North America Commercial Insurance unit and leadership team. This new unit brings together the former Commercial Markets and the former Global Corporate in North...
Chubb Taps Allied World’s Müller as Property & Technical Lines Director, Europe
Jan 25 2017 // Chubb has appointed Alf Müller to the role of Property and Technical Lines director for Continental Europe, as it continues to evolve its client offering in the property, power generation (powergen) and construction...
Texas Construction Site Fire Leaves 1 Worker Dead, 1 Injured
Jan 24 2017 // Officials say one electrical worker has died and another was critically hurt in a fire at a downtown Amarillo, Texas, construction site. An official with University Medical Center in Lubbock says Roger Copelin suffered...
Report Finds New York Construction Fatalities, Regulatory Violations Rising
Jan 24 2017 // The New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (NYCOSH) found in its latest construction fatality report that construction worker deaths are rising in New York, and many construction employers across the state...
Construction Worker Dies After Falling from University of Kentucky Roof
Jan 17 2017 // Authorities say a construction worker died after falling from the roof of a building at the University of Kentucky. Media reports say 47-year-old Michael Persichitti died after falling about 30 feet Friday at the site of...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Maryland’s Construction Risk Solutions
Jan 10 2017 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., an international insurance brokerage and risk management services firm headquartered in Itasca, Ill., has announced the acquisition of Construction Risk Solutions LLC (CRS) in Hunt Valley,...
Texas OKs New Rule for Wrap-Up Construction Project Policies
Jan 5 2017 // The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) has approved a filing by the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) to establish eligibility requirements for wrap-up construction project policies. The changes in Item...
Announcing The First Graduating Class for the New Insurance Construction Certification
Jan 3 2017 // December 30, 2016- Sixty-seven insurance professionals have successfully completed the Certified Construction Insurance Program and are now officially CCIP Designees and there are 100’s enrolled in the program. In...
Truck Rolls Away From North Carolina Construction Site, Kills 5-Year-Old Boy
Dec 28 2016 // Authorities say a young boy has been killed by an unmanned truck that rolled down a hill after it wasn’t properly secured at a construction site. Hillsborough Police Chief Duane Hampton says the 5-year-old boy was...
Liabilities Mount in Wake of Sioux Falls Building Collapse
Dec 20 2016 // The parties who have a potential legal claim in the fatal collapse of a building in downtown Sioux Falls, S.D., have had a final opportunity to inspect the ruins before crews start removing critical pieces of the...
Insurance Industry Sees Challenges with New York City Crawler Crane Requirements
Nov 29 2016 // The Department of Buildings of the City of New York’s (DOB) recent move to better regulate crawler crane operations in New York City has led to concern for some in the insurance industry that a stricter regulatory...
The New Frontier in Worker Safety: Mental Wellness and Suicide Prevention
Nov 21 2016 // As a contractor, partnering is a critical element to our daily operations. One such key partnering relationship is with our insurance broker and carrier. We work together tirelessly to assure our work zones are safe, our...
How Smart Building is Changing Construction
Nov 21 2016 // With “smart” building becoming the gold standard in today’s commercial construction world, builders, building owners, workers and insurers are dealing with new technologies and risks. These smart...
Drone Makers Shift to Commercial Uses as Consumer Market Crashes
Nov 14 2016 // The fledgling drone industry is in the throes of change as weak consumer demand and falling prices drive startups to shift their focus to specialized business applications. 3D Robotics – an early drone startup that...
Former Allianz Exec Mason to Lead New Generali Global Construction Practice
Nov 8 2016 // The U.S. branch of Generali Global Corporate & Commercial, a provider of multinational property, casualty, and specialty insurance and part of the global Generali Group, has launched a Global Construction Insurance...
Repeat Plaintiffs, Non-Profits Target Businesses for ADA Compliance
Nov 7 2016 // Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Title III lawsuits are up 63 percent over 2015, according to law firm Seyfarth Shaw. ADA Title III prohibits businesses open to the public from discriminating on the basis of...
