Latest Construction Headlines
All the headlines from our Construction Topic Page, ordered by recency.
North Carolina Scaffolding Accident Leads to 3 Worker Deaths
Mar 25 2015 // Workers were dismantling a scaffold at a high-rise construction project on Monday when a piece of it fell to the ground in downtown Raleigh, N.C., killing three men and sending another to a hospital. All four men were...
Construction Firm Hit with $79.9K Fine for Excavation Hazards in Houston
Mar 24 2015 // Federal safety officials have fined SER Construction Partners Ltd. $79,900 for three safety violations at a site in Houston, Texas. SER Construction Partners Ltd. based in Pasadena, Texas, specializes in heavy civil...
Hot Markets for 2015
Mar 23 2015 // Insurance Journal examined industries experiencing changes and expansions in the past year. Here are the top market sectors that just might deliver hot opportunities for agents and brokers in the property/casualty...
Contractual Risk Transfer: The Basics
Mar 16 2015 // Upper tier contractors seek to avoid the financial costs that can arise out of bodily injury or property damage to a third party caused by a lower tier (subcontractor) for which they (the upper tier) could be held...
Nevada Governor Brian Signs Construction Defect Bill
Mar 9 2015 // Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval has signed a bill aimed at curbing frivolous lawsuits over construction defects after the measure passed through the Republican-controlled Legislature along party lines. The Republican governor...
Alliant Adds Staff to Florida-Based Construction Services Group
Mar 5 2015 // Alliant Insurance Services, a nationwide specialty insurance brokerage firm, has added Charlotte Smith-Wilkes to its Construction Services Group as senior vice president/wrap-up director to lead the expansion of its...
LIU Adds Underwriters to Risk Engineering Team
Feb 27 2015 // Liberty International Underwriters has added five risk engineers to its U.S. and Latin America risk engineering team to focus on energy-related opportunities and civil construction projects in response to the resurgence in...
Nevada Governor Signs Construction Defect Bill
Feb 26 2015 // Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval has signed a bill aimed at curbing frivolous lawsuits over construction defects after the measure passed through the Republican-controlled Legislature along party lines. The Republican governor...
Alliant Hires DeBruin as Construction Services Group VP in Boston
Feb 20 2015 // Chris DeBruin Alliant Insurance Services, a specialty insurance brokerage based in Newport Beach, California, has hired Chris DeBruin as vice president and director of claims for the Alliant Construction Services Group. He...
Colorado Reviewing Construction Liability Law
Feb 11 2015 // A simmering dispute over liability in home construction is heating up at the Colorado Legislature. A bipartisan group of lawmakers announced a bill Tuesday to address the construction-defects law. The law governs how...
Catalina Completes Transfer of NationsBuilders Construction Liabilities in Run-off
Feb 10 2015 // Catalina Holdings (Bermuda) Ltd. announced that, following receipt of regulatory approvals from the Bermuda Monetary Authority and the District of Columbia Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking, it has completed...
In Fire Aftermath, Reforms Push Up Against Industry Norms in N.J.
Feb 9 2015 // The fire that destroyed most of a large apartment complex in northern New Jersey last month has prompted talk of legislation to toughen building codes, an effort that would butt up against long-established building...
Feds: Ohio Workplace Fatalities on the Rise
Feb 9 2015 // Workplace fatalities have been rising in Ohio, and federal officials cite lack of attention to safe work practices and training and the existence of younger and newer manufacturing and construction workforces. There had...
Understanding Commercial Property Underwriting and ‘COPE’
Feb 3 2015 // Construction, Occupancy, Protection and Exposure (COPE) are the same four basic elements of underwriting data that real property underwriters have used for nearly 300 years. So what are these time-honored elements? The...
XL Group Adds to Insurance Underwriting Team in Dallas
Jan 23 2015 // XL Group announced the addition of global risk management, construction primary casualty and inland marine underwriting expertise in its Dallas office. XL Group’s newest insurance underwriters include: Kristen Hough...
Federal Judge Allows N.J. Town’s Dune Construction Plan to Proceed
Jan 21 2015 // A federal judge ruled on Jan. 15 to let a beach replenishment project proceed — for now — over the objections of a Jersey shore town that does not want the sand piles. Judge Renee Marie Bumb decided that...
Construction Insurance Trends to Watch in 2015
Jan 21 2015 // Bolstered by a resurgent economy and renewed optimism, the construction industry is showing signs of significant growth. Payrolls are increasing, more projects are coming online and the scope of work is increasing. Ample...
Labor Woes for a Rebounding Construction Market
Jan 12 2015 // With construction activity picking up steam all across the nation, insurers are expressing concern over how the construction sector will meet the growing demand for qualified labor. Insurers are concerned not only with the...
Construction Coverage: Emerging Trends for 2015
Jan 12 2015 // Bolstered by a resurgent economy and renewed optimism, the construction industry is showing signs of significant growth. Payrolls are increasing, more projects are coming online and the scope of work is increasing. Ample...
How Mitigation Services Work for Contractors
Jan 12 2015 // Rick Keegan, president of the Construction Business Unit at Travelers says that construction specialists must help contractors understand that the changing labor force dynamics require proactive risk management to ensure...
