Latest Construction Headlines
All the headlines from our Construction Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Texas Mutual Launches Construction Supply Purchasing Group
Mar 12 2008 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company announced a new workers’ compensation purchasing group: Texas Construction Supply (TCS). The group offers a workers’ comp option for qualifying supply yards, building material...
Trump Construction Site in NYC Shut Down after Broken Glass
Mar 11 2008 // A Donald Trump high-rise under construction in New York City has been shut down for a second time after equipment struck and shattered several windows. Buildings Department officials say that a cable at the Trump SoHo...
Declarations
Mar 10 2008 // Scrap the Destructive Plans “The U.S. Forest Service adopted illegal forest management plans that threaten California’s pristine national forests with road construction and oil drilling. … The Forest...
As the Soft Market Continues, Calif. Wholesalers Seek Specialty Niches
Mar 10 2008 // Relationships with agents, brokers and regulators critical to CIWA members The members of the California Insurance Wholesalers Association (CIWA) play a vital role in the state’s insurance market. To find out how...
Calif. AG Sues Feds for Jeopardizing National Forests
Feb 29 2008 // California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. and Secretary for Resources Mike Chrisman have sued the U.S. Forest Service for adopting “illegal forest management plans” that permit road construction and oil...
Willis Places Coverage for World Trade Center Construction
Feb 26 2008 // World Trade Center developer Larry A. Silverstein and Willis Group Holdings said they have successfully placed workers’ compensation, general liability, excess liability, and specialty insurance programs for...
Texas: 3 Workers Hurt when Floor Falls at San Antonio Construction Site
Feb 25 2008 // Three construction workers were hurt last week when the fourth floor of a building under construction collapsed in northwestern San Antonio. Fire officials say the construction site is at the Shops at La Cantera shopping...
Wood to Head Lockton’s UK Engineering & Construction Treaty Team
Feb 25 2008 // Lockton’s reinsurance division announced from its London office that it has appointed Julian Wood as Executive Director. “He will play a leading role in the creation of a new specialist Engineering &...
Study Ranks Iowa Fourth-worst for Bridge Conditions
Feb 22 2008 // The condition of Iowa’s bridges ranked fourth worst in the nation, with nearly a quarter structurally deficient, according to a study released Wednesday by a coalition of industry groups. The study found that 21...
D.C. Adopts New Standards for Walkways at Construction Sites
Feb 6 2008 // D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty has announced new safety standards to protect pedestrians walking by construction sites. Fenty says the changes end “the era when sidewalks were blocked for months on end.” The new...
Surety Expert Rons Joins Aon’s Denver Office
Feb 5 2008 // Aon Corporation has hired Scott Rons as assistant vice president, surety operations, for Aon Construction Services Group. Based in Denver, Rons will help enforce Aon Construction Services Group’s strategic commitment...
Chubb Joins Renewable Energy, Green Building Groups
Jan 31 2008 // The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies has joined the American Council On Renewable Energy and the U.S. Green Building Council. Peter Thompson, vice president, Chubb & Son, and worldwide energy manager for Chubb...
Bond Market Woes Could Endanger Municipal Construction
Jan 28 2008 // If the struggling bond market is saved by a potential bailout, turbulence in the stock market could ease — but without a bailout, cities across the country could have difficulty building everything from sewers to...
Small Big Dig Contractor Criticizes $458M Deal with Giant Bechtel
Jan 25 2008 // Prosecutors reached a $458 million settlement with contractors over tunnel defects that caused a fatal 2006 accident but a small contractor that isn’t involved in the agreement says it unfairly spares the most...
Homeowner Premium Discounts for Storm Mitigation Coming to La.
Jan 23 2008 // Insurance premium discounts will soon be available to homeowners who install storm mitigation improvement devices or build or retrofit their homes to comply with Louisiana’s Uniform Construction Code, Commissioner of...
$458M Big Dig Settlement Reached; Criminal Charges Dropped
Jan 23 2008 // The main management consultant and contractor on Boston’s $15 billion Central Artery/Tunnel Project (Big Dig) has agreed to pay more than $407 million to resolve civil and criminal liabilities in connection with the...
Lockton Appoints Angel Consultant – Real Estate & Construction Captives
Jan 22 2008 // Lockton International announced the appointment of Alan Angel as a Consultant, providing specialist advice and guidance to the UK Division’s real estate and construction clients on how to maximize the efficiency and...
La. Ag Commissioner Pulls Agency Employees off Construction Projects
Jan 17 2008 // Louisiana’s new agriculture commissioner, Mike Strain, wasted no time in ending his department’s much criticized use of non-construction employees for major building projects. The state’s Office of Risk...
Aon Construction Adds National Client Strategy Officer in Minn.
Jan 14 2008 // Aon Corp, a provider of global risk management services, today announced that Mary Ann Krautheim has joined Aon Construction Services Group as its first National Client Strategy officer. Based in Minneapolis, Krautheim is...
Contractors’ Insurance: The Hard Sell for the Soft Market
Jan 13 2008 // Selling Long-term Relationships over Short-term Savings For contractor Paige Smith of Neuse Tile Service Inc. in Youngsville, N.C., the increase in cold calls she is receiving from insurance agents is a sure sign of the...
